Ds2 recently had one, and his idea of a blind date is not the same as ours. I think it’s a sign of the times rather than generational. I’m curious what your kids think is a blind date. And your idea of one, I guess, though I suspect yours is the same as ours.
Just texted my D and this is her answer: “a date where u were set up by someone and u don’t know who ur meeting”
That’s my definition too.
What was your S’s idea of a blind date?
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My S says, “Someone who can’t see.” I should have expected him to say that.
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So, back in the day, I would have said a blind date is a date with someone you don’t know but that you’ve been set up with by a mutual friend. You get their name and a few details and usually the man gives the woman a call or vice versa (in a heteronormative world) to set a time and place to meet.
What’s changed, at least for ds, is that he didn’t know the name of the person even. What? How do you know who to ask for when you arrive at the agreed-upon destination, which has been arranged by the mutual friend? He texted the mutual friend and told her when he got there and what he was wearing, and the blind date found him. Dh and I are all what?
But I guess that if you were to get a name, you would look them up on social media and learn too much about them and it would color the whole “blind” aspect. That’s what I mean by a sign of the times. The way he described it actually sounded kind of really old-fashioned and fun, like the movie or song or whatever where the guy says he’ll be the one with a pink carnation in his lapel.
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My D said she’d definitely have a name and likely a photo. She wouldn’t agree to it otherwise, just from a safety perspective.
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My S’s fiancée said she definitely researched S before they met in person. They met online but she had a bunch of screening questions and made sure they only met at public places where she knew people who could help her if things went south, as they say.
I think that was very sensible of her and am not sure how much S researched her as well. He’s pretty private about details.
That does sound sweet and a bit old-fashioned. My younger sister set her VP at her school up with her younger sister and they’ve been married for about 20 years now! Both were late 30ish at the time but had never had serious relationship.
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@Youdon_tsay D2 is coming over for lunch today and I’ll ask her what she thinks a blind date is. I hope It went well for your S2. You know how much I like him!
This is also my definition. I asked a friend’s S - straightfaced, he though it was a date with a sightless person!!!
He liked her! I should quit posting because I forget people on here know him. 
Don’t say anything to him! lol
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My lips are sealed!