The first date is exciting and nerve-racking at the same time.

Until now, you have built rapport with her over the phone, but this is crunch time.

She agreed to a first date and you are picking her up.

You have had your eyes on her for a while, and finally summoned up the courage to ask her out, which has now resulted in an imminent first date.

It’s not like you haven’t been to first dates before.

Picking up your date is a first though.

You don’t know whether you should walk to the door or stand outside your car.

It’s crazy how much you like this girl.

For this reason, you seriously don’t want to mess up.

You wish you knew what she was expecting you to do, as you want to give her the best first impression of you.

Firstly, congratulations on scoring the first date with her.

You did the right thing in stepping up and asking her out.

Tonight is the night and you are excited and nervous too.

Wafting out of your favorite dress shirt is the smell of your best cologne, and around your feet are your best-looking shoes.

It’s crunch time and you want to get this first date right.

You are hoping for many more dates with this girl.

Alright, what do you do?

Since you are picking her up, walk to her door.

She agreed to be picked up from her home, which means she was alright with giving you her address.

Lots of women worry about their personal safety when they are being courted, which has them cautious about giving out their address to a guy who is courting them.

For a woman to give out her address to a guy, she is demonstrating that she trusts the guy.

This hurdle has been cleared.

You established such a good rapport in your conversations with her prior to this first date, that she feels safe having you pick her up at her personal address.

This means you should walk up to her door instead of standing outside your car.

Being that it is nighttime, walking to her door leaves her with the best impression.

By walking to her door at nighttime, so as to escort her to your car, you are demonstrating that you are looking out for her safety.

This impresses her.

Although you are picking her up at her place of residence, she isn’t immune from danger at this nighttime hour.

Meeting her at her door and escorting her back to your car makes her feel safer.

Additionally, it saves you from having to text each other back and forth in reference to where you are parked, especially if she lives in a crowded neighborhood or apartment complex.

Standing outside your car isn’t a first date killer, but it doesn’t leave her with the best first impression of you.

It’s slightly lazy, and nowhere near as chivalrous as walking to her door and escorting her back to your car.