1st date: her neighborhood or yours?
 

I met this girl Saturday night at a party; things went well and she gave me her #. So, I'll gonna take her our this weekend, but need some strategic advice.

should I go to a restaurant in her neighborhood, or mine? we only live 2 miles from one another. my neighborhood is pretty cool, w/ a few good date restaurants, plus bars we can go to afterwards if things go well.

her neighborhood is more industrial, w/ basically 1 good restuarant/bar to go. if dinner goes well there, there wouldn't really be a good place to go afterwards. except her place of course.

normally, I think it's better to take a girl out in her neighborhood, b/c you should up at her door, leave her in her comfort zone, etc. But I think this may be a case where I suggest a place on my home turf.

opinions?

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go where you know.

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Unless you're on foot, I don't really see the problem with going to either since they're so close together. If you're going to pick her up, you may want to go to the place closer to her...but if you're meeting up somewhere, doesn't seem to matter. Things should go well if you hit it off wherever you go.

Go get'er Mav!

ScottieK

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go where you know.

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I actually work in her neighborhood, so I know them both pretty well.

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Which city? Picking her up by car, or just taking the train to her place? If the latter, I'd do her neighborhood as it's annoying to go back to your neigborhood after "picking her up".

If car - your neighborhood is much better, as the "post-dinner" options are much greater. Also you get to be in control of the date and make all the desination decisions. Women like guys who can take control and know their [censored]. Good luck!

-Al

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Take her where she is out of her element and uncomfortable. It forces her to latch on to whatever is even slightly familiar (i.e. you). When she's at her most vulnerable, start taking off her pants.

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OP- Which city?

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Cambridge/Somerville (Boston, basically).

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Picking her up by car or just taking the train to meet her at her place?

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by 'picking her up', I basically mean driving to her neighborhood, knocking on her door, and walking to the restaurant together.

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If the latter, I'd do her neighborhood as it's annoying to go back to your neigborhood after "picking her up".

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yep. but, I think it's annoying regardless of if I take the train, or drive.

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agreed. this would be my main reason for suggesting my hood.

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Take her where she is out of her element and uncomfortable. It forces her to latch on to whatever is even slightly familiar (i.e. you). When she's at her most vulnerable, start taking off her pants.

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lol

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OP- Which city?

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Cambridge/Somerville (Boston, basically).

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what neighborhoods

one is bound to be cooler than the other.

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Whenever possible, make the first few dates more about her than about you. So, if that means her neighborhood, sure. Just don't show up at her place to pick her up without a plan.