<p>Yeah so in another thread I mentioned I was gonna go on a date right? Well I'm trying to figure out what the hell we're gonna do and I'm getting very nervous haha.</p>
<p>I considered ice skating but that's not gonna work out. There's a bowling alley at our student union, maybe that? I really wanna do minigolf but I don't have a car and there ain't any place close by. We could take the metro into DC and see some of the museums maybe, as well as just walking around the national mall.</p>
<p>Ideas?!?!?!?</p>
<p>Haha. How well do you know him/her? If it’s fairly well, then you should know what he/she likes. If not, bowling doesn’t sound like a bad idea. It’s fun and you can get to know each other better. Don’t do the dinner and a movie (or a movie at all) because they’re too cliche and it doesn’t give you a chance to get to know the other person. </p>
<p>My first date with my current boyfriend was a play because we’re both theater nerds. Luckily, he knew that and I liked the fact that he considered my interests when deciding where we were going to go. Try to find out what he/she likes and go from there! </p>
<p>Good luck :).</p>
<p>Don’t know her super well. She seems like an easy going girl though. And ya I know to stay away from the movies (I feel like every person grows up thinking that’s a great date idea, then they actually do it…). </p>
<p>Maybe bowling + dinner or something?</p>
<p>Doing some sort of activity sounds really fun - maybe a long bike ride? You don’t say where you live, but maybe check tripadvisor dot com for “touristy” things that you might not have done in your own town? I got some great ideas there in my town!
Picnic in a beautiful spot? Don’t make it too long of a date though - sometimes first dates need to be short with a distraction in case the connection is awkward and conversation isn’t flowing. Nothing worse than a first date where someone decides over salad that they aren’t interested anymore, and you have to make conversation for hours. I’ll never forget the date I went on years ago where my date spent dinner talking about his job as president of a pen manufacturing company. In a monotone. OMG.</p>
<p>Personally, I’d go with the museum date. Bowling isn’t a horrible idea, but will the two of you really get to know eachother? Probably not. I mean, think about it. If it’s just the two of you bowling, then invariably one of you will be up to bowl while the other is sitting. So much for conversation. Also, I don’t know if you considered the fact that bowling IS a competition. And regardless of whether or not you (or her) take it seriously, ultimately someone loses and someone wins. Some people don’t respond well to that. </p>
<p>On the other hand, a date at the museum isn’t susceptible to the same downfalls as a bowling date - or, for that matter, any sort of “activity date.” There’s ample room for conversation. And, should you run out of things to say, you can always ask her what she thinks about a particular piece. Not only will that take some of the burden off you, but it may give you a chance to really know her and vice versa. Art is, after all, very personal, which allows for open, candid conversation, whereas opening up at, say, a bowling alley will often be inappropriate.</p>
<p>Anyway, if nothing else, take romanigypsyeyes’ advice and do what you think will interest your date most.</p>
<p>Shoot4moon there’s a scenic lake near my house but I feel like that’d be better for a later date. I think I might go with the museum idea but now I gotta figure out which one lol… I’m more partial to history museums and of course the Air and Space museum, idk if she’d be cool with that or not.</p>
<p>Damn this stuff is hard!</p>
<p>I like the museums too. Can’t you decide when you get there since they are all free and on the mall?(Right? it has been a few year!) It would be fun to go get dinner or dessert afterwards. Relax and have fun!</p>
<p>Bowling’s a great idea because it’s interactive. Stay away from dinner until you know you’ll have a good conversation–coffee is much safer because it doesn’t have to last very long at all.</p>
<p>I went student union bowling on my first date at college. It was really nice and casual and cute.</p>
<p>why not just go to dinner?</p>
<p>How did the date go MortalSoil?</p>