“The best way for me to see if a date passes muster is to watch a fucked up horror film that I really enjoy with them. I currently have been doing this with a friend but these movies could easily translate to date mode.”— Dani Janae, autostraddle.com
“Dress nicely. If you’d wear it to Disney World in July it’s probably not first date material.”— Sophia Benoit, gq.com
“Henry: I bet you twenty bucks I can get her to have breakfast with me again. Nick: You're on.”— George Wing, Henry Roth, Adam Sandler, imdb.com
“On the esoteric side of things, your ass and vagina are both associated with your root chakra, the lowest of your chakras, which relates to your sensations of groundedness and primal foundation.”— Tierney Finster, melmagazine.com
“Oh, yeah, because Niagara is where all the well-adjusted single men go to meet available women.”— Stephen Hootstein, Annie Walker, Piper Perabo, imdb.com
“This may seem like an extreme position, but I believe that the custom of offering plus-ones—overwhelmingly to people who have romantic partners, as if that kind of partnership is more valid or serious than non-fucking ones, as if people in romantic relationships are less able to handle doing a singl…”— Maria Yagoda, broadly.vice.com
“Wait, did he just squeeze my hand? What about chemical reactions? Do I squeeze back? WHY WERE MY PALMS SO SWEATY?”— Rachel Varina, instagram.com
“I actually respect Mike a little more now because he laughed at me saying he brings home bulldog looking girls.”— Vinny Guadagnino, imdb.com
“I think your shirt and his shirt should get together and go bowling.”— Josh Bycel, Shawn Spencer, James Roday, imdb.com
“Lenny: Ahhhh, sleep. Nature's way of saying...lie down. Rhonda: I have to get ready for my dates. Shirley: Dates? Rhonda: You know, a man picks you up, spends money on you? You must have seen this on television…”— Cheryl Alu, Winifred Hervey, Shirley Feeney, Cindy Williams, imdb.com
“Will oozing vibrant sexual energy make you seem confident and appealing, or awkwardly aroused all night?”— Tracy Moore, melmagazine.com
“People on dates shouldn’t even be allowed out in public.”— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com
“Dinner and a movie? Forget that. I'd rather have a picnic and a waterfall.”— Amanda Grace, amazon.com
“It’s okay to go on tons of dates in the hope of finding someone to be in a relationship with. The truth is the more people you’re interacting with, the more likely you are to find out what you like and don’t like.”— Kovie Biakolo, thoughtcatalog.com
“Take a Tinder break if the date goes well. With all the options out there, it can be difficult to stop swiping. But most men agree that if the first date is a hit, try not to go on Tinder for at least a day. They don’t want to know how much you are playing the field.”— Natalie Nanowski, ellecanada.com
“Don't suggest a meal as a first date. Only suggest (and I'd also recommend, only accept invitations to) in-person activities that afford a quick and painless exit.”— David Fox, cosmopolitan.com