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writes:what was the best first date you ever had? what made it so great and did you end up together? im just curious and looking for great date ideas! Reply to this Question
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reader, Anadin  +, writes (14 October 2010):
 my dates arent that creative, but say alot about who i am - down to earth...the usual dates end up at pubs, cafe's or shopping centres...the ones at pubs and quiet bars tend to be the more successful first meets and from then on :)
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reader, dreamingbella  +, writes (14 October 2010):
 Well for me, it was the date i was asked out for a cup of coffee with a guy stopped by my town on the way back to his hometown visited his grandmum. We emailed each other a month before that setup day. I don't call it's the best date ever coz i didn't pay much attention while he was fluently telling me about himself, family and where he'd travelled. The meetup was after i finished work. It was a long tiring day so i came up with a quite sleepy face. I still remember when he asked me, what do i hate, i said i hate someone talks alot (noticing: he was talking non-stop). It woke me up a bit when see his awkward face :DIt'd been about 1 hour and a half talking. Till now i can't remember what we'd talked about but i recognised he was in a white-shirt with short (looked sporty), a tall, athletic, clean-cut guy. That's all i can remember about my first date with my boyfriend. We've been together for 8 months now and he proposed.He sometimes notices me that i looked quiet, sleepy and probably hated him talking alot. But he fell for me that night. He said that's fate coz i could say no when he asked me out and we would have never met. First date doesn't need to be fancy, attractive and splendid. It could be awkward as long as fate said it's your man to be with. That night he gifted me a white rose bouquet and a snow globe from the latest land he jet off to get over here. We've also started collecting snow globe since then.
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reader, anonymous, writes (14 October 2010): Daletom - that is so lovely!
My.best first date was 2 years ago. He picked me up from my parents house and we went bowling and went to Prezzo for food. Then kissed next to his car :-D
It sounds like such a kiddie date but it was fun. Still together two years later!
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reader, anonymous, writes (14 October 2010): Best first date was with a coworker who I did a charity event with. After that, we hung out a few times at happy hours. She always left when I did, which told me something was up. One night, she gave me the plastic monkey from her cocktail and I kept it as a good luck charm. On one night at another bar, she drove me to my car because it was drizzling. Funny thing is, my car was only about 100 ft away. we sat in her car, and I knew she wanted to make out, but I kept it cool because I don't like first kisses to be in a car. These cute little evjents just started becoming so mystical and fun, we both craved them. The following week, she had a really bad day at work, plus one of her friends stopped talking to her for no reason, her little black dress she had in her car for a night we were going to go to a swank bar got ruined, and she lost her phone. We had been talking about doing p90X together, so I made up an excuse to borrow her DVD's and arranged to go to her place. Miraculously, I found her phone at work in the caf, but held onto it. I showed up at her place, with a Lolita martini glass as a gift to cheer her up(she collects them)...the "little black dress" one of course. She squealed with delight and gave me a little kiss and I went in. I hid her phone in her couch while I went out to the kitchen to make her her favorite martini while she went to the bathroom. When she came out, I texted her to come out to the kitchen. She almost cried that I had found her phone, and we enjoyed drinks together. It was amazing. Then we settled on the couch and she showed me her song collection on Itunes. We played songs from our youth and sang a few together as I tousled her blonde hair. She nuzzled in close and we kept singing together. "Never tear us apart" by INXS came on and it seemed so seductive, she looked up at me and we kissed passionately over and over again. It was an amazing evening. I texted after I left to thank her for a wonderful evening.
We are getting married next year.
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reader, anonymous, writes (14 October 2010): My best first date was a blind date, where my wife and I were set up by a mutual friend. Having said that, IMO, the best first date (or second) is one where the guy puts some serious thought and consideration.
Of course, mine didn't follow that- we met at a charity benefit, and casino night (we are NOT be gamblers), but we did be to know one another a bit, and really hit it off. We went out for coffee for another couple of hours and neither one of us wanted the date to end. It's been 9 years, and it's still wonderful!
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reader, daletom +, writes (14 October 2010):
"Best" first date was pretty conventional (except for the first part:
- I had never met her in person. We were introduced by a (much older) mutual friend. We had been writing each other - sort of serious letters - for about 3 months.
- She was traveling through the city where I lived; staying overnight with the above-mentioned friend (her aunt).
- Her aunt and I met her at the airport. I drove them to her aunt's house.
- I dropped them off - she agreed to spend the evening with me.
- I rushed home to change clothes (I was still in work clothes) and eat a sandwich.
