• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    7 months ago

    In fairness, hiking is a great first date. Shared goal, nice scenery, and you can just talk about what you read about the length, difficulty, view of the hike if you’re flailing for smalltalk

    Then you hike, and you can point out what you see or ask random philosophical questions with time to think in silence without it being weird

    And then, you spend some time seeing a nice view, maybe have a small picnic, and by the time you get back you already know each other without the awkward “interview” stage of a first date

    If tinder wasn’t a cesspool at this point, I’d probably have it in my profile

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        7 months ago

        Or alternatively, mutually agree to travel to a semi-public area where park rangers will start looking for you if your car isn’t moved by sundown

        There’s a spectrum of hikes, the casual popular ones aren’t exactly secluded areas

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      7 months ago

      Its a great first date for like a “friend of a friend” connection. Its a terrible first date for a dating app.

      The rules for online first dates:

      1. go somewhere you don’t mind never going to again

      2. have an escape plan

      3. go somewhere public with lots of witnesses