We have made our date arrangements with both of us giving our ideas, why we want it to be this way, then both agreeing.
Two of the main things I asked is that our first meeting/date we meet in a very casual environment so neither of us feels pressured by having to make sure they are dressed proper. Just very casual attire in a laid back atmosphere.
I also added that I would like the first to be dutch. Reason being, IF we end up with no chemistry at all, why should he have to pay all (JMO)
Personally, I like the first face-to-face to be a brief meeting - maybe a couple hours or less. Just a general "look-see". Emails and phone calls are a good way to set up for a first meet up - but I can't really judge my attraction to someone till I've had a that first in person meeting. So I don't really see it as a "date" -- a date can be arranged after that first meeting. I'm never nervouse about first meetings -- he's checking me out as much as I am checking him out --- if it doesn't work chemically for one or either of us -- nothing lost, perhaps we can be friends, and we just spent an hour getting to meet and have conversation with a new person...and who knows if it didn't work between us...he might know someone I might be interested in and vice versa. I've done that before - met a guy online, we met in person, things didn't click for us - however, I introduced him to a friend of mine -- and today they are married.
Big_JohnOPOcean Springs, Mississippi USA9,767 posts
Charli15695: Personally, I like the first face-to-face to be a brief meeting - maybe a couple hours or less. Just a general "look-see". Emails and phone calls are a good way to set up for a first meet up - but I can't really judge my attraction to someone till I've had a that first in person meeting. So I don't really see it as a "date" -- a date can be arranged after that first meeting. I'm never nervouse about first meetings -- he's checking me out as much as I am checking him out --- if it doesn't work chemically for one or either of us -- nothing lost, perhaps we can be friends, and we just spent an hour getting to meet and have conversation with a new person...and who knows if it didn't work between us...he might know someone I might be interested in and vice versa. I've done that before - met a guy online, we met in person, things didn't click for us - however, I introduced him to a friend of mine -- and today they are married.
You are the second lady who has expressed that the first meeting is not a date. That the first date occurs after the initial interview and scoping out of the man. Interesting?
How many men don't consider the first meeting a date?
Big_JohnOPOcean Springs, Mississippi USA9,767 posts
sassy49senior: We have made our date arrangements with both of us giving our ideas, why we want it to be this way, then both agreeing.
Two of the main things I asked is that our first meeting/date we meet in a very casual environment so neither of us feels pressured by having to make sure they are dressed proper. Just very casual attire in a laid back atmosphere.
I also added that I would like the first to be dutch. Reason being, IF we end up with no chemistry at all, why should he have to pay all (JMO)
So now you are there. What happens? What did you think about that would happen in the first few minutes? You truly don't have any questions arranged in your mind prior to going?
I would include questions like yours...except about the last relationship....I think that's information best discussed later after several dates and when/if the relationship appears to be progressing.
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We have made our date arrangements with both of us
giving our ideas, why we want it to be this way,
then both agreeing.
Two of the main things I asked is that our first
meeting/date we meet in a very casual environment
so neither of us feels pressured by having to make
sure they are dressed proper. Just very casual
attire in a laid back atmosphere.
I also added that I would like the first to be dutch.
Reason being, IF we end up with no chemistry at all,
why should he have to pay all (JMO)