The less experience he has with dating, the more likely he is to get nervous before a first date.

Unfortunately, since he doesn’t have all that much experience with dates, he is thinking about how many things could possibly go wrong during a first date.

Some of the most popular pain points he worries about before a first date are whether he will be capable of maintaining a robust conversation without awkward silences, whether she will be attracted to him physically or be disappointed, and whether a kiss at the end of the date will result in an embarrassing moment.

He is already looking at the entirety of the first date in his mind and getting too caught up in how it could pan out.

An unsuccessful first date won’t result in a second date, which is something he isn’t unfamiliar with.

Since he doesn’t have all that much experience with dates, the primary source of reference he has is his past first dates, which didn’t go well.

He is thinking about how bad the conversation was with the last girl he took out on a first date.

He told some really bad jokes that didn’t land well with the girl, causing several awkward pockets of silence that seemed to last forever.

Foolishly, he brought up an insensitive topic that made her so uncomfortable that she was squirming in her seat.

The date was prematurely ended by her, thanks to an emergency that befell her dog.

She was so unimpressed with him that she didn’t even bother coming up with a better excuse for why she had to end the date prematurely.

He shivers at the thought of how he made to kiss her as they were about to go their separate ways and she moved her head away in clear disgust.

You see, a guy with little experience with dates is often going to be too focused on what could go wrong during a first date, and much of this is based on the horrific experiences he has already had in the few first dates he has been on in the past.

For guys like this, a previous first date that went badly often discourages them from going out on more dates in the future with other girls.

In avoiding future dates with other girls, he doesn’t get the experience necessary to get better at first dates, which is detrimental to him.

If the guy you are about to go on a first date with lacks experience, he is much more likely to get nervous before the first date that has been planned with each other.

That said, you have a lot of agency to ease his nerves.

Complimenting him on how he looks when you see him is the first step in putting him at ease.

It makes him feel good that you noticed his shirt and complimented it, which boosts his confidence from the very start of the date.

As conversation ensues, be a proactive participant.

This means that you are asking him questions too, instead of solely expecting him to be asking you all the questions.

Whenever he shares relevant information about himself, be quick to relate to it by telling him about a similar experience you have had.

All of this makes for much more fun and free-flowing conversation, which relieves him of the pressure of having to carry the entire conversation, which, consequently, ends all the nervousness he was feeling at the start of the first date.

Since the nerves are no longer there, this tremendously facilitates providing an atmosphere to sincerely determine whether there is romantic compatibility.