Dating question.......

Ali Babba

Just a quick question, going on a date on Friday night and I've a feeling the girl i'm meeting has bought me a small present, not wishing to be out done here, any suggestions what I should get her as a present? I know, I know, ye're going to say something small etc but what exactly do ye think would be acceptable without going over the top? Thanks in advance..

ribbongirl

Flowers are always appreciated.

Agent J

Flowers are nice but depending on where you are going kinda cumbersome.

Unless you are picking her up at home or such she'll end up having to cart them around with her.

My humble suggestion would be a single rose and small box of high quality chocolates(From like thorntons or one of the speciality Chocolate places)

Bonus points if you can figure about a way to subtley find out what type she likes.

Ali Babba

Thanks for that, flowers are a bit of a hassle alright but a rose and chocolates look like the best option, thanks again everybody.

MIN2511

I'm sorry but not a rose!!! It's cliche! Nice bunch of tulips would be nice... It may not work out between the two of ye...

katie99

for **** sakes
you are meeting her for a date. you are not marrying her.
cop on

deadpoet

MIN2511 wrote: »

It may not work out between the two of ye...

Because an attiude like that will get you anywhere in life.

Gifts on a first date are highly unusual, OP. Why dont you wait and see if she did or not - and if she did, pick up the bill at he end of the night.

MIN2511

deadpoet wrote: »

Because an attiude like that will get you anywhere in life.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

My 2c; people get so worked up about dates...... It's only a date!

yeahimhere

Why do you think she will get you a present? I'd never expect a gift on a first date! BUT if I was getting something for someone for whatever reason, I wouldn't expect anything back. However I can imagine how I'd feel if someone got something for me and I didn't have anything for them in return.

A single rose is a little corney but still very nice and traditional. If you know her well and her interests, perhaps something that represents her interests? Hard to give a suggestion without knowing what she's into.

vicecreamsundae

what is it that makes you think she has a present for you?

to be honest i find the flowers/chocolates ideas a bit too corny, especially for a first date. i'd actually get her a bathbomb, like one from Lush if you live near a Lush. Something like that anyway, something cute and casual where you can say you just saw it and thought she might like it rather than "well everyone knows women like flowers and chocolates so i brought you flowers and chocolate".

or even if you knew what her favourite bar was, get her one of those rather than box of fancy chocolates. i think something like that would be really sweet on a first date, but maybe others would disagree!

6th

katie99 wrote: »

for **** sakes
you are meeting her for a date. you are not marrying her.
cop on

Infracted for aggressive posting.

Redpunto

i think a cd would be a nicer idea, meself i hate getting flowers, they're too much work:D

tman

Kind of depends on how long have you've been going out...

If it's just a first date, might as well just go for some flowers

LegacyUser

If you are buying her chocolates.. do NOT get cadbury Roses or Quality Street.... I repeat... no cadbury roses or quality street haha

I agree here... a single rose if its a first date especially is kinda cringy.. like a womaniser kinda gift... as a girl i dont know what i would make of it... not to be ungrateful or anything.

I think tulips are gorgeous but could be a bit of a hassle for her carrying them around.

It really depends on how many dates you guys have had?

how do you know she got a gift for you?

If she told ya she got something then your gift could just look like ya got it cos she told ya she got you something... why dont you just take her to dinner or something like that??

Ali Babba

We're going out for dinner anyway but she said she got me something so I just want to get her something small too. Say what ye want but i'd like to get her something regardless. Thanks for the helpful posts anyway.

ash23

I'd go for something that was fun and showed some of my personality while also factoring in the other persons interests.

For eg I was having a 1st date with a guy and it happened to have been his birthday during the week.

He was a farmer and was always ribbing me about being such a city girl and I slagged him about being a farmer. So I went to a toy shop and bought him a little toy tractor and a couple of toy cows.