Places to go on a date
Dating is a confusing enough topic for most of us without adding a string of unnecessary rules, and yet as a species we are almost hard-wired to create complications where none need to exist. Among these rules, which although unwritten seem to be very firmly defined, there is the question of where a couple should go on a date. Dating guides seem to have a very firm idea of venues for a “first date” and in some cases for subsequent dates. However, it is worth bearing in mind that the only rules which really matter are those agreed between the people who are going on the date.
Traditionalists will tend to have a quite firm idea of where a reasonable venue for a date might be. The “rules” for these venues tend to be that it should be on “neutral territory” – that is, not in or especially close to the home of either party – and in a venue deemed suitably “social”. This tends to mean, in practice, that first dates will be a meal in a restaurant, a drink in a bar, a film at the cinema, or reasonable variations on the above. It is most important that the people on the date should feel comfortable – which makes it all the more strange that something as private as eating should feature so prominently.
Of course, these rules can be bent by the couple themselves. If both parties are keen on sport, then a game can be a perfectly good place for a date, as long as they don't support rival teams.