Going on a double date also gives your date the opportunity to get to know you through your friends. Choose people who are polite and have the ability to socialize with someone who may feel uncomfortable around new people and situations. If possible try to match the interests of your date with the friends you choose.
Also invite a couple that will say good things about you if you really like your date and you want to build a relationship with them. Of course by this I mean honest things. It's always best for the truth to be told rather than lies. The more lies told about you to build your character to a person, the more your relationship will deteriorate in time. Lies destroy trust and they break the foundation for a potentially great relationship.
Make sure that your friends are kind about your character. They shouldn't constantly malign your personality even as a joke or are negative about what you do for a living. For instance if they make snobbish comments about your job or your income. If you can't find people who will be kind, then you will do better to go out on a regular date.
However the merits of dating with another couple are immense for your date who knows little or nothing about you. Double dating is a good way for your date to find out more about you and feel comfortable doing it at the same time. Also it will be a good way to gauge if you are polite and attentive, or if you are rude and spend most of your time talking with your friends about things you all have in common to the exclusion of your date.
Of course, you would never do this! I'm sure you will keep your date engaged in the conversation and be thoughtful throughout the whole date. And your friends will be just as polite. In fact, they will be of great service to you by giving you another perspective on the person you are going out with. This is truly a wealthy living double dating experience.
Sometimes we are blind when it comes to certain things and people. However, good friends can give us a different point of view about a situation or person that we wouldn't have noticed on our own.
In addition, this type of double dating provides an excellent way for you or your date to see how both of you interact with your friends to get another perspective on each other. Both of you may be more relaxed to enjoy each other's company better than starting out on a date alone. This may pave the way for future regular dates that are more enjoyable and easier for both of you to interact.