The Nine Best and Worst Places for a First Date
by Sadly, a common first dates are movies, concerts, or nightclubs, which all are sure fire ways to kill a relationship that has not even got off the ground.
5. Picnic in the Park
You have to plan ahead, make the lunch (find out if your date has any allergies or food preferences), and bring the blanket, this could be coupled with a walk or a boat rental ride. For the guys, this is a great opportunity to show off your culinary skills, if you don’t have any, I suggest you get some. You can often find old style picnic baskets at thrift stores, which adds a bit of a romantic touch.
6. Free Outdoor or “in the Park” Concerts
In contrast to other concerts mentioned above, these concerts can be a good date. You are not committed to staying in your seat because of ticket price, allowing you to go to a quieter spot if you wish to talk with the music as background ambiance. Yet, still feeling like you are in a public space where you and your date will feel safe.
7. Ice Skating
Presuming you have a place to do this, and both of you can actually skate. This can be a fun winter date, make sure you can take your date for hot chocolate or dinner afterwards. Time this so there are not a lot of teens or children are on the rink.
8. Bowling, Golf, or other Light Sports
Not team sports, or anything overly competitive. Something fun and easy, that both of you can do. If you are really good, or obsessive about winning, and your date is not, then this is NOT a good first date. It is only acceptable if both of your skills are at par with each other.
9. Festivals
This could be an Art Festival, Renaissance Festival, Food Festival, or anything. These are great because they are fun, unusual, and will provide a memorable time.
Things to Consider
Plan on something you both can enjoy, do not try to upstage your date with your knowledge, this is not a time for you to be showing off. This is a time to have fun and get to know each other.
Offer your date a choice, this allows you to see what they like or don’t like, and allows them to pick what they would be more comfortable with doing. I have given you some good ideas, you can come up with more on your own. Good dates are usually ones where you can focus on fun and each other. Bad dates are ones where the attention is off yourselves or the fun is dependent on an outside force (eg. Your team winning the Football game). Places that do not allow conversation between you and your date are not going to be good for first dates.
Please allow room for escape. If a date is not going as planned you need to have a back up plan or way out. A good date plan eliminates risks like drunk people spoiling your time, or screaming children in the background.
You will notice that all the good date destinations allow you to move away from problem areas and you are not confined to one spot.
Of course there are exceptions to any of these, but that is why they are called exceptions. Have fun, and I sincerely hope that this information will allow you have a good memorable time.
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Post CommentKaren N
On August 18, 2008 at 6:42 am
Excellent points!
Rich
On March 10, 2009 at 7:49 pm
I don’t agree with some of the things “not” to do…
If you have a good personality, you can have fun at the movies, beach, or a sporting event. The focus doesn’t always have to be on where you’re at, it should be on the communication you are having with the other person, whether it be verbal or non-verbal.
kat
On March 22, 2009 at 12:05 am
Take ur date 2 the strip club and get a dance 4 ur date
shawna
On July 21, 2009 at 2:38 pm
I just went on a date to a stock care race and it was the worst date of my life. It was blazing hot, we sat there for hours on wodden bleachers, and I dont even like car racing…It was terrible. I cant think of a worse place to try and get to know someone. It was impossible to hear him talk to me even if i wanted to lol
Jack
On December 10, 2009 at 2:23 pm
I don’t think movies are bad as long as you pick a good one and have dinner afterwards.
If you’ve just watched what you thought was a great movie and your date thought it sucked then there’s a decent chance you might not be compatible. Better to find out earlier rather than later.
Tiffany
On April 25, 2010 at 1:54 pm
My first date was going ice skating. It was good, but he didn’t talk much. Maybe becuase he brought a friend.