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re: Men vs women on How much should a date cost

Posted on 12/6/23 at 1:21 pm to
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
55506 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 1:21 pm to
Museums are the best first date spots, especially if they're in a walkable downtown area.

They're either cheap or free, the exhibitions and displays provide a conversational focal point, and you don't come across as a completely uncouth baw.

If you enjoy the time, ask them if they want to go have a drink nearby. If not, just move on.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
124460 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 1:36 pm to
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"Meet me at Albertson's at 5:30. You can pick out your own eggplant!"


Okay I just lol'd.
FWIW, I never did a FIRST date at a grocery store. But once I was comfortable with or seeing someone, yeah, shopping together is a fun date. You get to figure out cuisine, obtain supplies, cook people watch, chat about stuff.

Plus it's a good chance to go "oooh. I know we are doing scallops and little neck clams
tonight but let's try making ravioli next time." And plan another date.

I guess I just like to cook and to cook for people. Didn't care if it was a date, a stranger, group of friends.
Used to love cooking at tailgates and feeding whoever and hearing those sounds when people were enjoying it.

But maybe that's just a me thing
Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
Member since Oct 2011
41683 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 3:27 pm to
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Food isn't just about the eating, it's about the kitchen time. You'll learn a lot about someone in the kitchen.

My wife and I have been together for 20 years, we have two kids, have traveled the world, bought two houses, and have done so many wonderful things together. Other than our children, cooking meals together has provided some of our favorite memories.
Posted by MC5601
Tyler, Texas
Member since Jan 2010
3897 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 4:12 pm to
It's insane but that's just what things cost these days. I live in Dallas and it's around $200 for a night of going out to dinner and a drink with my girlfriend

$15 Uber

Dinner at good mid level restaurant:
$12 appetizer
$25 per meal X2
$16 drink X2
$7 beer X2
$20 gratuity

Bar after dinner
$16 drink X2

$15 Uber home
This post was edited on 12/6/23 at 4:13 pm
Posted by jennBN
Member since Jun 2010
3151 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:59 pm to
Nothing. If you are worth spending time with I should be able to do so on a tailgate just as easily as a white tablecloth overpriced establishment.
Posted by Bullfrog
Institutionalized but Unevaluated
Member since Jul 2010
56364 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 10:02 pm to
I like the way you think.
Posted by CaptSpaulding
Member since Feb 2012
6519 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 10:38 pm to
$200-ish sounds about right for a nice dinner and some drinks afterwards. Some of y’all need to graduate from Buffalo Wild Wings.
Posted by VetteGuy
Member since Feb 2008
28276 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 10:39 pm to
First date: lunch, always lunch.

Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
20331 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 10:58 pm to
I spent $180 on drinks on a date this time last year.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
55810 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 11:07 pm to
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First date: lunch, always lunch.

maybe if you're a divorced 43 year old
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
47744 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 11:16 pm to
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The trends/stats show that people are becoming single and remaining single more and more all the time. No wonder.


Kind of correlates with the obesity epidemic
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
11329 posts
Posted on 12/6/23 at 11:21 pm to
Rub should be $50 with a $40 tip for a good tug.
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
15784 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 6:29 am to
I think watching sports on TV and cooking some dinner together makes a wonderful date.
Posted by Gifman
by the mountains
Member since Jan 2021
9455 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 6:33 am to
first dates never $220... maybe the second date if you figured out she's someone worth pursuing. First date? Drinks at the bar baw.
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
15572 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 7:37 am to
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First date: lunch, always lunch.

found the guy that has no clue what he’s doing
Posted by dgnx6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
68845 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 7:39 am to
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How about meet out for a coffee or a drink to scope each other out, make sure she isn't an axe murderer, and then back to the house for cooking together, some wine and a movie?


Sound advice. I’ve tried to go all out before to impress a date and it didn’t quite work out the way i hoped.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
24026 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 7:40 am to
My wife and I's first date was 5 whole days....
Posted by Miglez
Member since Jan 2018
287 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 7:42 am to
Spent $125 on a first date at a nicer restaurant last weekend and I realized about halfway in that we weren't a match.

Won't be doing that again.
This post was edited on 12/7/23 at 7:43 am
Posted by 4WHLN
Drinking at the Cottage Inn
Member since Mar 2013
7581 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 7:50 am to
Spent dat much at my last outing at Bella Noche'
Posted by Gee Grenouille
Bogalusa
Member since Jul 2018
4866 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 7:55 am to
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make sure she isn't an axe murderer


You need to live a little man. Take a chance every now and then.
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