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Here Are The Best Places To Go On A First Date, According To Men

by Taylor Ortega
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Try as you might to avoid it, but first dates are rife with harmless judgments.

The process of sizing up potential love interests leads many of us to read into our dates' mannerisms, style choices and, most importantly, selections of first date venues or activities.

When Redditor Theonewhoclockss asked male users for the “best first date ideas,” their suggestions were refreshingly entertaining and affordable.

The Aquarium

Comment from discussion What are your best first date ideas?.

Admission for two: $53.90 + food court french fries: $6 + holding hands as you watch a turtle breathe through its butt: $0 = $59.90

Fun scale: 8/10

Ice Skating

Comment from discussion What are your best first date ideas?.

Admission for two: $20 + skate rentals: $8 + food court curly fries: $5 + falling on your own ankle and ripping the butt of your jeans with the blade of your skate: $0 = $33.00

Fun scale: 6/10

The Bar

Comment from discussion What are your best first date ideas?.

Drinks for two: $50 + poutine: $8 + sharing your first kiss while the regulars look on like creeps: $0 = $58.00

Fun scale: 9/10

Chuck E. Cheese's

Comment from discussion What are your best first date ideas?.

Admission for two: $0 + 100 tokens: $25 + cheese fries: $3 + being escorted out by security when they discover you don't have a child: $0 = $28.00

Fun scale: 5/10

The Pool Bar

Comment from discussion What are your best first date ideas?.

Dive bar drinks for two: $25 + a bag of Andy Capp's Hot Fries: $2 + a friendly wager: $20 + realizing she's a professional hustler who stole your wallet and snuck out through the bathroom window: $0/your entire wallet = $47.00 + your entire wallet

Fun scale: 7/10

The Museum

Comment from discussion What are your best first date ideas?.

Admission for two to the Museum of Modern Art: $50 + salt and vinegar chips with caramelized onion dip at Terrace 5: $9 + realizing you both hate art: $0 = $59.00

Fun scale: 6/10

The Bowling Alley

Comment from discussion What are your best first date ideas?.

Shoe rental for two: $8 + four games: $25 + chili cheese fries: $6 + shamelessly requesting bumpers on your lane: $0 = $39.00

Fun scale: 7/10

Norway

Comment from discussion What are your best first date ideas?.

One-way airfare for two: $702 + potato lefse: $7 + getting lost in the Norwegian countryside and committing to life as Vikings: $0 = $709.00

Fun scale: 10/10 *Best date ever*

Well, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

No matter your budget, there are plenty of unique ways to spend money on a virtual stranger for the sake of ultimately embarrassing yourself!