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50 Date Ideas When Texting Your Crush

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0:00 All right, this is another one of those episodes where we're going to critique someone else's dating advice. Which we love to do here. Uh thankfully we have Bonos to tell us whether this is also something that's cringeworthy. But this guy is giving a guide about like, "Hey, don't text a girl WYD." You know, like, "What you doing?" >> Mhm. >> Like that's a weak thing to text. He said before you do that, you should text them um "Hey beautiful, would you like to go blank." And he has 50 possibilities of stuff you can say that she would prefer hearing rather than what you're doing. Yeah. >> "Hey beautiful" is a little too too >> No, that's a non-negotiable. It has to be "Hey beautiful." So this is a guy, he looks like me. >> He does. >> Yo, why does he look like black Joey Joey Gila?

0:50 >> I don't know who that is. >> He's a comedian. He's really funny. >> So what number one? >> I thought it was going to be rooftop Korean. >> Would you >> What the hell? >> "Hey beautiful, would you like to rooftop Korean?" Huh, what do you think of this? Bonos, if you if someone would say, "Hey beautiful, would you like to go to a rooftop dinner?" >> If you drop the beautiful, I would Yeah, I would like that. >> Okay. So rooftop dinner's okay. How about mini golf? >> So fun. >> Oh yeah, you like that. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Wine tasting. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And this is a first date dude by the way. >> First date. Okay, all those are good. >> Museum stroll. >> Who the ████ says stroll? >> Yeah. >> That's a machine. That's a machine. >> you say just like "Go go to the museum?" >> Yeah, we're losing her. Sunset picnic. >> Cute. Or can you just Do you have to call it a sunset picnic?

1:41 >> That's some chat GPT ████ >> Wait, what's another way of saying sunset picnic? >> Would you like to Would you like to go on a picnic and then just make it at sunset time? >> Okay. >> So we have to call it a sunset picnic? >> Bowling night. >> Cute. >> Why I got to call it night? Just call it a Sunset bowling. >> Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> How about this? When someone says like would you want to go on a coffee date? >> Can we just go grab a coffee? >> Mm, okay. Labeling it coffee date is kind of >> For the first date, it feels kind of serious. >> What if he's ████ British and you know they use certain coffee date? >> That would actually change it. >> Comedy show. They like to get a sunset picnic. >> Where is your British friend? >> He's more northern. >> How about comedy show? >> So cute. Probably not a great first date, maybe a second date.

2:31 >> comma A. >> Cuz you can't really talk. >> Arcade. >> Arcade challenge. >> Fun. >> Yeah? Wow. Cooking class. >> Really cute. >> Wow, bottles. Okay, pottery class. >> Really cute. >> Paint night. >> Yes. >> What's paint night? >> It's where you go and you paint and you sip wine and you like >> Oh, like a like a okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> What if he goes, "Would you like to start a food truck with me?" >> First date? No. >> Would you like to start a Kogi truck? >> If he goes food trucking, that would automatically make me think we're going to yeah, sell food. Food trucking doesn't sound like we're going to buy >> He says he says like, "Oh, would you like to go food trucking?" And you go and you think you're going to have a date and she gives you an apron?

3:21 >> Yeah. Right. He needs employees. >> How about that? Ice skating or roller skating? >> I don't think those are great for first dates in case someone's not good cuz generally like is the general population good at either of those? Like >> What if you both suck? >> Isn't part of the uh the the I guess you're supposed to be stumbling around? >> Yeah, but you're >> So you can grab them. >> It's the first date. You need a little bit of rapport before you get there. >> Oh, okay. >> Like third date would >> But what if they're like, "I'm late to know if you've got balance." >> I'll like to know. >> There you need balance for walking. >> How about a nice jazz lounge? >> That's so so cute for a second date, not a first date. You can't get to know each other cuz it's loud. >> You can't really listen to everybody scatting, scatting, skibbedy beat bop bop a do bee bop. Hey, so

4:12 you like jazz? And he was like, Yeah. Hey, excuse me, can I hear this for a second? Like, can you shut the ████ up? This is my favorite part. >> Bonus, can you shut the ████ up? >> Yeah. You guys come here often? >> Do you think salsa dancing is a better first date? >> No, not a first date. >> Unless you connected on it, right? >> You have to get like comfortable. I don't know. I don't feel like that's a good one. >> Comfortable with a little karaoke night, maybe? >> Hell no. >> That could be a pre-date. >> Oh, no. >> I don't know. Why? What's wrong with karaoke? >> Karaoke night for a first date? >> you guys like like Oh, cool. We love the same song. >> Yeah. >> You could do that in the car. >> you rent one of those rooms like private room just you two. >> No. No, that's so that's so awkward. >> trivia night? >> That would be fun. I don't know if

5:02 that's like a >> Cambo facts, like a Cambodian trivia night. >> I would fail that. >> What's the NATIONAL CAMBODIAN FLOWER? HE'S STILL BRITISH. Bookstore browsing. >> The ████ You're not going to buy nothing? Just go to library. >> Just look at books. Just put it back. Look at book, put it back. >> to go to Barnes & Noble, girl? >> Yeah. Botanical gardens I think is a nice one. >> That's really cute. I like that. >> I'm down with that. Farmers market, yeah. >> Yeah. >> Brunch date is nice, right? Yeah. >> Beach walk. >> Very cute, very cute. >> Take kayaking. Would you like to steal some kayaks with me? How'd you like to do a kayak heist? >> You go there thinking you're going to go on an adventure? You're just stealing equipment.

