The question often gets asked here about going out the first time.
From my own personnal experiance, once you start thinking about going out, it is only a matter of time until you do.
Before my first time out I'd spent ages umming and ahhing as to whether I should go out. I read all the "out and about" threads on here and wished I could get out there too. I came on here and asked for advice on getting out, I was encouraged to "try it you'll never look back" as many said.
It gnawed and gnawed at me like an itch that needed scratching until one day I just decided "sod it, what's to lose!!".......I went out, was as nervous as hell, but thoroughly enjoyed it.
It was quite a while before I went out again, but the memories were good ones that I often thought about and eventually [with the help of Sheila, my SO] I started going out again, regularly.
I still get nervous on occasions, I still get the butterflies before going out quite often, but I still go out and over time my confidence is growing more!
So to those thinking about going out I say......Try it, you may love it, or you may hate it, but until you go, you'll never know!!
Good luck, have fun, but most of all, Enjoy it