50 Words of Wisdom 2: Dating Tip for First Date

Hello and welcome to number 2 of the 50 words of wisdom my old man taught to me when growing up from time to time that I've remembered that I'm now going to be sharing with you and the rest of the whole wide world! And who knows, maybe at the end of it, for all those that read them and share them on, the world will be a better, smarter, wiser place for it!

50 Words of Wisdom 2: Dating Tip for First Date

2. Looking for a place to take your date to son? Make sure it's not at the movies! Never take a woman to the movies on a first date because if the film is boring, that's the thing they'll remember. Ask your mother!

Now I think I was about 15 when my old man said this to me once. He knew I was dating and had a date for the weekend and was thinking about where to go together for it. I think I was on the phone in the front room as we never had mobile phones back then! So our parents could always usually overhear what we was talking about unless we were in our room or something but what 15 year old in England in the early 90's had a phone in their room? I wasn't a Prince!! Anyway, I think that's what he said to me somewhere around the lines of. That was typical of my dad though, I don't know how serious he is one minute or whether he's joking. He's like the most shrewd and subtle person I've ever met and always had a way of mixing satire in with the truth in such a way that is logical but slightly funny at the same time as way to try and put this kind of awry, bemused, unsure smile on my face!

Anyway yeah, as it turns out, it's pretty true! Taking your first date, or the first date you're having with someone else, to the cinema to watch a movie can be a bad idea if it turns out that movie is long and boring lol. It's a bit of a risk, unless you know the movie is going to be funny and good all throughout then you'll probably be okay.

Personally, I don't think my old man knew me that well or something. If he thought I would let a movie dictate the outcome of a date for someone that I liked then he either didn't think enough of me or perhaps was so old fashioned he didn't have as many choices for doing other stuff today like I did in my era or generation. There was more than movies to watch and stuff to do together on a first date and one of the things I'd usually do was just go into town with them and visit all the cool shops like the music and arts stores and interesting places and then take them for something to eat. Then home before tea time lol job done lol

What about you? Have you ever taken a first date to a movie and it turned out to be a boring movie which marred the relationship? lol

Or did you counter it by doing something else to make up for it?