Best places for going on the First Date !!

Radsl

So, you've asked the girl of your dreams out and then after the initial Yahoo affect of her accepting, you suddenly realize you haven’t got a clue where to bring her

Well, I was thinking during the winter they have the ice skating rings in the IFSC in Dublin which would be good for breaking the ice so to speak, but its summer now... well kinda so no ice... so I was wondering what kind of places or locations you people would suggest for going on the first date???

CareBear

Bring girls somewhere fun so you give a good impression

OfflerCrocGod

Radsl wrote:

I was wondering what kind of places or locations you people would suggest for going on the first date???

The back seat of a cameo. Cut to the chase Radsl.

tk123

CareBear wrote:

Bring girls somewhere fun so you give a good impression

Thats what he's asking us!!
Radsl the ice skating thing is a really cool idea - i'd be impressed if a guy picked there but as you said it's summer/autumn so thats out...I can't really think of anything "fun" to do in Dublin thou....What about something touristy like those viking splash tours - what you want is something fun and then you can go for a drink or something to eat and do some more ice breaking by chatting about what you did - then the conversation will carry on to other stuff....awwww

Tusky

Distract her with an RTE guide and shlide the log in.

Kold

I would usually ask her out somewhere public, like a fairground or a party, somewhere non threatening, she doesn't feel like you're trying to move too fast.

Flukey

It depends on the girl. Ask her opinion. Some like to be included in the decisions.

Selik

Some suggestions:

Skydiving!
Stand-up comedy show
Pub in nice setting like Johnny Fox's
Ghost Bus

My personal favourite would be skydiving if ya can find someone brave enough and you're up for it yourself!

Victor

Coffee. Cheap, you can talk and it can be quick enough that you can leave the engine running for a quick getaway.

elivsvonchiaing

Christ I hope to fcuk this has nothing to do with: Your Mother: Well she sounds like an awfully nice girl. Invite her around for afternoon tea so we can get to know each other

Definitely the very last choice :eek:

robbie1876

Tusky wrote:

Distract her with an RTE guide and shlide the log in.

Damn, that's funny!

tba

robbie1876 wrote:

Damn, that's funny!

what, the RTE Guide?

robbie1876

tba wrote:

what, the RTE Guide?

Ahahahah you said it again.....

elivsvonchiaing

robbie1876 wrote:

Ahahahah you said it again.....

Yup! Got it this time...

Chucky the tree

this thread should give you some good ideas

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=182910

Memnoch

elivsvonchiaing wrote:

Yup! Got it this time...

i still don't get it ..... :eek:

Ste.phen

Tusky wrote:

Distract her with an RTE guide and shlide the log in.

This was hilarious the first time i saw it.
THIS time it warranted a chuckle.
Be careful, you're not gonna get much more milage out of it

PH01

Victor wrote:

Coffee. Cheap, you can talk and it can be quick enough that you can leave the engine running for a quick getaway.

This has got to be the best (apart from that RTE thing which I don't get - someone will have to explain it to me).
For a drink first date there is no better place than upstairs in Neary's, off Grafton Street. It's quite and has comfy seats.

Sleepy

The Zoo. It's fun, will remind here of her childhood, should get her to drop her guard, you get a good chance to talk to her and I can guarantee, no-one's ever brought her there for a date before.

whosurpaddy

Sleepy wrote:

The Zoo. It's fun, will remind here of her childhood, should get her to drop her guard, you get a good chance to talk to her and I can guarantee, no-one's ever brought her there for a date before.

id second this suggestion. plenty of quiet corners and garden paths for you to lead her down if you know what i mean. also if you have a body odour problem you can blame it on the animals.

Unpossible

plenty of feeces (sp) flinging monkeys and bad smelling animal houses. Kinda like my local

blondie83

As Giles said, go skydiving!!! At least she'll think you're interesting

Redleslie2

The national gallery. It might be a good idea if you do a bit of homework on some of the artists. Nice coffee shop in there too. Then to the Chatham Lounge as someone said for a rake of pints.

cormie

Having a car is handy, I brought a nice gal up to Powerscourt Waterfalls. It's cool up there. Near Eniskerry where you can get a bite to eat etc. It's all woodland and waterfalls and rivers. Very romantic. A few days after she asked me to go on a Dublin Tour Bus with her. I was impressed. Not the typical Cinema or pub suggestion.

tk123

cormie wrote:

Having a car is handy, I brought a nice gal up to Powerscourt Waterfalls. It's cool up there. Near Eniskerry where you can get a bite to eat etc. It's all woodland and waterfalls and rivers. Very romantic. A few days after she asked me to go on a Dublin Tour Bus with her. I was impressed. Not the typical Cinema or pub suggestion.

see thats why i suggested the spash tours!!! The bus drives into the water and you sail around - great fun!! YAaaay now I want to go!!

cormie

oh yeah that one! that cud be a tad more interesting then the normal coastal tour one, do ya'll have to wear viking hats? Sexy or what! haha

Spacedog

How about the theatre. It's a bit on the posh side but it's it's something diffrent. then simply ruin the magical evening slipin' 'em the mickey! GiggadyGiggadyGiggady!

Tusky

Igy wrote:

This was hilarious the first time i saw it.
THIS time it warranted a chuckle.
Be careful, you're not gonna get much more milage out of it

Oh aint I ? I try and whip it out at every social occasion and the odd thread , the comment not the RTE guide.

luckat

Depends on the woman, as has already been suggested, but basically you want to avoid anything that allows people to freeze with shyness/go into show-off overdrive out of terror. So the suggestions about the zoo and skydiving and Powerscourt and so on are good.

You want to show the gal a good time; you want her to see you as My Hero; you want to get to know her (is she a crazed psycho?); you want conversation to be easy.

So if she's an oh-lawd-i've-broken-a-nail sort, forget the skydiving, but maybe go for a walk along Dun Laoghaire Pier (if it's balmy) followed by a snack in Mao. If she's a feisty, go-for-it type, skydiving will be good. If she's the future mother of your six children, it has to be Powerscourt (make sure to talk Irish, though - bionn a lán stáitséirbhísigh ag siúilslébhte agus iad ag labhairt Gaeilge go flúirseach agus go líofacht).

climaxer

Personally I prefer to go to a nice quite pub and have a drink and chat. Maybe go to pub where there is a pool table. I had my first official date with one of ex's in a quiet pub and there was a pool table there so we had a few games of pool. This really broke the ice. I wasn't great at playing and we had fun with him trying to teach me.

alienhead

good stand up show, then drinks afterwards

anthonymcg

alienhead wrote:

good stand up show, then drinks afterwards

Solid suggestion. You can assess her sense of humour (absolutely crucial IMHO) and then go from there. Plus laughing induces endorphins which can only be a good thing.

elivsvonchiaing

Comedy is definitely good. A few months back a mate of mine asked me if I wanted to go to Ed Byrne. His gf couldn't make it at the last minute. So we met for a couple of pints and went to the show.

The guy was absolutely hilarious - not strictly clean humour, though. There was a couple in from of us who started a whispering conversation and walked out.

We reckoned it was embarassment 'cos neither of them had sex before (with each other or probably anybody). Could see it being a problem too if gf was a virgin and being early twenties.

That's the only reservation I'd have with stand-up. Generally an excellent choice.

Victor

alienhead wrote:

good stand up show, then drinks afterwards

Ah! For a moment I thought you meant a knee-trembler down the laneway.