Nerd Dating: Dirty Dating Tricks Part 2-the Dinner X2
Also known as the Double Dinner (Double Deuce image courtesy of the movie t shirt category), this trick is one that really only guys can do and so most women find it pretty offensive. Therefore, never admit to having done it or even knowing how to do it. Of course, this bodes ill of my dating life if any of the women I go out with read this blog, but honestly, how much more damage can I really do at this point? I can only hope that the women I date find out about this blog on or around our fifth wedding anniversary.
Basically, this is one you should pull out under a certain set of circumstances. They are if you are not really sure how much you like the girl, and/or you are more or less broke but still want to impress her by taking her to a nice place for dinner. This is actually best used for blind dates or first time meeting of an internet date.
The trick is, on your way to meeting her or picking her up, you stop off at Burger King and eat a burger. Then, you take her to a nice place but before you order you tell her “I’m not really that hungry. I think I will just have a salad.” The vast majority of women (at least, the vast majority of women you should want to date) will never order more food than they guy they are with, and she will most likely follow suite. Furthermore, you will gain points with her for your ability to restrain your eating habits, something most women respect.
Thus, your $50-60 dinner turns into $22, for the dater on a budget. This plan doesn’t work so well in most ethnic restaurants like sushi and so on, so make sure you are going to a place where a salad is an acceptable choice.
Having taught you that one, let me say I really don’t use this much at all. There is a lot of value in breaking bread with your date. I think the last time I did this was an internet date, and god punished me by giving me food poisoning from the Caesars salad I age (bad shrimp, I think). However, the money I saved was of great comfort as I puked my guts out the next day.
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Gina October 7, 2010 at 12:20 am
When women try that “I’m not hungry” line the dude just orders a steak to make up for it, or to taunt her with real food in the face of her salad. Then she has to worry that the guy thinks she’s anorexic, or worse, that she is fat in spite of eating almost nothing.
Incidentally, this tactic could backfire for a man as well. Personally, I would order whatever I wanted and make fun of the guy for only getting salad. Then I might pick up the bill, but I would try to never see him again knowing that he wasn’t being forthcoming on some level. I guess this is why most guys prefer to date girls with better social skills and more empathy than I possess.
Dave October 7, 2010 at 9:30 am
True, but in my experience most women avoid ordering too expensive an item out of fear that they guy will the expect something by the end of the date, if you know what I mean. And again, this is a trick that I don’t actually use much and rarely recommend. But, like nuclear weapons, it is something you can keep in your arsenal and hope to never have to use.
I’m not sure what your social skill level is at, but I can say as a guy that whenever a girl insists on paying for half the dinner the whole conversation is incredibly awkward and borderline painful. Also, paying for dinner lets a man feel more masculine without costing you anything (literally. In fact he is essentially paying you for the privileged) and having someone insist on paying half feels pretty emasculating. Something to consider for your next date.
Gina October 7, 2010 at 7:48 pm
You’re right that the negotiation over the bill is a delicate one. I prefer to let the guy pay and thank him afterward, just to keep from talking about it much. However, it seems like many men expect some sort of offer to share the bill. When I sense this, I try to offer to pay as nonchalantly as I think I can pull off. You may be shocked to hear that many men take me up on that – even on the first date! Talk about awkward – going dutch with someone you’ve just met is like trying to butcher your own cow together before the meal. It’s also really shocking how many unemployed guys I’ve gone out with. I should make a new rule: dudes must be gainfully employed before being eligible to date.
You might have hit on the main point of my previous comment without really realizing it. Your tactic sets a dude up to be emasculated. It seems like ordering a salad at a nice restaurant would be humiliating enough, but then to give the date a blatant opportunity to one-up you puts you in a bad position. In fact, she might feel like she needs to pay, because she is hungry and she doesn’t want to feel pressured to pay back her meal at the end of the evening in special favors. If you’re willing to risk humiliation to save a few bucks and determine if your date is sympathetic, you might try this move. However, you run a real risk of the giving the lady a negative feeling from the encounter.
I say, keep this one in your arsenal, but only use it if you don’t care if you ever see her again. Anyway, keep the dating tips coming! I’m enjoying reading the archives.
Dave October 15, 2010 at 9:28 am
Thanks. I try to keep them coming, but have a lot of other stuff on my plate. They are fun to write, so it’s like a break from my day job. If you enjoy reading these you should read some of the product descriptions I do on the t-shirt site. Some of them, especially the more recent ones on the home page, are pretty entertaining.