▲Is there anything more bonding that jumping out of a plane together? You'll soon realize if this is someone you can trust!

▲What better way to see if a couple work well than by putting them in an escape room and seeing if they can problem-solve together?!

▲Learning skills together is a great way to bond and get to know one another. Could fire-breathing start the flame burning between you and your date?

▲Organize a scavenger hunt around your local area or city that leads you to a cool date spot. This should be a fun learning experience, and will demonstrate whether or not you both work well together.

▲This could either go really well or spectacularly badly. Either way, at least you'll have learned a bit more about the other's musical capabilities.

▲Can love blossom in shark-infested waters? You'll have to find out.

▲Home-packed picnics give you a great chance to get creative. And an evening under the stars is sure to make you relax and open up to each other.

▲Take a risk and go to a concert! Try seeing a band neither of you have heard of before... you'll either love it or have fun hating it together.

▲Get to know each other while giving something back to your local community!

▲How about bringing along your date to meet the whole family? If they can't cope with them now, they never will...

▲Teaching a skill to, or learning one from someone, is a great way to get to know each other. Even if the actual lesson itself goes badly, you'll both have some memories you can laugh about.

▲Go out and try food that is different! It could be eating fugu, spice, or insects, or even drinking new wines or cocktails... sharing firsts makes a date exciting!

▲They say life is full of ups and downs, just like a roller coaster! If you can survive these together you must be compatible to some degree...

▲Want an escape from crowded cafes and restaurants? Find yourself a boat for two. It will provide the perfect romantic setting in which to chat without distractions.

▲Whisk away your inhibitions with a dance class—there's no chance to be shy here! Discover whether you and your date have got rhythm, or just four left feet.

▲Choose three fun activities to do, then enjoy as you journey through them. It could be drinks, dinner, and dessert, or beach, swimming, and cocktails... the possibilities are endless.

▲Maybe you're both great cooks, maybe you're both awful. Either way, a class will teach you something new and give you an excuse to get messy in the kitchen.

▲Challenge each other! Choose a budget, then race around a grocery store for 20 minutes buying treats and ingredients you think your date will like for a dinner at home. Split-second decisions can say a lot about a person!

▲Chemistry isn't something that needs to be translated. Try dating in different languages and see where it takes you!

▲They say you learn more about a person in one hour of competing with them than during hours of conversation. Why not challenge your date to a race and see what happens?

▲Are you destined to be together? Maybe a fortune teller could give you a hint from day one.

▲Cooking together avoids the danger that your date won't like your food, and it's a great way to relax and create together. Whack on some great tunes in the kitchen and turn that heat up!

▲Facing challenges together is a great way of overcoming fears, and can reveal a lot about a person.

▲There's nothing wrong with getting hot and sweaty in front of a date! Exercising together could be a great way to relax while you work towards a common goal.

▲Go on a coupon website like Groupon or similar, choose a budget, and then pick the first activity offer that comes up! Neither of you will know what to expect... Dinner? Spa day? Trampolining? The world is your oyster.

▲A bicycle made for two... what could be a better way of exploring together? By the end you'll either be loving or hating your cycling companion.

▲Day dates are the best, though they are all too often forgotten about nowadays. Take them to a secret spot and while away the afternoon.

▲Any sort of arts and crafts session is a great way to channel your creativity into making something together that lasts, whether a relationship, or just a badly painted vase.

▲Or if you feel really confident about the other person, how about getting tattoos together? At least you know something is going to last.

▲Taking your date to a costume party could be a fun way to break the ice... you'll both look ridiculous, and have funny stories to share later about your outfit choice.

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Romantic and adventurous, taking a hot air balloon trip could take you and your date up to cloud nine. Whether that feeling lasts once you touch down again is another matter.

▲For more adventurous types, ever thought about getting a piercing together on a first date? It would definitely make it memorable!

▲Haven't we all dreamed of riding away with our true love into the sunset? Maybe this activity could provide that moment when cupid strikes you both.

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Everyone knows about first date nerves. The dread of toe-curlingly awkward encounters over coffee or cocktails, the aversion to formulaic question asking, the embarrassment of misunderstood jokes and misread signals.

But what if there was a way to rid yourself of all of that, and go on a first date that blows all others out of the water?

From extreme sports and cooking, to art classes and fortune telling, check out these epic ideas for first dates that you have to try!