Tell me about your BEST date.........
Moe4572
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Everyone always wants to hear the worst dates, because they are usually funny, but with V-Day looming and "love" in the air, describe your best date---doesn't have to be best with current interest/sign. other either.
My best date: was with a guy named Alex from online....we connected through online dating, and he wanted to set up meeting time right away--usually this too quick approach scares me away, but he had no free time for almost 2 weeks so I agreed. We decided to meet at the beach. All my friends said I was crazy---the first time you meet him you will be in a bathing suit. My feeling was.......why not? No makeup and a suit to start---he will eventually see, right? Anyway, we met at the beach and we went for a walk and he asked it if was ok to hold my hand, and then we walked to the "island" and it was just a great day-we connected immediately and all was good. It ended up not working out after about a month, but we are still friendly and I still think he is a great guy. He is getting married in July and his fiancee is a lucky lady
My best date: was with a guy named Alex from online....we connected through online dating, and he wanted to set up meeting time right away--usually this too quick approach scares me away, but he had no free time for almost 2 weeks so I agreed. We decided to meet at the beach. All my friends said I was crazy---the first time you meet him you will be in a bathing suit. My feeling was.......why not? No makeup and a suit to start---he will eventually see, right? Anyway, we met at the beach and we went for a walk and he asked it if was ok to hold my hand, and then we walked to the "island" and it was just a great day-we connected immediately and all was good. It ended up not working out after about a month, but we are still friendly and I still think he is a great guy. He is getting married in July and his fiancee is a lucky lady
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^ love it! I think it's not a bad idea to lay your "cards" on the table in the beginning.
Best date ever. We saw Hunger Games at the theatre and he picked me up at my door and bought my ticket and posted the cutest FB status ever afterwards. If you didn't have to be sexually attracted to someone to date them and you could just be best friends, he would be it but I couldn't ever picture myself kissing him and liking it.0 -
The best date is the currently unscheduled future date I will have.0
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The best date is the currently unscheduled future date I will have.
I like the positive attitude DM!! I second this statement.0 -
The best date is the currently unscheduled future date I will have.
Love this!
It’s hard to pick a “best” because most of my dates with BB were awesome (the only blight being the LOTR marathon at my friends house. Total fail). That’s part of what set him apart from other men. Our first date is the one that most makes me go “awwww” when I think about it because it started off crummy. I was late, we couldn’t find each other, and it was raining so I was stressing about my hair.
I almost canceled at the last minute but went ahead because not only had the poor man had already waited a month to meet me in person. Plus I had convinced him to come to a church singles game night I was helping a friend with instead of a “real date” because it was the only free weekend I had for awhile and he lived an hour away. Then, when we got there, a group of my friends showed up and gave him the 3rd degree. Insult to injury, no one wanted to play the game he wanted to play and, since it required 4 players, we ended up playing pool instead.
This sounds like the worst date ever, right??? It was for the first half hour!
But the next 8 hours were amazing: We had an amazing night of pool. Followed by an amazing dinner at one of his favorite places. Followed by an amazing walk along the boardwalk. Followed by an amazing round of wings and dessert at BWWs bc that was the only place other than IHOP still open. Followed by him immediately setting up the next date (something he still did, even now that we’re exclusive, right up until I left).
Those of you who have been following my story know that the awesome date wasn’t enough to cause me to stop dating others at first, but because he was so much fun, and because he never failed to plan for the next date before saying goodnight, I totally gave him priority.
If this doesn’t work out (I’ll be getting orders soon), the next guy will have some pretty big shoes to fill.0 -
The best date I had was in high school (sad I know). My boyfriend told me to dress up cause we were going to a fancy dinner. But then when we got into the car, he blindfolded me because he said it was a surprise. He took all these back roads so I couldn't figure out where we were going.
He ended up getting his mom's boyfriends house to ourselves that night, and he (along with help from his brother) cooked me dinner. Candles lit, a picture of us on the table from football (he was the football player, I was the cheerleader). And we had a romantic dinner and movie night.
It was the sweetest thing any guy has ever done for me. Which is sad that it happened when I was 16 and I'm now 31 and no man has been able to do what he did.0 -
Best date I ever had....
