You Don’t Always Have To Go Eat Somewhere Nice But…
Posted by JM | Posted in Dating Advice | Posted on 03-28-2010
Tags: dating, ideas to be romantic, Relationship Advice, time together
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Going out to eat has been a dating staple for centuries. It is the most common date for people to go on even to this day. You need to eat, so you might as well do it with your partner right?
Unfortunately, going out to eat with your partner can get kind of expensive. Which is why so many people say when they break up with someone they say a positive thing that comes out of it is that they will have more money! The truth is that relationships are one of the biggest reasons why the restaurant business is such a big one!
The positives that come out of taking your partner out are the following:
- Get good food.
- Show your partner that they are special to you.
- Enjoy new experiences with them.
- Have something to talk about.
- Be able to have some “one on one time” to communicate with them with whatever you would like.
- Show off your partner to the world.
I’m sure there are some more but those are just some off top of my head. I love taking my girlfriend out for all of those reasons. There is no better feeling then watching a guy check out my girlfriend but no that I am the one with her. :)
Although it is nice to take your partner out to eat there are also some negatives that come out of it. A few that I have come up with are:
- Your partner can grow to become accustomed to you taking him/her out. They can start to expect it.
- When you take them to places that are not as nice as other places that you have taken them they can get disappointed.
- It can get really expensive.
Sure it is good to take your partner out to eat but is it absolutely necessary to take him/her out to a fancy place each and every time? No. Actually I would say it is better for your relationship if you diversify where you take your partner.
Maybe take your partner to get fast food one day, then maybe take your partner out to get some sandwiches, then take them out for the nice steak dinner. Just make sure to even it out. Take them out to places that are within your budget.
Here is something I came up with:
- $20 or less meal – 80% of the time
- $50 or less meal – 15% of the time.
- Anything over $50 bucks – for the remaining 5% of the time.
For me this system works well because I do not haveĀ a lot of money so when I take my girlfriend out somewhere nice she really appreciates it. There is no reason that every time you take out your partner that you need to be spending a lot of money.
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Thanks for the advice. I am in a relationship with someone that is a really good person, but even from the start he never took me out. At first, I though he was hiding something or even though I was fat! But it turns out he is a picky eater and very frugal. After a year, this has become the biggest issue in out relationship. I love food… hot dogs to filets… its how I enjoy life. I am trying to gather “whats normal” to show him as he has not been in many long relationships. This has been helpful.