{"id":40,"date":"2008-01-31T05:40:51","date_gmt":"2008-01-31T11:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=40"},"modified":"2021-09-25T21:46:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T02:46:35","slug":"the-dos-donts-of-a-dinner-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/people\/relationships\/the-dos-donts-of-a-dinner-date\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dos And Don&#8217;ts Of a Dinner Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nonwhite aligncenter\" title=\"vintage double date dinner\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2008\/01\/groupdate.png\" alt=\"Vintage soldiers sitting with his wives at table.\" width=\"500\" height=\"394\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Almost every date involves taking a woman out to eat. It is not only fun, but offers a perfect opportunity to show your date your manners and character. Below are a few of the do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts of dinner dates. If you do the do&#8217;s, you&#8217;re guaranteed to impress your date and score a second one with her. If you do the don&#8217;ts, she won&#8217;t be returning your calls.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do&#8217;s<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the door for your date and pull out her chair for her.<\/li>\n<li>Place your napkin on your lap.<\/li>\n<li>Break off a chunk of bread to butter it instead of buttering one huge slice.<\/li>\n<li>Come prepared with interesting conversation topics to discuss.<\/li>\n<li>Say thank you to the waiter each time he or she brings you an item.<\/li>\n<li>Pre-bus the table to make the waiter&#8217;s job easier. (This shows you respect those in the service industry.)<\/li>\n<li>Pay for the whole bill, and make it obvious you are going to do so to avoid an awkward conversation.<\/li>\n<li>Leave a generous tip. A tip speaks volumes about your character.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Don&#8217;ts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Wear a ball cap during the dinner. You shouldn&#8217;t be wearing one at all, but if you are, take it off when you enter the restaurant.<\/li>\n<li>Chew with your mouth open.<\/li>\n<li>Make the waiter&#8217;s job difficult with anal orders and requests.<\/li>\n<li>Obviously check out other women<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember that many of these rules apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/people\/relationships\/the-10-commandments-of-the-at-home-dinner-date\/\">dinner dates at home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/people\/relationships\/how-to-ask-a-girl-out\/\">How to Ask a Girl Out on a Date<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/etiquette\/guide-dining-etiquette-table-manners\/\">A Man\u2019s Guide to Dining Etiquette and Proper Table Manners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/etiquette\/properly-butter-eat-bread\/\">How to Properly Butter Bread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/etiquette\/who-pays-for-dinner\/\">Who Pays For Dinner?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/etiquette\/dining-etiquette-and-table-manners-video\/\">Dinning Etiqutte [VIDEO]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/etiquette\/\">Etiquette Archives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost every date involves taking a woman out to eat. 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