Women... What is your idea of a great first date?

bigbarnold
bigbarnold Posts: 2,554 Member
Well?
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  • FoxBean
    FoxBean Posts: 910 Member
    I think going out to eat is horribly awkward for a first date. I'd say something outdoors, or grab a coffee and go on a walk. Nothing too fancy or awkward there!
  • Tryxxie2013
    Tryxxie2013 Posts: 1,489 Member
    I think going out to eat is horribly awkward for a first date. I'd say something outdoors, or grab a coffee and go on a walk. Nothing too fancy or awkward there!

    I'm with Selly...no restaurants! But I would have a hard time stating what I would like...haven't been on a "first date" in approx. 16 years.
  • fitfan11
    fitfan11 Posts: 544 Member
    Getting a second date......of course!
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    Take me to a game. Red Sox especially. Bruins and Pats too. Awesome date! Also love little quiet pubs where we can chat and get to know each other better. Would prefer not a movie or a loud bar.

    Also very much enjoyed a date with a personal trainer at the gym. Probably not what a typical girl likes though.
  • Tryxxie2013
    Tryxxie2013 Posts: 1,489 Member
    Take me to a game. Red Sox especially. Bruins and Pats too. Awesome date! Also love little quiet pubs where we can chat and get to know each other better. Would prefer not a movie or a loud bar.

    Ooooh, I like this..but it would be a hockey game for me! Beers & massive energy..yep, I would remember that date!
  • fitfan11
    fitfan11 Posts: 544 Member
    Getting a second date......of course!

    Sorry for chiming in on this one. Couldn't resist. LOL!

    Carry on
  • FindingMyPerfection
    FindingMyPerfection Posts: 702 Member
    Go play something, Mimi golf, pool......

    Go somewhere fun. Fair, bouncy houses, amusement park......

    Go somewhere you know and have pick nick, hiking where you used to play as a child and sharing memories is a great way to get to know someone.
  • A long hike... as long as he's not a rapist.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Lust at first sight which later leads to marriage. That's what happened with my husband <3
  • ashzacher
    ashzacher Posts: 114 Member
    A great first date I once went on.. I met the guy in his college town. We went out to dinner, not a fancy place, but a craft beer type place with a friendly atmosphere. Walked to the local park from there where they show movies in the summer on a big screen. He brought a blanket and we just hung out and watched the movie, but we could talk because we weren't in a theater or anything. It was nice!!
  • ameliapond13
    ameliapond13 Posts: 245 Member
    Do people even date anymore?
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Going out for coffee.

    I like coffee.
  • bigbarnold
    bigbarnold Posts: 2,554 Member
    I think going out to eat is horribly awkward for a first date. I'd say something outdoors, or grab a coffee and go on a walk. Nothing too fancy or awkward there!
    I agree! Almost no one would eat "normally" on a first date. Plus going for a walk there would be no chairs to get hit with!:laugh:
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Trail riding with a fellow horse person.
    Absolute NO's; sports events of any type, bars. I never go to either.
  • heylookitsval
    heylookitsval Posts: 1,141 Member
    I prefer to do/go to any of the following places

    Tour of a brewery
    Play pool, foosball, giant Jenga
    To a sports game (just no basketball)
    A bar
    Ice skating
    A place with go-carts and video games
  • shred_me_up
    shred_me_up Posts: 267 Member
    hiking! or maybe mini-golfing or something where you don't have to make forced conversation (no dinners as many said) also no movie.
  • srcardinal10
    srcardinal10 Posts: 387 Member
    Going for a run/hike or to a sporting event because I thoroughly enjoy going to pro sports!
  • Eleonora91
    Eleonora91 Posts: 688 Member
    Staying at home and watching TV series.
  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    Trail riding with a fellow horse person.
    Absolute no's; sports events of any type, bars. I never go to either.

    Horse person?

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  • Agree with the no restaurant rule! Walking around downtown, getting to know each other, then something fun and maybe competitive like mini golf, bowling, or even go carts!!
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    Trail riding with a fellow horse person.
    Absolute no's; sports events of any type, bars. I never go to either.

    Horse person?

    2h7o01i.jpg

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • tempehforever
    tempehforever Posts: 183 Member
    A couple of drinks in a chill bar. Maybe two hours. Seriously--no complicated activities or elaborate stuff.

    On a first date all I want to do is meet you, talk for a while, get to know each other a bit. If that goes well, bring on the restaurants/hikes/museums/dance lessons/kayaking/whatever on subsequent dates. Nothing is more awkward than some long, involved activity on a first date, especially if you're not really hitting it off.

    Ask me to go get a drink. Don't try to be creative.
  • Mcmilligen
    Mcmilligen Posts: 332 Member
    Well, if you're artsy like me- there's nothing like going out to a cafe for coffee and sketching.

    Last time I had a date like that, we ended up back at my place cooking dinner and watching movies. And yeah. We've been together 2 yrs now :P. First dates that started out with a fancy dinner at a stuffy restaurant, or going OUT to the movies usually made things awkward. You need to be able to chat when you first meet someone, no?
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
    No idea about most of the date, but it ends with the walk of shame.
  • a party, beer, and sex. if i still like you after that, youre golden
  • LifeNewandImproved
    LifeNewandImproved Posts: 125 Member
    I like the idea of bonding over a shared activity like mini golf or bowling, something where you can talk but if there is nothing natural to say you can talk about what's going on. so dinner is out, movie is out. They have this new trend where you can go to a paint studio and paint the painting of the night and there is alcohol and you both get to take your painting home at the end of the day. Sports game works too if the girl likes sports although $$ to spend on someone you don't even know.
  • mrsjones2point0
    mrsjones2point0 Posts: 332 Member
    I prefer to do/go to any of the following places

    Tour of a brewery
    Play pool, foosball, giant Jenga
    To a sports game (just no basketball)
    A bar
    Ice skating
    A place with go-carts and video games

    Love all these ideas.

    First date with my hubby-to-be: Golfing, but only 9 holes "just in case we hate each other", followed by drinks and food in the bar after because we were having such a great time.

    Activities are the way to go, things to do so you don't have to fill the silence of dinner at a restaurant, it's so much more fun and casual to be doing something while you get to know each other.

    A couple of other cool first dates I had: Pedicure (yes, a guy and I went for pedicures once), tour of a dam, Laser light show, arcade followed by ice cream.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    I took my wife fishing...
  • mcdonalds
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    Anything that involves alcohol, nothing breaks the ice better than a little booze in the system.