What color should you wear on a first date? Matchmaker reveals surprise answer to land the person of your dreams
What's the color of love?
A matchmaker revealed the different colors men and women should wear on a first date — and why.
Maria Avgitidis, the CEO of Agape Match, an award-winning matchmaking service based out of New York City, shared the colors she's seen attract the most wanted attention.
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5 Maria Avgitidis, the CEO of Agape Match, an award-winning matchmaking service based out of New York City, shared the colors she's seen attract the most wanted attention.
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From her own experience as a single woman, Avgitidis found that green works well to attract compliments and positive attention for the woman wearing it.
'This strategy makes sense in terms of color theory. Green is vibrant, it's welcoming, it literally means 'go' across cultures and it's associated with life, growth, luck, and health. Who wouldn't want to spend time with someone wordlessly exuding these characteristics?' she told the Daily Mail.
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'It doesn't hurt that green is also a universally flattering color.'
For men, Avgitidis recommends wearing something more unexpected — lilac.
5 Avgitidis found that green works well to attract compliments and positive attention for the woman wearing it.
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She claimed that: 'Light purple generally gives off a friendly vibe, and women in particular like it when men seem approachable and safe — like they could be friends.'
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The matchmaker said she typically sees men beaming with confidence when she compliments a man in this color.
5 'Light purple generally gives off a friendly vibe, and women in particular like it when men seem approachable and safe — like they could be friends,' the matchmaker said.
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But wearing the wrong color could hinder your romantic prospects.
Sorry New Yorkers and goths, but the top shade to avoid wearing on a first date is black.
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Avgitidis claimed that while the popular neutral shade can be viewed as 'sophisticated' it's also, well, dark.
'Wearing black is a missed opportunity to spark a positive feeling from someone you're just meeting,' she said.
In the same vein, the matchmaker also advises against white and gray.
5 Wearing the wrong color could hinder your romantic prospects — sorry neutral lovers.
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Instead, if green or lilac aren't in your closet, opt for blues and yellows.
And although red is commonly thought of as hot and sexy, the relationship expert suggest keeping that red dress in your closet for a first date.
'Red is not the right color for a first date when you're just trying to get to know someone and possibly start a relationship down the road,' Avgitidis said.
Save it for the second date.
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5 If green or lilac aren't in your closet, opt for blues and yellows.
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'Ultimately, dating color theory isn't just about catching the eye of someone special, it's also intended to help you walk through the world with your own internal confidence,' Avgitidis said.
'Your posture improves, your smile is brighter, you flirt with abandon, you become the very best version of yourself.'
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