Good first dates.

[bikuki]

It's a wee tea shop in the West End - attracts arty folk and 'west-enders'. I just found the staff to not really pay attention to you if you're not a 'regular' or look like some poncy philosophy student.

[Draven]

Originally Posted by bikuki

It's a wee tea shop in the West End - attracts arty folk and 'west-enders'. I just found the staff to not really pay attention to you if you're not a 'regular' or look like some poncy philosophy student.

MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnn. Wouldn't work.

And I hate places full of YAS, would never subject a mate to it.

[I'm Your God Now]

Take them up the arse on the first date, it's a good ice breaker.

[Kenny Everett]

Originally Posted by bikuki

I've been to Tchai Ovna once and the staff (and most of the customers) came across as incredibly arrogant and completely up their own arses. And this is coming from someone who happily proclaims her love for the West End. I was very unimpressed.

I don't mind the place, but if I was trying to impress a woman the last thing I'd want is ten smelly greasy students that haven't washed in three weeks sitting at a table next to me.

Which incidentally, is usually what happens when I go there

[Awright]

Hunterston Power Station.

[jondejonjon]

Originally Posted by Draven

That's the thing, their so awkward around each other the meal idea/tea room probably wouldn't work. At meals you feel you have to force conversation to talk to each other. Yeah I know the old "well if they can't talk at dinner..." theory but fuck that.

Liking The Stand & Ghostie tour ideas, that sort of thing.

If they're so awkward when around each other, why the hell would they want to go out on a date? You may want to disregard the old "if they can't talk at dinner" theory, but if they can't hold a conversation, why the hell would they want to have any kind of a relationship, let alone have sex? I can only speak from my personal experience, but if a girl is either (a) stupid, (b) boring or (c) both, then there is no way that I'd want to have anything to do with her. At the age of 22, why the hell would your mate want to waste his time spending time with people that make him uncomfortable? This whole situation confuses me.

[Semprini]

Originally Posted by Warped

I used to really love the Herald, dunno why i fell away from reading it.

Because it's got really shit recently?

[NomadSoul]

Originally Posted by Sazzarella

When you have the chat about where you stand with each other?! When they actually ask you to be their gf?! If you dont know by now theres no hope left for you

Nonsence there's allway's hope No I just haven't ever had that chat usally if we'v been going out more than a month I know it's going somewhere.

[Zooropa]

Dates are shit.

Just get them to end up in the same club and let nature take it's course.

if it didn't happen at a party I'd be sceptical of it happening at all mind.

[MarkMono]

Originally Posted by jondejonjon

If they're so awkward when around each other, why the hell would they want to go out on a date? You may want to disregard the old "if they can't talk at dinner" theory, but if they can't hold a conversation, why the hell would they want to have any kind of a relationship, let alone have sex? I can only speak from my personal experience, but if a girl is either (a) stupid, (b) boring or (c) both, then there is no way that I'd want to have anything to do with her. At the age of 22, why the hell would your mate want to waste his time spending time with people that make him uncomfortable? This whole situation confuses me.

Not everyone is so worldly and socially adept as you. You're so smart you should know this already.

[Dyno]

Originally Posted by GoddamnElectric

Edinburgh? Do the ghost walk! So very cheesy, but it's something to laugh about later - and I think that's a significant component to a first date

Off topic, but there's a ghost tour started up in Glasgow as of last week. But get this, they go up that fucking pish-junkie-rat infested alley outside work! BWAHAH.

[jondejonjon]

Originally Posted by MarkMono

Not everyone is so worldly and socially adept as you. You're so smart you should know this already.

I'm not saying that I'm socially adept, or smart. I think that surely it'd be worse to force them into a one-on-one situation of any kind if they're not comfortable talking to each other. I understand that it's none of my business, and don't know the people involved, but if they're so awkward around each other then surely the best thing to do would be to ensure that they go out as part of a group (to remove the pressure of actually going out on a date), adding alcohol, and seeing if their self-consciousness is lowered enough so that things work out? If they can't hold a conversation, then is it literally just physical attraction that is causing this whole idea of getting the two of them to hook up?

[Warped]

i dont do dates, i do "DVD's" tho.

[I'm Your God Now]

Originally Posted by Warped

i dont do dates, i do "DVD's" tho.

DVD-A?

[Warped]

At the HMV-A