Once you’ve googled your potential date to determine that they are:
a) not a felon
b) not married with another family living on another continent
c) have not said anything on twitter that would make you question their sanity
you are FINALLY ready to go on that all-important first date and proceed with figuring out the best place for this first date to unfold. So what is the best place to go on a first date?
Speaking from my personal experience, as a woman who went on AT LEAST 50 first dates, I can tell you the 5 places NOT TO GO.
#1 Do not go to a strip bar on your first date. I know what you are thinking- who on earth would do that? And I will tell you the reason I did that was to prove to the guy how COOL I was. How evolved I was. But there was NOTHING cool about watching my date salivate over the strippers and their girls. NOTHING COOL AT ALL.
#2 Do not go to a FIVE STAR, white glove service six course meal on your first date. Why? Because then you have NO OUT. In other words this person is expecting you to settle in for at least three hours of conversation- being that they are shelling out the big bucks- and on a first date- anyone can tell you this- within the first five minutes if the chemistry is off-kilter- YOU KNOW IT. and then you are STUCK in this restaurant with no way out, unless you can go to the powder room and text your friend to call you and pretend there is some kind of emergency- which of course this guy will see through if he’s watched any sitcom TV.
#3 Do Not Go A bar. Getting hammered on your first date is never a good idea. While the Liquor will embolden you to let down your guard, it might also embolden you to get in bed- and NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH SEX on the FIRST DATE , but as someone who did – I can tell you it was not my finest moment.
#4 A restaurant that serves REALLY messy, goopy dishes. Listen we all love to eat pasta and ribs ( unless you are vegan). But all that sauce is just a DISASTER when you are trying to make a good first impression, namely when you are eating ribs- you need to get down and dirty with that rib and make it yours- which means your face is covered your hands are covered your lipstick gets smeared. It is a full-on body experience. I always say- save the ribs and spaghetti with marinara sauce dates for number four or five- just for good measure.
#5 Do not go to a movie. I don’t know about you- but sitting in a dark theater with someone I don’t know actually sounds kind of scary. Aside from that- how can you possibly get to now anyone when you can’t talk to them? Although you will get a keen sense of their fun factor based on whether or not thy get their popcorn buttered.
#6 Family functions. While it is incredibly sweet to have the person you are dating meet your mom, it is actually kind of CREEPY to have them meet both YOU and Your mom for the first time together. They might get the idea that all subsequent dates will be a three person event- and while moms can be cool- it’s hard to get your romance game on with mom in the backseat of your car.
So got any other places you should NEVER go on your First date?
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