The Lunch Date

When you are getting back into dating – lunch dates are a really good way to get started.

If you can fit them into your work schedule you can keep them discreet, confidential and it breaks you in gently.

Getting back into dating after a long time can be a daunting process. If it’s been a while since you last dated venues and etiquette may well have changed.

Lunchtime dates can keep that first meeting simple and relatively short. It can take a lot of the stress out of that first date.

It’s also easy to decide what to do. A light lunch at a local restaurant does not take a lot of thought or a lot of planning.

Try to pick somewhere not too busy. Somewhere not frequented by lots of your work colleagues. And as it’s a first date – play safe with the choice of cuisine.

You don’t have to worry too much about what you wear – you’re already dressed appropriately for work. And if you’re going to meet someone for an hour or an hour and a half it’s easy to find enough conversation to fill that space.

It gives you the prefect amount of time to see if you like the person, if you have much in common, if you want to spend more time with them.

If it’s not going well - you have an easy exit strategy. You have to get back to work.

This can also be a really effective alternative if you have children. You don’t have to make babysitting arrangements and if your children are older – you don’t have to explain to them why you’re getting dressed up to go out in the evening.

So if you are looking to get back into dating – the lunch date is well worth considering.


Robbie Burns