Burger King

yes, the second post involving Burger King.

I mentioned Monday that I thought it was a good place to take a date. Even a first date. I wasn't specifically criticized for this (or was I?) but I felt like offering up some reasons and justifications.

I'm not really sure how the decision to end up at Burger King arises, actually. Food is suggested and suddenly I'm at Burger King. As I also mentioned, I like to start these dates in the early afternoon. I think this contributes to the choice. The afternoon seems to lend itself to a much more casual experience. Doesn't it?

But let's say it doesn't, let's say a nicer place would still be preferable at 1pm, why the nicer place? To impress? Is it just a nice gesture? I don't particularly want to impress someone by taking them to a place I never go. As for a nice gesture, I don't know if that's well founded, so I'm reluctant to refute it. Not to say that it isn't a nice gesture, but not doing it isn't not nice. Unless someone just doesn't like eating that sort of food.


But theory aside, the fact is that it simply works. That is to say, it hasn't been detrimental. I've taken numerous girls to Burger King (or taco bell) and it's never worked against me. In fact, I can only remember once when I took a girl to a nice restaurant and she and I never had a second date.

Long ago I was hassled by some friends because I didn't adhere to their rule about how long you should wait to call a girl after getting her number. I call whenever the fuck I feel like it. Which is really just the next day, but this goes against the two-day rule which is apparently universal. At the time, I'd never known any of these guys to have been out on a date while I knew them. When talking to another friend whom I had known to go out on dates, he agreed with me.

I'm not saying that a person should call as soon as possible, my point is this: we did what came naturally to us and it worked out. And probably because if the other person is actually interested in you at all it's not going to matter much how many "rules" you follow or break. They are largely arbitrary.

The choice of restaurant in my opinion is just as arbitrary as choice of activity. If I invite someone to the zoo it's not because I think it's a great date place, it's just something that adds interest. If you can add interest all on your own then skip the zoo. Unless, of course, you just really enjoy animals.