5:53 >> No, no. >> ████ yeah, paddle >> Paddle boarding, yeah, that's cool. >> That's good, yeah. >> Hiking trail? >> Yeah, I think that's >> Paddle boarding kind of needs balance, too, though. >> That one does. >> Well, you do it to test how stupid they are. >> Hey, I've never done it before. >> Hiking trail? Could you go on a hike with a person that you haven't really feels kind of serial killer-y. >> I feel like I wouldn't. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, I wouldn't. And like if it sucks, you're stuck for however many miles. Like maybe if it's like a 1-mile loop or something. >> Oh, yeah, one >> What about a walk at the park? That's like a cute. >> I like that. >> in public. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> And you can always run to a homeless man for help if you're >> For help or? Yeah. >> Scenic drive. >> That's cute. >> I wouldn't want to be stuck in a car. >> that's cute. >> Stuck in a car is pretty, yeah, that's kind of a lot. >> Drive up and down PCH. >> How about that, stargazing night?

6:43 >> That's very, very sweet. I like that. >> The first? Already going astro? >> Yeah, so what if you guys like what if they I don't know, does that's what works with their schedule and you set up a little picnic and you or a little drinks and you have a stargazing night? >> You want to stare at the moon? >> That's like that's like a daytime picnic kind of. It's just nighttime. >> these things alone or with friends, too. So it's not really a date. >> Hot air balloon? >> Hot air balloon ride? >> No, that's people get engaged on those. Like what? >> Uh, escape room. Oh, dude, I can't stand these. >> I love escape rooms. I used to do them a lot with my family. >> As dates go. >> not a date. >> Nah, dude, not as >> Yeah, cuz you got to get all stressed out. >> No. >> Yeah, I can't do that as a date. >> But what if it's like a flex cuz like you're really good at those and >> Oh, you're hella smart. >> And then you already know >> Are you impressed by that when guys are good at escape rooms?

7:33 >> No, I don't think that's attractive necessarily. What I think would be What I think would be cool is maybe like later down the line and you see how you can problem solve with each other. >> Yeah. Yeah, cuz you might argue, huh? >> Yeah. >> But is it a flex if he goes to the escape room and then like real quick like he just solves it and be like imagine if we were trapped in a room like I could ████ escape. So then like next time if you're in Europe and then you get kidnapped with together he could escape. >> Axe throwing. >> Would you like to throw these axes? >> As a first date, no. >> But aren't there a lot of axe throwing bars now? >> Yes. >> It's like like a thing like bowling, right? >> Yeah, but that's not a first date choice. >> It's too active, I think. Go-carts? Trying to get to know each other, right? And the vibe. >> Yeah. >> You like go-carts better? >> No. That's not better. >> Yeah, cuz then he'll just blaze through

8:23 and you won't even see him. >> I don't think that's romantic at all. You're not getting to know each other. >> But usually there's go-carts and mini golf in one place. >> That's true, yeah. What about rock climbing? >> Like at a a rock climbing gym? >> Yeah, a climbing gym. Let's just say climbing gym. >> I think that has potential. >> Okay. Batting cages? >> No. You're in the batting cage alone. >> Well, the other person's like right on the other side of the fence with >> What are you going to do? So how many sisters do you have? No. No. >> Shooting range. Hey, that's cool, right? >> Not unless I know they actually do it, too. >> And you both have like ear covering? I don't want to be ████ stressed out. >> Okay. That's the same thing. Picnic lunch is like a double >> What's a desert crawl? Like you go walk around a desert It's desert crawl. Oh, you go try like a

9:13 bunch of different desert desert places. Two S's. Desert. Desert crawl. You're so you're so thirsty. You guys want to do Death Valley or pizza making class? >> I'd ████ go on a gay date if I if I was asked. >> For pizza making? That sound No one's ever taken me there. I never even knew it existed. >> How about record shop? >> I'll ████ put out for pizza making class. >> I like the >> See, record shopping is a cute way to figure out what >> music. Oh, you go listen. >> Yeah, that's a really good one. Thrift shopping and antique hunting are really good. >> Yeah, I think they're good. >> I'm down with that. >> Yeah, that's fun. >> Candle making? >> Sure. >> If I ask a girl that though, wouldn't you judge? Like, are you gays? >> No, that's not No.

