What’s The Most Overrated Date Experience?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson
A marriage education group I follow on Facebook posted the following question: “What the most overrated place to have a date?”
Hands down, the majority of people said the classic dinner and movie. “What’s the point?” one commenter said. “You can’t talk, can’t see each other.”
This question caught my eye because my husband and I just bought tickets to go see Melanie Fiona and Marsha Ambrosius in concert in a couple weeks. We hardly ever get a chance to go see artists live because, living near Cleveland, artists sometimes skip our city or the ticket prices are too high for us to go.
So we generally do a simple dinner and a movie for our date nights, whether the dinner is getting some Chipotle to bring home or sitting down at a restaurant, and the movie is either at the theater or a Redbox/Netflix pick-up. We’re working on switching it up (hence the concert) but I thought it was interesting that so many people were quick to throw dinner and a movie to the side. It’s a popular date night option because almost everyone has at least one restaurant in a 10-15 mile radius, and one movie theater they could go to, or Netflix or On Demand options. It’s easy, it’s convenient and it’s semi-affordable. What’s not to love?
But as the one commenter pointed out, watching movies are somewhat singular experiences, at least while the movie is going on. You’re kind of watching what’s going on, but not really talking or connecting until the movie’s over. At home, my husband and I are more talkative but at the theater, we’re generally pretty quiet, which means at least half the date is spent together in semi-silence.
Other commenters said that it’s impossible for any date to be overrated because inherently, “dates” mean you get to spend time with those you care about. So who cares what you do or where you are?
So BMWK family, tell me: What do you think is the most overrated date experience? What’s the most underrated? Is it even possible for any date to be overrated?
Tara Pringle Jefferson is a freelance writer, blogger and PR professional living in Ohio with her husband and two kids. She’s also Managing Editor of BlackAndMarriedWithKids.com. Follow her on Twitter or check out her blog for her insights on what it means to be a mom, wife, student, writer, and about three other labels she’s too tired to remember.
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