******* Favorite Restaurants for the First Date? ********

What would be some of your ideal places?

 

Texas Roadhouse, Applebee's, TGI Friday. Heck, you can get 2 for $20 at TGI Friday. I'd even be ok with a pizza place - I love pizza.

 

Then why is McDonald's so offensive?

 

I was there last night...:mrgreen: Their fried green beans...ridiculous. Just sayin.

 

It's a fast food place! At least you have a server at the others and the atmosphere is a bit more conducive to a nice conversation. I wouldn't complain if a guy wanted to take me to a really nice place, but it's not required. But if the best he can do is McDonald's it says to me I'm not that important. The first date ususally determines if there will be a second date. If a guy is too careless to put some thought into the first date....there won't be a second.

 

I never even heard of those! I love the rolls and cinnamon butter at TX Roadhouse. Oh, yum.

 

Oh my gosh you need to try them next time you go! I get them every time, they're seriously the reason I go to Applebee's! Its a meal in itself! For your viewing pleasure...



I don't think we have Texas Roadhouse here (maybe I've just not seen it?), but you can't go wrong with rolls and cinnamon butter :mrgreen:

 

Hmmmm. I might have to try those!

If I like a guy, he'll definitely get a second date if he takes me out for these:

 

Now this doesn't exactly answer the real question you are asking, but I have to say that my first date with my fella actually was in McDonalds near to my house hahaha.
But only because he was travelling forty miles to see me for the first time, and we ''met'' on a dating site, and I was scared of course, so for me it had to be somewhere well populated, brightly lit, and close to my home so if it all went pear shaped I could just walk home and no harm done, and also somewhere easy for him to find because I live in a tiny little backwater village, where we have that, one supermarket and a few other shops. I don't have any transport either, so yeah, people laugh when I tell them (especially my kids who think its absolutely hilarious hahaha) but it worked out pretty well. He also thinks it really weird we had to meet there, but he now knows that 'big and fancy' means nothing to me.

It was purely a meeting place, nothing more.

I'm not trying to impress anyone, and I don't need anyone to try impress me, so it really doesn't matter at all where it might be

 

rep coming

Lmfao!!!

 

This all day. I talk to a man for a minute before going on that first date anyways, so I already know whether there's some chemistry or not...therefore there isn't a care in the world where we go, it really is about the company. Besides, I typically don't enjoy myself at fancy places...the atmosphere just isn't my style. If he wanted to hit McDonald's and then head to the beach or something, I'd have absolutely no problem with that

I think it's cute that your first meeting was somewhere so simple!

 

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You never get a second chance to make a first impression is what my dad always taught me. If i drove 100 miles to see a woman(which ive done) there is no way I would waste my own time taking her to McDonalds.

To each there own, but I don't even go to McDonalds unless its for one of their iced coffees and there is no Starbucks around.

It says a lot about a man who takes a women to McDonalds on the first date and he says he is interested...

 

Why not meet at a coffee shop or something at first?

I was on match for more than three years and would either meet at a coffee shop or ice cream shop for the initial meeting, if there was chemistry then we would go somewhere else.

Sometimes I think the women I used meet are completely different than some of the women on this forum, not saying this is a good thing or bad thing but there is no way McDonalds would even be on the list for a first, second, third or forth date.

 

So, by your reaction, I'm assuming Chicken McNuggets is your idea of a romantic first date? Have at it, babe! To each his own!

 

This!

 

For me, I prefer a man who is interested in courting me to meet me for coffee or drinks. Usually, before we meet up for the first date, I have already spent some time talking to him either on the phone or thru texts. If I agree to go to dinner with him, i am obviously interested in getting to know more about him. We've established that...

Not saying the restaurant has to be at some high caliber place (fine dining), but i would expect for him to at least spend time planning out first date and take me to an actual restaurant.

He can save the fine dining experience for a special occasion. I prefer a man who would like to cook for me, take me on a picnic, or somewhere where there are waiters.

McDs or another fast food place is ok for lunch or something on the go later, but def not a first date. Impressions: never get a second chance to make a first one.

 

there we go!
yall nukkas better take notes!

 

I think if its a mutual decision to hit up somewhere simple, there's really nothing wrong with that, and I certainly don't think it necessarily speaks to his level of interest. Honestly, any joe blow can make reservations for a fancy dinner, so that doesn't really show me that someone is interested anyways. I know there are many women who are probably impressed by a man with money, but there are also those of us who aren't

I'd have no issue with an initial meeting at a coffee shop. My point is that for me, it doesn't matter where we go. As long as we're enjoying each others company, I'm good. Coffee shop, Applebee's, beach, hiking, even McDonald's...doesn't matter. If I like you, I'll go anywhere with you.

 

We spend our money on what's important to us.

But it's not even about the money. It's about making a good first impression and expressing your interest in a tangible, classy way.