Tried the whole 'let them pick the place' approach vs planning it myself. Total disaster.

I let this girl from Bumble choose the restaurant for our first date last Friday in Austin. She picked some overpriced fusion place downtown where the lighting was so dim I could barely see her face. My go-to is a solid Mexican spot on East 6th where I know the menu and the margaritas are $8. Never letting someone else pick again. Anyone else had better luck taking control of the date plans?

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hugo_bennett15d ago

Yeah @the_jason, I mean I guess I was hoping the dim lighting would hide how awkward I am, but it just made the whole thing a blurry mess.

the_riley15d ago

Oh man, that's exactly what happened to me a couple months ago. I let this girl pick and she chose this tiny Italian spot in a strip mall where the pasta was somehow both undercooked AND mushy at the same time. My go-to burger joint never lets me down but no, I had to be open minded. I ended up having to stop for tacos on the way home because I was still hungry. Never again is right, I'm the one who knows what's good in my city and I'm sticking with that from now on.

the_jason15d ago

Wait, the lighting was so dim you couldn't even see her face?! That's wild, man. I would've just walked out and suggested that Mexican spot halfway through the meal.