It's important to know what you want in a partner and in a relationship, and settling with someone you don't actually see it working out with would be doing no one any favors.
If you are going on a first date and you are not nervous, then I am impressed. I think it's natural to be nervous when going on a date, especially a first date.
For our generation, about half of us grew up with divorced parents. What's great is that it hasn't stopped that half from looking for and finding love.