5 Tips to Make Your Valentine's Day Memorable

It's Valentine's Day, the perfect excuse to ask that cute guy or girl from the marketing department out on a date.

“Oh yes, you’re right, what a brilliant idea,” you might think and decide to turn that idea into reality. Determined, you grab your phone and start texting the cute guy or girl. But after entering your date's name, you realize that it might not be as easy as you thought and the only thing that comes to your mind is a series of dubious questions like: "What should we do?" " "Where shall we go?"and “What should I wear?”

Stay calm, dear friend! We've delved into the crazy corners of behavioral science to help your love life. The results of our search for insights into dating behavior have been transformed into our unique recipe for an exceptional Valentine's Day date. Follow these 5 tips carefully and we promise you a date you will never forget!

1. Wear Red 

 Whether you are a man or a woman, we are sure you will like the color red. Because? Well, here are the facts: A study by researchers at the University of Rochester found that red acts as an aphrodisiac in men, as the color is associated with sex and romance. Additionally, the same researchers found that women believed that men who wore red clothing had higher status. However, it is still unclear whether the preference for red has biological or cultural reasons. However, there is no question about what color you should wear on your date.

2. Keep it simple and inexpensive

For some, this advice comes as a surprise. A relief for others. We all know the feeling of going the extra mile on special occasions, whether it's wearing your favorite fragrance, eating out at fancy restaurants, or buying gifts. However, we recommend you not to do this.Don't reserve a table at your favorite expensive restaurant or even think about bringing chocolate, wine, flowers or other nice things for your date. Instead, you should keep it simple and subtle. Research from

shows that expensive first date activities make you less attractive to a potential partner. This is due to what behavioral scientists call the “overjustification effect.” When someone has a good time with you, they usually attribute their feelings to you.But if your date is all about expensive food, fancy wine, and nice gifts, your date will focus on those things and attribute their positive feelings to the food and wine and not to you! So even if you've done your best to show great interest in your date's fascination with chia seeds and kombucha tea, the lobster might end up taking all the credit for your hard work. A coffee date, on the other hand, is subtle, inexpensive and doesn't distract attention. Plus, your wallet will be happy with coffee and cookies instead of lobster and Chardonnay.

3.Order a hot cup or two of coffee...

coffee is not only cheap, but it will also naturally raise your date's temperature. You're probably wondering why we gave you such obvious and seemingly irrelevant information. But in reality it is exactly the opposite.

In an experiment, two scientists showed that temperature can influence your date's assessment of your personality. In the experiment, participants were asked to judge others' personalities while holding a cup of hot tea or a cup of iced coffee in their hands.The results were surprising. Participants who held a cup of hot tea were more likely to judge other people's personalities as warm, while participants who held a cup of iced coffee were more likely to judge other people's personalities as colder. Likewise, coffee is an excellent medium to weigh all your personal shortcomings and weaknesses. Just make sure you order enough coffee for your date and you'll never have to worry about what your date thinks about your personality again.

4. Yell in your date's right ear

After ordering two or three pots of coffee for you and your date, it's time to find a good place to drink it all. However, when it comes to settling in, it's extremely important that you get on the right side of your date. This special seat not only saves you from unpleasant and unnecessary eye contact, but also offers you the advantage of being able to scream into your date's right ear.

A study conducted in a nightclub found that both men and women were more likely to do as you asked if you screamed into their right ear rather than the left.At the same time, the cozy and discreet atmosphere that cafes offer is absolutely perfect for creating the first romantic moments of the date. For example, you could ask your date for a kiss by screaming in his ear. But remember, it's important that you do it in the right ear, never the left!

5. Cross a narrow and eerie bridge

So far, so good. At this point, you were in a cozy café and your date is undoubtedly convinced that you have a warm personality; Maybe you even kissed a little. Therefore, it's time to take your dating to the next level. All you have to do is scare him. We recommend crossing a narrow and scary bridge. This makes your heart beat faster and your blood flow - the exact same feelings we feel when we fall in love. In fact, research shows that it can be very difficult to differentiate between feelings of fear and feelings of love.
An experiment conducted on just such a bridge showed that participants went from feeling fearful to feeling attracted to another person present. Also make sure to have your date close to you when you cross the bridge. We can guarantee that your date won't know what hit you, other than feeling struck by Cupid's arrow.

With these words we have nothing more to say than – You’re welcome. We hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day and that you both live happily ever after.