i still think the first date should come rapidly so don’t wait too long to move from phone conversations to a real meeting. hint or specifically state that you can only be out until a certain time.most people will accept this or make a joke in an attempt to fish for more information (“what, have another hot date after ours? you can come up with a reason you can only be out for a set amount of time but most people will not press very hard to find out why.one common reason to delay a first date is due to an attempt to learn more about the other person. i 