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I would guess you single folk agree? Nothing new under the sun really, when I was dating I would hang out with a girl a few times before moving on to dinner.
So, by that theory, any "first meeting", whether at coffee shop, restaurant or park, could be considered a "meet and greet" and not an official "date"?
Interesting. I've always had a dinner date, I never went out for lunch or coffee. It would either be meeting up at a resturant for dinner then going for a walk around the city or meeting up somewhere first to do karaoke or a movie then dinner.
I can't keep up with dating rules though lol something's always changing so I end up getting lost.
I would guess you single folk agree? Nothing new under the sun really, when I was dating I would hang out with a girl a few times before moving on to dinner.
Yeah, nothing new. Waiting until you know someone and are into them makes a lot more sense. In fact, I suspect that the dinner date was a thing more for people who already knew each other from some context: work, church, introduced through friends, shared some kind of group activity together, whatever. It was from a different time, back before people invited complete strangers on a date. With the exception of the blind date, back in the day. But most blind dates were between teens or college students, and neither of those categories could afford dinner; they'd do teen stuff for their dates, which by their nature were cheap dates.
I don't know how the dinner date got sold to the public, especially the OLD public, as a normal thing for a first date. It's not surprising they rejected it. It's not practical for stranger-dates.
So, by that theory, any "first meeting", whether at coffee shop, restaurant or park, could be considered a "meet and greet" and not an official "date"?
If you like them, it ends up being your first date.
Yeah, nothing new. Waiting until you know someone and are into them makes a lot more sense. In fact, I suspect that the dinner date was a thing more for people who already knew each other from some context: work, church, introduced through friends, shared some kind of group activity together, whatever. It was from a different time, back before people invited complete strangers on a date. With the exception of the blind date, back in the day. But most blind dates were between teens or college students, and neither of those categories could afford dinner; they'd do teen stuff for their dates, which by their nature were cheap dates.
I don't know how the dinner date got sold to the public, especially the OLD public, as a normal thing for a first date. It's not surprising they rejected it. It's not practical for stranger-dates.
I would argue that a dinner date is a perfect way to get to know someone. Is it the only way? No. But dinner dates are a safe bet for most people.
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