USians are brainwashed into thinking they need a $200 experience to get to know someone. At that rate it’s cheaper to take half a day off to cook something fancy for a date.

Where I live there is luckily enough people who don’t want these expensive experiences so we get creative on what to do on a date.

[–] MolotovHalfEmpty@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I honestly think the formality and spectacle of a nice restaurant date, especially early on, actually gets in the way of getting to know someone. If you go for a walk in a park with a coffee and a chat, then fine yourself excited to see them again then I'd bet you'll have discovered more about each other and how compatible you are.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Going on a restaurant date can give important early information on how they treat workers tho

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

At that rate it’s cheaper to take half a day off to cook something fancy for a date

Now you've spent 40 dollars (assuming "something fancy" requires 2-3 expensive ingredients you need like a tablespoon of and then good luck figuring out how to use the rest of before it goes bad) while also needing skills and expertise and cookware and space to cook and 2-3 hours of your time and you're still not going to get laid because your parents make you keep your bedroom door open even when you're having company