Whatever you like! Having fun is a success factor.
What kind of player are you? Tactical? Positional?
What kind of player are you according to your opponents?
It is easy to fall into the trap to believe that you are the type of player you would like to be!
Anyone that has not climbed pretty high on the chess ladder needs to work on their offense, defense, everything. In the same vein, I would never recommend an opening to a beginner because it "suited their style." Instead they should be working on strengthening all parts of their game. That's the task, especially so the earlier the stage the player is in. Winning games is meaningless. Gaining chess knowledge, if the student is even barely serious, is. Winning enough to stay interested is all that is required.
Having said that, I'd familiarize myself with the Center Game, Giuoco Piano, Four Knights Game, Scotch Game, and any other straightforward e4 e5 opening. Know what moves constitute these openings and the basic ideas behind them.
OP: The first paragraph isn't really directed at you. It's just that beginners get misdirected here sometimes. Not directed to farbor either. He's pretty experienced and levelheaded as I recall.
Just learn about weak pawns, isolated pawns, king safety and some tactics and some endgame and I recommend you to master one very simple opening (its not a very bad idea, seriously).
u can pick from manylike the roy lupez, e4 openings, bishops opening, french opening and it is good to get to gether with some friends and play.u need to fine what will work for u and don"t worry about losing or winning any games.play for fun and u might want to look into a book call "chess opening; traps and zaps. take ur time and play for fun and don"t beat urself up to much
King's Pawn as white/black
Giuoco Piano/Two Knights
...but there are so many possibilities. If pigeon holing what was best was possible, chess would be a shallow game that wouldn't be worth playing. The Giuoco illustrates common sense opening principles....Then there is the Four Knights....and against the Ruy Lopez, perhaps an early Bc5.
(Make a mental note to learn the Sicilian , which is 1 .....c5 when you have more experience)
Queen's Pawn:
Difficult. Answering 1d4 with 1...d5 might be the way to go initially. Again because obvious opening ideas are involved.
(Make a mental note to learn one of the "Indian" defences when more experienced)
I strongly recommend Irving Chernev's "Logical Chess" as will every experienced player, as this shows opening principles.
The best opening to learn first, based on opening theory, is the Ruy Lopez. It follows the convential "rules" of how the opening should be played, and puts white in a good position to capture the center, castle early, and develop pieces.
The best opening for a learner is opening the Tactics Trainer window.
Other than that, simple stuff like the Italian Game and symmetrical king's pawn openings in that vein.
I'm not new to chess by any means, I have been playing off and on all my life, but I really want to better myself and have a better understanding of the game. I have been Reading through Page after page of Info on this site and using the Chess Mentor. It’s all lead me to believe that a good place to start is to start with an opening, But I am overwhelmed by the sheer mass of info I find and have no clue which one to practice first. Any Suggestions.