Dinner Date Master Class
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Dinner Date Master Class
This clever little video shows you many important dinner dater tips to make the dinner date the best experience ever. Create the perfect dinner date with the help of VideoJug and make it the most romantic time she has ever had.
Step 1: The venue
It's unlikely you'll get the right ambiance if you take her for a kebab.
Pick a place you've been to before,
so you are confident that the service isn't terrible,
and the food isn't horrible.
TOP TIP If it's somewhere you've taken a lot of other dates to,
make sure the staff are discreet.
Step 2: Prepare
Book a table to ensure you don't get turned away at the door.
This is especially important if your attempts to blag your way in fail to impress.
Make sure you arrive on time
as being late is unpardonable, and it leaves your date at the mercy of prowling single diners.
TOP TIP: When booking, ask for a quiet table,
so you aren't near any thoroughfares from the kitchen or the loos
as this can take the shine off any meal.
Step 3: Lasting impressions
You want your date to remember you for your witty repartee, and your ability to make them feel at ease.
So don't be crass by ordering the restaurant staff around.
Equally, if you don't know much about wine,
don't pretend you do, and order the 1978 Grand Chateau de rip off,
just because it's the most expensive thing on the menu.
Step 4: Eating
Some food is impossible to eat attractively.
If you're a messy eater, avoid spaghetti,
shellfish,
soup,
spinach,
or anything else that might splash,
or spray,
or require a tucked-in napkin.
Don't order massive quantities of food,
as your date is unlikely to be impressed with the size of your appetite,
or by showing everyone how much you've enjoyed your meal.
Step 5: Complaining
If the service is genuinely awful, and you have to wait ages for your meals..
and the waiter's more worried about presentation than hygiene...
and the meals are cold….
Be a man and complain.
Ask for your food to be changed.
Don't be aggressive, just firm, and manly.
She'll love that.
If there is an accident, be gracious,
and accept apologies with a smile.
If you can see the funny side, it'll put everybody at ease...
and sometimes it is little incidents like these that break the ice and bring you closer.
Step 6: Paying
If you're the man, pay.
Don't get your calculator out and explain that you should pay less as you didn't have a coffee.
She'll offer to split the bill, but she's expecting to be talked out of this.
And if she insists it may be a bad sign:
she doesn't want to have to go on another date.
Once you've paid, make sure you leave a generous tip. Generosity is an attractive quality in a man and your date may be generous back.
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01:49
Impress Your Date
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02:37
Cheap Dinner Dates
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00:25
Get Yourself Ready For A Date
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03:25
Be A Smooth Date
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03:12
Plan The Perfect Date
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07:36
First Date And Beyond
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02:56
Get A Date
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04:17
Cheap Date Ideas
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02:45
How Far To Go On A Date
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02:46
Prepare For A Date
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02:24
Be Witty
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07:37
Why Men Complain
Tips & Comments
I used to always split the bill with a man on the first date, until I realized they REALLY don't like or appreciate it. It had never occurred to me that they might think it was a big brush-off, I was just trying to be fair and considerate. That was in my 20's. Now I am in my 30's and I realize that the whole "split the bill" thing was for college kids, none of whom have any money. The reality is that most adult women earn less than most adult men, as unfair as that is, and this is why a man ought to pay if he invites a lady out. This shows consideration and kindness, whereas insisting on splitting the bill means that he expects the woman to bankrupt herself for the privilege of dating him. If a woman earns significantly more than the man it should be reversed. Also, if a man refuses to tip or tips poorly (under 15-20%) it sticks out in my head as a negative. Waiters and waitresses work for a living! So be a gentleman and pay, probably your date earns less than you. If you get married you can get a joint checking and split things that way, but on a first date try to be impressively generous and nice to your date so she can see you're high quality. Happy dating!
The man should DEFINATELY pay on the first date. being a girl, i would continuosly offer and insist that i should pay or split the bill, but i still expect him to talk me out of it, like the video says. if he lets me pay, it would leave a bad impression on me even if the date was going great earlier. after the first date, then its all out in the open. Binak_Algo has it right. its the perfect way to end the back and forth game
HAHAHAA!!!!!!!! Ben is the best.. so funny with the spaghetti and the spinach! And to the guys: yes, it all depends on the situation, I personally think that if a guy pays all the first date is ok, but I would insist in paying half, but what Binak_Algo says is just fine "I pay now, you pay next time" .. even if there isnt a "next one" Funny vid! hahaa... *L*
Urgh! That looked like a jar of pickled ears!
lol sarah and ben are the best - their videos are so funny!!
quite the impressive burp at 2:13- 2:18
Very nice
in reply to rosiepie: It's dificult to know if a girl want to pay because she likes to be fair or because she doesn't want to go out again. So, the man should insist on paying. Personally, I try to pay, if she insist too much, I say "Let me pay this one, and you pay next time, ok?" or something. They answer in corporal language will tell you everything
well some girls just don't like the whole 'galantry' thing at all, so i wouldn't say it was necessarily a bad thing if a girl insists on paying. I think the whole 'I'm the man I must pay for the woman's meal' thing is just a bit cheesey, so that's why i'd offer to pay half.
i think it's gallant if the man pays it all