Is it ok to go on a first date with a guy to a pub?

LegacyUser

just wondering.. as i feel as if i have to ask my friends along?

thanks

D-Generate

Hell yeah its alright. Many a first date i have had just over a few quiet drinks. But then again I am still a student so the formal nature of a dinner date is a bit too much and its all about the casual nature of drinks. Also it makes a bailing out situation particularly easy if it ain't going well. No waiting to complete the main courses and pay the bill!

LaLucy

Just make sure ya tell people where you are going! and stay safe and have fun

Mmmm_Lemony

shygirl09 wrote: »

just wondering.. as i feel as if i have to ask my friends along?

thanks

Pub is fine, inviting your friends is not!

homerun_homer

Pub is fine for a date, have had a few and they are grand. I've even had the whole introductions to friend's on first dates which is intimidating but I battled on.

CDfm

Nice and public and if you dont like it you can move on somewhere else or indeed make you excuses and leave;)

Húrin

yeah go for it, but don't bring your friends.. such a bad idea.

Esel

Just don't drink too much.....

arama

ive been on a few to the pub...much better idea than cinema or dinner, i think....u can chill out over a drink and move to diff pubs if things get uncomfortable, change of scenery may even lighten the mood!!! have fun.....:D defo leave the friends at home , the date is about you not them!!

Femelade

I went on my first "date" (if you could call it that) with my boyfriend in my local pub (he comes from a village about 2 miles away).
I brought my sister along, she was going to be there anyway, when we got there my brother was there, and various friendly locals..then he arrived with his friend..then another friend of his arrived..after a while, we all ended up sitting together and having a laugh..

petes

Perfectly fine. Easy to get to know a bit about the person. If it goes well then arrange another date doing something else.

Dudess

Of course it is. Tell your friends it's a date, therefore it's only you and him - they'll surely understand?

shygirl09

shygirl09 wrote: »

just wondering.. as i feel as if i have to ask my friends along?

thanks

Pub is fine. Personally, I prefer a cafe for a date, but if you both like drinking, then the pub is spot on. But i'd recommend a nice cosy bar that you're familar with.

And definitely no to your friends, unless you have no actual interest in the guy? Friends are a buffer. They won't help in the slightest by being there.

kevmy

I think the right pub is the perfect spot for a first date.

Not too formal, your able to talk and a couple (just a couple mind) of drinks will relax you.

Just make sure it isn't a really busy or really noisy pub. You want to be able to talk and get to know the person.

And NO friends. If I asked a girl out on a first date I'd be nervous enough as it is without having to deal with friends being sprung on me. Unless of course he invited you to a fairly large gathering in which case a couple of mates could be handy. But for most normal one-on-one dates I wouldn't bring friends

Das Kitty

The pub is the bestest!

Sitting in a restaurant on a first date is so stiff, then there's the confusion over who's paying, worrying about stuff getting stuck in your teeth, should I eat the garlic or not, If I get oysters will he get the wrong end of the stick etc.

The pub is relaxing and you can chat intimately without a big wedge of table between ye.

:pac:

smares

Yeah the pub is the best place. Having a drink will relax you so you can enjoy the night,its so much easier then going out for dinner then you have the whole what you should order and who pays.
just have a back up plan incase you want to get out of there but don't bring your friends!