Last January/February I'd gone out with this guy a few times, and his dates were always super awesome. He was really cute and really nice. Our first date was dinner and then we went to a comedy club. Second date we went to look at ice sculptures and drink hot chocolate. Third date I went to his house and we made sushi. The third one was definitely the best. It was so much fun and I had a really great time hanging out with him and learning how to make sushi. He made this awesome roll that looked like a dragon. Unfortunately I just wasn't attracted to him physically for whatever reason. I thought he was cute but there was no fire...
The guy I'm with now never really took me on any dates. We met at the gym and sorta just started hanging out and things went from there. Although we did go up north in August and one night it was like a moment from a movie. We left the hotel to go for a walk and we walked to the beach. When we got there, we were lying on a picnic table looking at the stars... They were SO bright. And as much as I dislike moments like that... It was like the perfect moment. Not a date, but definitely one of the only times I've ever felt like that.0 -
I refuse to take women on real dates within the first few months. I'm all for coffee, drinks, or dinner, but I won't do any more than that initially. Either the chemistry is there or it isn't, no elaborate date is going to change that. Leave the extravagant dates to that show Millionaire Matchmaker.
I had a friend who took a women to two Miami Heat playoff games last year. He spent a small fortune and shortly thereafter, the woman poofed on him. He was devastated for a few months. Personally, I think he's a total chump for spending hundreds on a girl so early on in the dating. He learned his lesson the hard way, but he learned.
Early on in the relationship (less than 4 months), the guy is a complete sucker if he goes out of his way and spends a ton of cash to make his girlfriend feel special. Relationships early on are too vulnerable and can go either way quickly.0 -
the guy is a complete sucker if he goes out of his way and spends a ton of cash to make his girlfriend feel special.
You really don't have to spend a ton of money to make a girl feel special...0 -
the guy is a complete sucker if he goes out of his way and spends a ton of cash to make his girlfriend feel special.
You really don't have to spend a ton of money to make a girl feel special...
Umm.. I didn't say you had to.
I'm saying if you all out and spend a ton of cash in doing so, you're a chump because it's unnecessary.0 -
Umm.. I didn't say you had to.
*shrug* You implied. But whatever.0 -
I had a friend who took a women to two Miami Heat playoff games last year. He spent a small fortune and shortly thereafter, the woman poofed on him. He was devastated for a few months. Personally, I think he's a total chump for spending hundreds on a girl so early on in the dating. He learned his lesson the hard way, but he learned.
Can you take a woman to an NBA playoff game if the tickets are free? I have gotten free tickets to NBA playoff games before.0 -
There was one guy I met off Myspace (back in the day, I know!). It wasn't anything super creative - we met at a bar that would have local bands come in and play. We watched the band and then we stayed until we were kicked out just talking. After that we went back to my apartment and stayed up all night talking and watching TV until he had to leave in the morning. The chemistry was great, we really hit off. Unfortunately that time in our lives it just wasn't working out. I needed to stay in CA and he was getting out of the marines and going back to Texas in a few months. We decided to just enjoy the few months we had together. It was great. Sometimes I still think about him.0
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the guy is a complete sucker if he goes out of his way and spends a ton of cash to make his girlfriend feel special.
You really don't have to spend a ton of money to make a girl feel special...
Umm.. I didn't say you had to.
I'm saying if you all out and spend a ton of cash in doing so, you're a chump because it's unnecessary.
Maybe the guy has a lot of money to spend so going all out on a lady he's after isn't a big deal.0 -
I already posted one... but indulge me another story....
a gun discussion elsewhere reminded me of another great date: When we went to the range to shoot a variety of guns. That was soooooooo much fun (and such a turn on since he's a good shot). If you're shooting 22s, not that expensive either.0 -
met this guy online...we had a connection from the start. he drove an hour to meet me, then drove another hour to walk/hike around the local national park near me (we walked around for hours, getting lost and not having a care in the world). it was cold and rainy and we had a picnic in his truck....we talked like we had known each other forever....
too bad it didn't work out between us, but one of the best dates i had ever been on.0 -
I think mine was a guy I dated who lived about 2 hours away. He would make the trip and we would spend time together. One time he stayed with his aunt and uncle who had a house right on the beach. I met him there and he took me to a cute spot on the beach where there was a bench to sit at. We had a picnic that he organized/cooked for and watched the sunset wrapped in a blanket afterwards since it got cold. We talked a lot and it was really, really nice.0
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I had a friend who took a women to two Miami Heat playoff games last year. He spent a small fortune and shortly thereafter, the woman poofed on him. He was devastated for a few months. Personally, I think he's a total chump for spending hundreds on a girl so early on in the dating. He learned his lesson the hard way, but he learned.
