Eating on first date!!

[taliesin238]

I hate eating in front of my first date!! I think it is sooooo nervewrecking!! Am i the only one?? Do guys ever feel like this at all??

[Panic Button]

Perhaps sitting directly opposite someone feels a bit like an interview.

Try finding an eaterie where you can sit side by side, and you will feel less intimidated.

[Pippa68]

I used to.

Then I went on my first date with Mr Pippa ~ we went to a barbecue and I hadn't eaten all day, so I demolished 2 hotdogs right there & then in front of him.

Not only did I quit being a vegetarian, in the last 12 years I have gone from a size 10 to a 14/16!

[Petal~flower]

I am the same. I push the food around on my plate, eat hardly anything, pretending I'm not hungry (though starving) and just so relieved when the meal is over

[China Doll]

It's not something I've ever had a problem with.

Perhaps just order something that you won't make a mess with, you know, nothing like spagetti or something. That should take some of the hassle out of it.

Though I could make a mess from an empty plate while wearing a napkin...

[supergran]

you are not alone, I used to be exactly the same on my first dates, I know loads of girls that are the same, not sure about fellas. now days I'm too old to worry about that and eat till my heart's content.

[sarnieken]

Speaking as a fella :).

The only advice I have ever been given is to eat something that isn't messy or will make your breath smell.

Also, if there is any food that makes you burp, try and avoid it too.

Whatever you do though, he / she is going to discover how you eat sooner or later. Therefore my school of thought is to eat what you like and be yourself.
However, if you're really nervous about it, just for a drink and leave the public eating till the next date.

[Twinkle17]

Definately!! I have a really bad thing about it.

I avoided eating infront of my boyfriend for ages, we would go out and Id give it the old : no im not hungry (starving though!) then id get home and order a takeaway!

After a few weeks, on a drunken night out I demolished a Big Mac in front of him in about 3 seconds! Such a relief!!!

[fsuchef45]

Hey gang, I am studying to be a chef in the US. My thinking is , if you cant just be yourself and have fun even at dinner then sone one, and you know who you are, is just putting on a front. Dont do that. I love to cook and eat also. Tasting new things are a great way to know what each other likes. I would much rather share a meal and have a date or friend pick off of a sampler platter and have a pint or two. Try to get over that fear and just have a great meal, great time even if they dont. Its about the food and good times. That is just the way I see it.

[taliesin238]

fsuchef45:- Im liking your thinking!! Im very big on food also!! x