What does his choice for a first-date restaurant say about him?

by Sarah J. Gim, Posted Aug 29th 2006 @ 8:32PM

dinner date Pizza?!?! He's taking you out to grab a slice of pizza?!?! Forget it. What kind of cheapskate/Peter Pan/unimaginative guy is he!??! Drop him!

Don't pretend like you haven't done it before -- judged a guy (or girl) before you've even met, based on where they want to go on the first date. Fancy expensive reservations-30-days-in-advance-only and you're impressed, right? KFC drive-thru and...well, you get the picture.

Though they don't have an opinion about pizza, AOL has put together a short feature about what his restaurant/cuisine choice could say about him. If you don't have the time to read through it, here's the lowdown:

Tapas - "don't expect a commitment from this professional dabbler anytime soon"
Seafood - "it's nice to spend time with somebody who believes money is no object, but if he never lets you forget it..."
Pancake house - "a guy who knows what he wants, and exactly where to go to get it"
Sushi - "an eclectic lifestyle, so he wants to try everything"
Mexican - "hot and spicy guy is the kind that will dance the night away"
Chinese - "he needs a little motivation"
Steakhouse - "since he won't stray too far from the norm, he could be a huge bore"
Italian - "you've got a serious romantic on your hands"
Burgers and fries - "likes it straight, so he can save himself for the BMX race he's in"

Filed Under: Lists, Ingredients, Chefs & Restaurants, How To, Restaurants
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8-29-2006 @11:41PM Becki said... Sorry, but this is the sort of trite, women's mag throwaway fodder that is the reason we read blogs instead of Cosmo. Corny writing. Sorry - but you can do better than this.
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8-30-2006 @3:13PM Adriane said... I agree with Becki...you went to AOL for good blogging material??
And whats up with the Chinese commentary? REAL Chinese food is amazing!

Silly and stereotypical drivel, anyone?

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8-30-2006 @12:42PM champignon said... becki, i concur

-c
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8-30-2006 @3:28AM Alex said... Yep - I'm with Becki. I would hope that women judge men by their personality rather than some pop psychology assessment of character based on restaurant choice.
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8-30-2006 @5:33AM Fokk said... his choice is nice :)
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8-30-2006 @8:04AM Adam said... Ah yes, when your date psycho analyses your restaurant choices, you know you've got a keeper!

You know, if you like having everything you do questioned for your "true motive"
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8-30-2006 @8:55AM Jason said... Nothing says "we think our readers are stupid" like a list such as this.
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8-30-2006 @9:14AM Angela Pitt said... Given my culinary background, thus "pickiness", I would be the one choosing the restaurant. No, I'm not
a control freak. I just think it would save the back
and forth diatribe of: "Where do you want to eat?" I
ask.
"I don't know. Where do you want to eat?" he replies.
So, if I make up our minds for the both of us, it saves a lot of time. I know I can't go wrong with
steak, and I know it would make him happy. . . so,
steak it is. It helps that I like steak as well.
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9-02-2006 @9:38AM Lisa said... wow, I really didn't take it that seriously... there's no way I could read something like this and take it personally enough to feel "stupid" or be offended by it, let alone make relationship decisions based on it. most of it was funny...
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8-30-2006 @9:58AM Allison said... Well said Becki. Reads like a cheap horoscope.
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8-30-2006 @10:37AM sof said... lists like this at at least, silly, and at worst, perpetuate antiquated gender roles and 'dating expectations.'

my best first date ever was an evening of pizza (thin crust marguerita) and beer at our favorite watering hole...we've been together ever since and are crazy in love. we've gone out to nicer places, we've been to more casual places. it's the company that makes the evening--even a bad meal can be a bonding experience.

oh, and we take turns treating one another to dinner.

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