10:03 >> Candle making is not gay? >> So, if a guy I first date was like, "Hey, you want to go candle making?" That doesn't sound kind of like fem? >> It sounds like it might be something like the girl might like, so that's why they're suggesting it. That's what I would think. >> you want to go make some medieval lighting devices? You know how they make candles, right? They just get a rope and keep dipping it over over over in wax. You want to do that all day long? >> You know what might change it a little bit is if we get to the candle making place and everyone's like, "Hey, Rob." Like he like he's like known. Like he was there all the time. >> Oh, right. Okay, yeah. It's a little bit like, "Ooh, funny." >> frequent this? >> Yeah, it's like a lifestyle, I guess. What about um perfume making? >> Sure. >> You wouldn't think he's kind of gay? >> I think we're getting into some pretty gay territory. >> It's not for him. It's for you're

10:53 setting it up to to enjoy with someone else, right? It's not doesn't have to be You're not You don't have to specifically set up something you like. >> I've never even heard of this activity. Me neither. >> They have those. They have ones where you make your own like lip gloss and perfume. >> Oh, and it's just tons of guys in there? >> No, it's usually guys with a girl. >> What if they asked you to go like duck hunting or something? >> As a first date? >> Let's go kill some animals. >> That's pretty aggressive. >> That's cuz that's like you're leaving at like 3:00 in the morning, right? >> What about these two? Brewery tour and distillery tour. They sound like kind of the same, right? >> Yeah. >> What What How How much of a brewery tour can you possibly go on? >> It's like going on a wine tour. >> Oh, oh, okay. He apples. >> to sit down, talk, and then you can talk about if you like it. It's like a tasting. I think it's I think that's nice. >> Okay, yeah, I didn't think of that. >> I think it's a perfect blend to go to do something that involves an activity

11:44 that's very like low-key where you can still communicate and talk and enjoy yourself where it's not so activity driven. >> How about this How about this ferry ride idea? >> Ferry ride's cool. You're just sitting there the whole time. >> You're stuck with them though. >> Yeah, like ferry ride to where? Just around the bay. >> Catalina Island. Catalina. >> But you don't actually hang out at Catalina. You just get there and come back. >> What if someone reads this and he's in a town where the ferry is actually just for utility? Like we just ████ drive a car in and people just take it for work. >> Yeah. >> And they're like, "Why did you want to go on a bus ride with me? Like, what the f███?" >> It's like to get to an oil rig or something. What about horseback riding as a first? That's sick. >> Probably not as a >> No? >> I've never actually I've only gone horseback riding once and I don't know

12:35 there's not a lot of I think I've spent more time being afraid. >> Oh, yeah, there is a lot of Yeah. >> You want to rub your vagina on the back of a mammal? You want to go horseback riding in ████ Mongolia and ride through the steps? I'd be like, "Oh, f███." >> And you get to have archery while you do it? >> Oh, and an eagle on my shoulder? Hey, your first date though? >> That's a That's a bro date maybe. >> First date. >> No, it's like a Mongolian princess tells me immediately I'm ████ hooked, dude. >> This is a funny thing, 2000s vibe date. >> What does that mean exactly? >> like a Y2K themed night out. Maybe you go Maybe you go and do stuff that's nostalgic to you both. >> Like what? Rave? >> Like smoke cigarettes and stay up till like 4:00 in the morning. That to me would be like mini golf. Yeah. 2000s? Yeah, mini golf and arcades. >> Go to golf and stuff? >> Yeah, that reminds me of 2000s.

13:25 >> Did you used to go to Boomers or or uh >> Boomers. >> Castle? What's the other one? >> Camelot. >> Camelot, yeah. >> Camelot's still there. >> Oh. Speed Zone's gone though, huh? >> Speed Zone's gone and it's just like this eerie like cuz the track's still there and everything. >> Oh, that sucks. I loved Speed Zone. How about that? Aquarium date. >> That's sweet. >> That one's good. You go look at some fish. >> to see some animals stuck in water? >> Stuck in water? It's not my first choice, but >> That's actually a really good list. >> It's not a bad list. It's actually really not a bad list. >> All those things You notice he didn't say dinner or movie? >> Yeah, no regular >> common. It's too common, yeah. >> No regular boring ████ >> Well, all right. >> I like those. >> Freak Freakosaurus, uh not a bad list. Pretty good compilation of 50 different things that would be a nice alternative to just saying, "What are you doing?"

14:15 >> But "Hey beautiful" is a little creepy. Don't say "Hey beautiful." >> Yeah, everything but that. >> Are you into like weird stuff? >> What does that mean? >> Let's say someone was like, let's Let's say someone goes, "Hey, for a first date, what if we have a change a spare tire race?" >> Okay. >> You'd be done. You won't think this guy's ████ a creep. >> Change a spare tire? >> I don't think that makes it creepy. No. >> That's pretty cool. See, there's a lot of options, flexibility. >> And he comes over in a tow truck because he just wants help or for work. >> Cuz if you can have fun and like change a spare tire together and make it a fun game, like that's kind of that's cool. >> Yeah, that's true. That's true.

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