rocky_mtn said:
"my time on the parking meter is almost up"
is always a good excuse. Park far enough away so that its not like you go out front and drop in more change.
Hey that's good, I'd like to have a repetoir of at least three or four close lines, if you got any more.
rocky_mtn said:
A casual dinner is always good because you have time to chat when you sit down and before the food comes, eat and then go, date over. Usually lasts about an hour. If you go to a mid ranger restaurant it isn't too expensive anyways. Some guys here say no to dinner dates for the first date, but if I like her I won't mind spending $40 bucks for an evening.
Well, given the last c&b was a dinner date and I liked the girl, part of the 'radical change' of dating would have to be deformalising the date and making it as simple as possible so we could catch the chemistry of each other and see if we can last a date without nuking each other off before we see a second date. It seems like the more I like the girl, and the more I spend, the more likely a c&b will occur. I dont trust girls I'm meeting on the first dates anymore after that last episode, so I'm not going to make a huge time or financial investment on someone I do not trust is not going to turn on me a week later or whatever.
A girl proves herself if she really agrees to a second date and actually follows through with it, so if there are other inexpensive things to be 'romantic' about, I'd rather risk it on a romantic conversation than spending too much money, time, or inconveniance on a first date. Especially with internet dating, you can have the best rapport and chemistry in the world - and when you meet, it's like the war with roses movie with Michael Douglas chemistry wise. In other words, it's impossible to like a girl on the first date, and unless you know you are going to get some pvssy at the end of the date, I wouldn't go more than coffee.
Now, you have another stream of thought, which is take your date to a Seafood restaurant, sit beside her so you can both have shrimp together, and start playing with her hair and k-close whether she's ready for it or not. However, i dont think I'm going to go there.
rocky_mtn said:
Same thing with a cup of coffee or tea, lasts about 20 minutes, good for chatting. I don't like coffee or tea first dates, but I do like the coffee shop for pick ups and getting #s.
Don't end the date the first time you get her to laugh or agree with you, go with it for a while.
Sure, the books say 75 minutes tops. I'm not firm about coffee on first dates, but I think if you are meeting someone off the internet, you may as well get a snap-shot of them face to face to decide if you like them, or if they like you or not.
Remember, I'm meeting people from the internet. All I know is their pic, and in some cases there is no pic. So, I think ALL interent dates, unless you really feel the mood to do something different, should be cheap coffee date to see if you like how the person looks, acts, behaves, and if you can survive without nuking each other out in potential fights and arguements.
I'm sure that last date would have gone better if I had meet that girl at some cheap Tim Horton's coffee shop and just stayed with her 20 minutes, and then move to set up another date later, or gone for some walk. So, I've learned something there that's going to stick. First-dates do not mean ANYTHING.