Can you take a woman to an NBA playoff game if the tickets are free? I have gotten free tickets to NBA playoff games before.
No, these tickets cost him over $400 a piece. He makes decent money, but that's still a good amount of money for him. He was extremely depressed after she poofed.0 -
I had a friend who took a women to two Miami Heat playoff games last year. He spent a small fortune and shortly thereafter, the woman poofed on him. He was devastated for a few months. Personally, I think he's a total chump for spending hundreds on a girl so early on in the dating. He learned his lesson the hard way, but he learned.
Can you take a woman to an NBA playoff game if the tickets are free? I have gotten free tickets to NBA playoff games before.
No, these tickets cost him over $400 a piece. He makes decent money, but that's still a good amount of money for him. He was extremely depressed after she poofed.
I understood that part. However, if he had gotten those tickets free, do you still think a sports game is a good idea? I still wouldn't do it within the first 3 dates, at least.0 -
I had a friend who took a women to two Miami Heat playoff games last year. He spent a small fortune and shortly thereafter, the woman poofed on him. He was devastated for a few months. Personally, I think he's a total chump for spending hundreds on a girl so early on in the dating. He learned his lesson the hard way, but he learned.
Can you take a woman to an NBA playoff game if the tickets are free? I have gotten free tickets to NBA playoff games before.
No, these tickets cost him over $400 a piece. He makes decent money, but that's still a good amount of money for him. He was extremely depressed after she poofed.
I understood that part. However, if he had gotten those tickets free, do you still think a sports game is a good idea? I still wouldn't do it within the first 3 dates, at least.
I'm also curious if basketball is something the woman loved? I know it doesn't matter much if she felt like there was no chemistry and poofed.0 -
.....strolling along a riverbank on a hot summers day, hand in hand, hugging every time we stop to look at the surroundings. Commenting on the on the architecture, the atmosphere, thoughts on living there. Stopped for lunch in a pub, sat in the beer garden, talked, touched, kissed.........ran for a bus holding hands, laughing, his arm around my shoulders on the bus ride, chatting, kissed more........ sexual tension mounting alllllll day.............
......drove home!
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my best date was recently ....
I met my BF on match.com back in May, we had a great first meeting but then things happened in my life with my sons moving to GA and I had an emotional breakdown and stopped all communication. We started talking again after about a month with out and haven't stopped since. He told me to pack an overnight bag and my camera. He knows I'm huge into photography so he planned the Saturday around me taking pictures .... went to light houses in Portland ME and it was snowing which made the pictures even better and then to a hockey game ... even more great shots. This was the first time a guy ever put thought into something that I would enjoy doing.0 -
I refuse to take women on real dates within the first few months. I'm all for coffee, drinks, or dinner, but I won't do any more than that initially. Either the chemistry is there or it isn't, no elaborate date is going to change that.
If dinner, drinks, coffee isn't a real date, what is a real date?0 -
I refuse to take women on real dates within the first few months. I'm all for coffee, drinks, or dinner, but I won't do any more than that initially. Either the chemistry is there or it isn't, no elaborate date is going to change that.
If dinner, drinks, coffee isn't a real date, what is a real date?
I think of a real date as putting in effort into doing something.. like to the zoo, park, stuff like that.
Meeting someone for a drink after work is nice and a good way to get to know someone.. but I never thought of that as a real date as no effort is really put into it (except driving to the bar/restaurant). Just my take on dating..0 -
I refuse to take women on real dates within the first few months. I'm all for coffee, drinks, or dinner, but I won't do any more than that initially. Either the chemistry is there or it isn't, no elaborate date is going to change that.
If dinner, drinks, coffee isn't a real date, what is a real date?
I think of a real date as putting in effort into doing something.. like to the zoo, park, stuff like that.
Meeting someone for a drink after work is nice and a good way to get to know someone.. but I never thought of that as a real date as no effort is really put into it (except driving to the bar/restaurant). Just my take on dating..
