I (F26) noticed that i am more nervous and awkward and uncomfortable when I eat out with dates for first dates. There just seems to be lots of awkward pauses and you’re just sitting directly staring at someone you just met across a table. The wait before the food gets there feels so long and weird and then when the food gets there you take a big mouth of food and then they ask you a question and then you don’t know when to eat . Is it normal for me to feel awkward? For some reason coffee dates when you’re just grabbing a drink don’t feel very awkward to me .
Tl;dr i feel awkward for dinner dates
Does anyone else feel the same way?
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No. I like the restaurant setting because there’s a lot of stuff going on in the background. The focus is not entirely on either person. Alcohol also helps to reduce the tension.q
Bar date is better.
Are you the girl I just went on a date with last Sunday? Same age and she looked awkward most of the time lol. I will say that dinner or food in general just feels like it can literally get in the way of talking and getting to know the person better. It’s just easier to have something small to eat or nothing at all because in those sit down moments, the most important thing to me is communicating and getting to know you.