What does a guy bring on a first date? (flowers or ?) (men, friends)
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If it's a first date off of Tinder et al., then just himself, a healthy mix of enthusiasm and caution, and enough money for his share of the date.
If it's a first date when you know each other socially, then a small box of chocolates (12 or less) doesn't hurt. It's inexpensive, less unwieldy than a flower bouquet, and he'll get to try one of them if she decides to open the box.
Sigh. I thought this type of thinking was only on television and in the movies. Perhaps I'm alone here.
If someone gave me flowers I'd be pissed because I think flowers are much more beautiful in their natural, living state. Picked flowers die within days. What a waste.
How about just showing up and acting like a real person? Why should you feel obligated to bring any sort of offering? The best gift is if you both hit it off and enjoy spending time together, no?
I think and believe everyone thinks differently and likes different things.
I believe more percentage of women/girls like flowers. Yes, the picked flowers don't last long; but the flowers from the florists can last long with taking good care of by changing water often and adding a little bit of the powder that usually comes with the flowers from flower shop.
I'm married. And I still prefer my husband giving me flowers over jewelries or fancy lingeries. Somebody else may prefer the opposite. Who knows? But the main thing is I'm happy when he treats me with gentleness, kindness and thoughtfulness.
I always bring the guy something that he has mentioned in conversation that he likes, i.e., dark chocolate, specialty coffee, a gift card or the like. It's an expression of gratitude.
The two comments above are not exactly helpful. I have a pretty good sense of humor, and it's great that others do to, but lets please leave the jokes for another post. This topic actually kinda matters to me.
Maybe the most important thing to bring on a first date is a sense of humor and no expectations.
I’ve only ever brought flowers on a first date once with my NKY crush and since that didn't work out, I’m never doing that again for a FIRST date.
Same. She was a dancer so I figured she would appreciate some for her performance. Nope. Being considerate is NOT appealing to the vast majority of Women in larger Liberal cities where gender roles are confused by neo Feminists. In fact she was insulted by the gesture and said I was imposing toxic masculinity upon her.
Best thing that was ever given to me on a first date was a burned selection of CDs that contained the music that we'd listened to in my date's car to and from the museum and our dinner destination. It was different, thoughtful, and introduced me to music that I still love to this day. It was a also a great first date in general--good company, well-planned and not expensive in the least.
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I have a pretty good sense of humor, and it's great that others do to, but lets please leave the jokes for another post. This topic actually kinda matters to me. 
