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Sam,nice to meet you
Flowers is a beautiful gesture.Just be you.I was out of practice dating.I found that if it started with freindship,a few phone conversations,then meet,it isn' t the same as just being fixed up for a date.I can tell on phone if this man is a gentleman and if I feel comfortable talking.If so when we meet I feel I already kow him some.Dn't be what a woman wants so you impress her.Be "real"
just be who and what you really are.I belee hugs are important for all people.Some don't feel that way.They feel it is only to be don e in intimacy.So if you both had a good time,if she doesn't make it obvious ask as evening progresses or afternoon,whatever.Then to say good bye,ask if you can give her a hug.Then maybe a kiss on the cheek.Now I may be old fashioned and honest,but jmo
You'll be fine,like many of us you have to take the first step

Bring a rubber hose and a saddle....works every time.

Seriously, I'm out of practice myself, but I agree with nomindgames. be yourself. If she can't handle you, go on to the next one. I'm still looking for someone who appreciates my twisted sense of humor. I hate explaining jokes. She's out there somewhere, I just hope she finds me before my p p doesn't work anymore!!

Bring a rubber hose and a saddle....works every time.

Seriously, I'm out of practice myself, but I agree with nomindgames. be yourself. If she can't handle you, go on to the next one. I'm still looking for someone who appreciates my twisted sense of humor. I hate explaining jokes. She's out there somewhere, I just hope she finds me before my p p doesn't work anymore!!

Manners, manners, manners...
If there's one thing you'll see a lot of the single women repeating, it's that they long for the days when men were gentelmen and did things like open doors, pull out chairs, help them with their coats, etc..

I'd recommend not bringing wine on a first date. It's a bit too intimate and might "imply" that you want her to drink. (She may be a non-drinker.) Flowers are nice and even ladies who aren't impressed with the flowers themselves are usually impressed by the gesture.
In the Victorian days, a man would give a woman a feathered ink pen as a first-date gift. If she enjoyed the date, she'd write him a letter with the ink pen. (Just a neat little useless fact I thought I'd throw in.)

Make conversation. Don't just be a "yes guy" and don't spend the evening asking her what she wants to do or what she wants to talk about. Have some things in mind to offer. Have some topics in mind to talk about. You want to make it an evening she'll remember, and she's much more likely to remember "the guy who took me to the zoo and brought up neat subjects to talk about". She tends to forget the guy who asked "where do you want to eat? what do you want to do? what's there to do around here?"

Be yourself. Don't try to be something you're not because she'll eventually catch on.
And have fun.
Even if the date is a total flop, you can go home knowing you got a little bit of practice!

I agree that you should just be yourself and of course be a gentleman, but one thing I never liked on a first date was that we would go to the movies. Going to the movies is fine when you know the person better, but on first date there's no conversation except maybe afterwards if you go to dinner. Go to places where you can have fun and conversation in your local area. That's the only suggestion I have becuase I'm out of practice myself.