So to you it's creativity, not cost?0 -
So to you it's creativity, not cost?
It's both.. but more so the effort involved.
And I hate to say it, but it's not good to make a women feel special early on. It's better to start off a little stand-offish, have a poker face, and just be cool and nonchalant about everything. Going all out early on always seemed desperate and I know I've turned off girls in the past by doing that.0 -
do you still think a sports game is a good idea? I still wouldn't do it within the first 3 dates, at least.
I like sporting events (whether live or meeting at a watering hole to watch) as a good 2nd or 3rd or 4th date because there's time to talk, and time for you to focus on something else when things get awkward or you feel like you've fallen into "interview mode" without seeming odd. Also, if your date is a fan of the team you can see how s/he handles their success disappointment.0 -
So to you it's creativity, not cost?
It's both.. but more so the effort involved.
And I hate to say it, but it's not good to make a women feel special early on. It's better to start off a little stand-offish, have a poker face, and just be cool and nonchalant about everything. Going all out early on always seemed desperate and I know I've turned off girls in the past by doing that.
I can understand that for the first couple dates but 4 months seems to be a long time before going on a real date. Do you go on real dates often?0 -
do you still think a sports game is a good idea? I still wouldn't do it within the first 3 dates, at least.
I like sporting events (whether live or meeting at a watering hole to watch) as a good 2nd or 3rd or 4th date because there's time to talk, and time for you to focus on something else when things get awkward or you feel like you've fallen into "interview mode" without seeming odd. Also, if your date is a fan of the team you can see how s/he handles their success disappointment.
my best date was a 1st date at a Twins game. A friend of both of ours gave us the tickets since I was going to be in town. We were right against the outfield wall. It was end of June and I stil had mud behind my ear from doing the warrior dash that morning. Really I had about 20 mins to shower and get ready after I got back from it since our wave had been postponed. It was two+ hours where we could talk easily. Baseball games unlike other sports is slower paced and allow for you to talk to eachother.0 -
do you still think a sports game is a good idea? I still wouldn't do it within the first 3 dates, at least.
I like sporting events (whether live or meeting at a watering hole to watch) as a good 2nd or 3rd or 4th date because there's time to talk, and time for you to focus on something else when things get awkward or you feel like you've fallen into "interview mode" without seeming odd. Also, if your date is a fan of the team you can see how s/he handles their success disappointment.
my best date was a 1st date at a Twins game. A friend of both of ours gave us the tickets since I was going to be in town. We were right against the outfield wall. It was end of June and I stil had mud behind my ear from doing the warrior dash that morning. Really I had about 20 mins to shower and get ready after I got back from it since our wave had been postponed. It was two+ hours where we could talk easily. Baseball games unlike other sports is slower paced and allow for you to talk to eachother.
And sports games are perfect because if it's awkward, you can always watch the game, but if you really like the person there is plenty of time to talk between whistles blows, innings/periods, challenges, etc. It's not a full meal, probably just a beer, so you don't have to worry about eating in front of the man if you're worried about it. And like you said, you can throw on a tee-shirt and jeans and be ready to go, and it's not like you are under dressed.0 -
My best date ever happened a while ago. I had been dating this guy for a few weeks and we were at that sometimes awkward stage when you want to discuss exclusivity, but haven't quite gotten around to it yet. We spent the afternoon walking around a large park in the city, and spent the entire time talking and laughing. It was a really hot summer day, one of those days when even eating a popsicle is a challenge because it melts so quickly, so we ended up deciding to dip our feet in the little kiddy pool in the park. After being told by the lifeguards that we were too big to "swim" in the pool, and also because we didn't have proper swimming attire (I was wearing a summer dress and had simply hiked it up), we left in search of another place to cool off. We ended up finding one of those fancy sprinkler parks for children, and ran around in that for a good hour... laughing like maniacs the entire time.
Afterwards, we went to dinner at a cute little restaurant and ate a great meal. He had also gotten tickets to an outdoor theater, so after our meal we enjoyed a Commedia Dell'Arte style play. After the play we walked back to my place, and finally had that talk we'd been avoiding (or I'd been avoiding). The date was great and I had a blast. We ended up dating for nearly a year, and eventually broke up because we both were moving away for work/school... but in all the dates I've been on, that one still holds a special place for me.0