- Found a buy-one-get-one-free-ticket coupon for a musical even (ensemble from the symphony orchestra was performing a Gershwin review).
- Picked her up at her aunt's house.
- Attended concert. Only seats available were in rear balcony, but it was a small theater so that wasn't too bad.
- Had light dinner at moderate-priced Chinese restaurant.
- Took her back to her aunt's house. Kissed her. She kissed back! REALLY kissed back!
- Been married (to each other) over 36 years.
I think a successful first date is a LOT more about having the opportunity to interact with each other, rather than anything like exciting activities, romantic settings, etc. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably give serious consideration to something like zoo, museum, ethnic festival, county fair, etc.
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reader, charliesdevil73 +, writes (14 October 2010):
 My best first date was playing mini golf. It sounds kind of cheesy, but I had a lot of fun. After the golfing, we had dinner at a burger joint and just hung out and talked. Our date lasted about five hours or so and I couldn't wait to talk to him again.
Good luck!
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reader, followtheblackrabbit  +, writes (14 October 2010):
 My best first date lasted about 12hrs. We had breakfast and then, out to the beach..we were having so much fun burying each other etc etc. We went out to lunch after and then spent the day at an amusement park racing go-carts and trying out stupid games (I totally beat him 5x at dance dance revolution :p ). Then, we thought we'd go see a movie but nah, we couldn't stop talking so we thought it'd be a bad idea. We ended up going to a crazy restaurent called Athena by the Sea where we got to dance on tables and break plates. Awesome! Then, we took a walk and he proceeded to kiss me under the moon (cheesy but nice ;) ). When he dropped me off, we were already making plans and regretting that the day was over. Basically, activity is key. You don't have to scramble for conversation and get to be laid-back. Oh and yep, we did end up together lol
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reader, tennisstar88 +, writes (14 October 2010):
 You know none of my first dates were that creative..However, I had a second date where the guy took me to six flags, but he lost points when he made me buy my own ticket! Loser. I was a little mad but eventually had a ton of fun.
Other ideas I like but have yet to do are, a nice romantic picnic in the park, art museum or if you live in D.C. the Smithsonian, and a sculpture park.
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reader, kirra07  +, writes (14 October 2010):
My best first date was going to a semi-amusement park in a mall, then to supper and a hockey game. We did end up together for awhile. But what you do isn't as important as who you do it with. As long as the 2 of you are doing something fun and different and going on dates. Just changing it up and doing new things together make for great dates and great memories.
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reader, cheannryl  +, writes (14 October 2010):
 Haha,i was sixteen.it was not that best.we went to church,(boring)the funny part is he tried to sit close to me then slowly i move away,wow i really dnt know what to do that time.hmm,he was my crush.my first date was the best feeling,though it's not the best date..
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reader, Lexie88  +, writes (14 October 2010):
 My boyfriend took me to dinner, then ice skating and then for dessert for our first date. The ice skating was so cheesy and it was just us and a bunch of kids on the rink but I got to talk to him and have a laugh at the same time.
But now that I think back, I don't think it would have mattered much what we did on our first date. What you need is a situation where both people are comfortable, you can talk to each other and you're not going to end up in a compromising situation.
I wouldn't recommend the movies. No time to talk and it gets awkward sitting next to someone you don't know well in the dark :)
I'd say do something fun where you can laugh and get to know each other at the same time.
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reader, Ricemonster +, writes (14 October 2010):
 Would you believe me if I told you I never went out on a date before? With that said, the best time I had when I went out with someone was the one where we both had a lot of fun and/or that we totally and utterly enjoyed each others' company through conversation, snacks and heavy flirtation.As for what sort of activities, if she's into new active things, try rock climbing, hiking, kayaking, even running - yes, I had a friend who took his girlfriend-to-be for a 19km run. What are her interests? You must know something about her interests. I took one of my ex girlfriends out the first time, for mountain biking. Well, it was more trail riding to me.She's not that physically active? The new sushi/izakaya place is nice. Take her there, introduce the new roll they created. There's a book author at so and so store - is she a fan of his/hers? Live in Texas? Try taking her to the Renaissance Fair. Does she seem stress that day? Go-Karting is fun. Does she have a thing for golf? Take her to the range. Do you two enjoy racing around the track? Take your car or rent a Neon (oh yeah, limited class racing is fun) and go to the race track with her.Picnic at the park... Hike up the mountain top and cook noodles... Does she love animals? Zoo. Etc.
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