Met this wonderful woman at my brother’s baby shower. She loves football and we have a first date scheduled for October 2 (Sunday). Should I do a proper dinner date, a bowling ally, or should I propose meeting at a sports bar to watch the games together. Need some advice from the ladies.

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Personally, if I met a guy and we had to wait 3 weeks to go on a first date, I'd expect something a little bit nicer than a sports bar. Especially someone who is inside your social circle, I'd make it clear that you're looking for a date and not to hang out.

This is coming from someone who loves sports.

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How about brunch… if you enjoy that you suggest continuing to watch the game (assuming it’s an afternoon game)

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Thanks this a great idea.

Are you looking for a buddy or a date? If you want a hang out buddy, take your friends to the sports bar and don’t waste her time. A date is a date. 🙄

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I’m one of the ladies, and I also love football. I would hands down prefer the sports bar idea, followed by the dinner idea, and the bowling idea is meh unless you both enjoy bowling. Good luck!

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Yes 💯 also bowling (or activities in general)is nice but it’s doesn’t give you much time to talk

I quickly saw just the “or should I propose” part and thought, “hell yeah, just do it”, haha.

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Given all the usual posts on fishbowl, I expected to see suggestions saying take her to your place to "watch netflix" 🤣

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My husband invited me to watch a football game on our third date. He made an amazing grilled chicken salad, served me cold beer and we watched the game. We have been married 2 years, together 4. I like the earlier suggestion of take her out for brunch and then suggest to go watch a game.

Went to a bar for a drink. Ended up chatting for two hours. I didn’t have much patience for long first dates so always suggested a drink or a coffee date.

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I’m a lady who loves football and love the idea of a low-pressure date at the bar, and if it goes well, migrate to dinner after!

As a female football fanatic, I think going to a bar to watch football is a great date AFTER you have been dating for a while. If it was my first date, I would prefer a dinner date, especially if I have to wait 2 weeks for said date. IMO, watching football seems too much in the friend zone instead of a date.

Yep, I agree with you. The first date is important. You should talk about yourselves first and be familiar with each other. Watching football should come after.

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