First Date - Ideas

cabaret

Hi everyone, I have my first date coming up this week and wanted to get some feedback of things we could do in Dublin city centre? It's a lunch date so any ideas where would be great? Also what could we do or see afterwards? Thanks in advance...first date pre nerves are already setting in....I've never been on a date before. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

paulmorro

cabaret wrote: »

Hi everyone, I have my first date coming up this week and wanted to get some feedback of things we could do in Dublin city centre? It's a lunch date so any ideas where would be great? Also what could we do or see afterwards? Thanks in advance...first date pre nerves are already setting in....I've never been on a date before. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The zoo and a walk in Phoenix Park? If you went there the cafe in the visitor centre has really nice food (though not very romantic)

dreamer_ire

It very much depends on what you both are into. My girlfriend and I went to the Ulster Museum which worked a treat in terms of providing plenty of conversation pieces as well as the opportunity for a few sneaky peeks when she was engrossed in the art!

corked

grab a mini picnic and head to st stephens green? Much better than a crowed restaurant and in my eyes more effort and shows more interest! (totally weather dependent though!)

If you have met him / her online then I would suggest keeping it to a coffee / quick date as you can quickly make your excuses if your just not that into him / her!

Aurongroove

I had my first date there about a month or two ago.

hope you're goes well.

floggg

I wouldn't worry about making it too special. A first date is really about getting to know each other a bit and see if you click.

Maybe just go somewhere nice for a long lunch where you can talk and get to know each other.

Try not to be nervous. The worst that will happen is that you don't click. Believe me, you'll go on enough dates where that will happen. You soon realise after the first few times that it's not that big a deal.

ongarboy

I agree with flogg. I would just go with the lunch on the first date and the success of that can determine what outing or activities you can participate in on subsequent dates. I think if I was going on a first date with someone I never met (even if I had been communicating extensively with them online), I'd feel a bit awkward if they suggested we talk a long walk in the Phoenix Park or go off to a musuem when you really don't know that person yet. Even a picnic is a bit personal for the first date with someone who is effectively a stranger. I think you would really have to hit it off in person and have some great chemistry before you could consider other activities outside lunch, a coffee or drink.....but maybe that would be down to my lack of impulse!!

Queen of Hearts in Cows Lane or the Stage Door on Essex Street (West of Temple Bar) are good lunch/cafe type places and maybe a glass of wine after in the nearby Front Lounge if things progress. Tall Ships is on this weekend so Dublin city centre will be hectic.

cabaret

Thank you all so much for your suggestions. Looking for somewhere around St. Stephen's Green / Grafton Street area. Pub grub food is fine for a first date isn't it??? I'm way out of touch with this dating malark lol