That is an age-old question. Cave men had it made. They
firmly believed in kidnapping and taking their date to a filthy cave out in the
middle of nowhere. Those were what were known as the good old days.
Now days
first date destinations and plans are a little trickier. First let’s cover
where NOT to go on a first date.
The old standby of dinner and a movie is a really poor
choice for a first date. How will you get to know the lady if you are sitting
in a darkened theater with a movie being shown? If you choose the movie, there
is probably going to be a lot of frantic car chases and a lot of blood
involved. Neither are conducive to creating a memorable evening.
Also, don’t take your date to your parent’s house! She will
know right away that you are a mama’s boy and you will never see her again.
Don’t take your date to a sleazy bar with a motel out back.
You will scare the poor woman to death. She will jump out of the car and
hitchhike back to town believing that she would be safer with a burly truck
driver than with you.
Now, some good first date ideas are:
Begin with a simple lunch or coffee date. You want to keep
the date casual so suggesting meeting up for lunch or coffee can be a good
start. This way, if the date didn’t go so well, you can end the date there but
if you enjoy each other company, you have the rest of the day to spend getting
to know each other better.
Here are some ideas of where to go if the lunch or coffee
date tells you’re there is some good chemistry happening:
If it is the season, an amusement park or a theme park is a
good first date idea. It doesn’t matter how old you are, we can all be big kids
at heart. There’re so much you can do at amusement parks and theme parks that
most likely you will forget about the dating pressure and just have fun.
Most well populated areas have an array of museums covering
many different subjects. Visiting one that is dedicated to something that you
have in common with the woman is another good first date idea.