I've not had a great deal of second dates in the last few years, long term girlfriends and ex wives, but I've got one tonight at hers.
Is turning up with flowers too cheesy?
Cheers for any advice:)
If it feels right, do it. And good luck! 😀
I'm voting with take the flowers.
Turning up at her's ? If picking her up to go out no if going for tea yes.
It depends how old you both are. Also depends if you nailed her on the first date or not.
I'd be more inclined to take a can of squirty cream 🙂
Contraception would be higher on my list
Unless shes passed the menopause
Definitely take sex toys......and spam-everyone loves spam.
The comedy response is that if you're asking here on STW.
Then perhaps you're in more trouble than flowers can deal with.
😉
However, I'd have probably taken a bottle of wine with me.
But then again, I appear to be a specialist in the niche arena of searching out all the female nut cases.
So probably best not to listen to me.
Good Luck.
🙂
Take flowers. Girls always love flowers and what harm can it do?
Take some Spam as a back up plan though in case she doesn't want the flowers.
Bunny rabbit and saucepan.
wine. Flowers are for your mum.
What about one of those cheesy fake roses that are actually made out of a saucy pair of knickers? Double win if it works!
Nick, are you dating his Mum?
Don't forget to tie a ribbon around your old chap. Chicks dig that.
I bought the little lady some flowers when we were a-courting, and she looked at me like I'd presented her with a dead kitten.
She now complains that I never buy her flowers, and each time I remind her why.
Anyway, take flowers.
ribbons? I thought it was scars chicks dig?
when did the rules change? I didn't get an email
Book on famous serial killers.
[i]when did the rules change? I didn't get an email[/i]
Dude !, you will never get [i]that[/i] e-mail, memo. Chicks don't do that.
First rule of date club:
1: You're supposed to read their [i]mind[/i].
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Take an interesting personality and a bit of imagination 😀
Turning up with flowers isn't a good look for all men.........the fact you've mentioned them means you can pull them off.......so yes take flowers
flowers, wine, chocolate, contraception. the looks you get at the checkout are funny as well... 😀
Flowers and a bottle of Asti Spumante (chilled).
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depends on the girl..Asti Spumante
ribbons? I thought it was scars chicks dig?
Not on your old chap they don't. It tends to frighten them a bit.
The only things you need are a cheeky smile, a sense of humour, and your wallet..
Flowers are for Mother's Day and when you're married..
[i]1: You're supposed to read their mind.[/i]
Mother of god, NO!
You're supposed to anticipate their needs while still approaching them as if they were a mysterious and enigmatic creature. Showing signs of mind reading will tip them over the edge.
Girls just want to feel special. Do something for her you'd not do for someone else. I dunno, take her a stuffed aardvark. Have you ever done that before?
[i]the looks you get at the checkout are funny as well...[/i]
Exactly why Self-serve was invented.
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[i]and your wallet..[/i]
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[i]Mother of god, NO![/i]
Ah !, I see you are a learned graduate from the school of lucky, random, guessolog. For success with women.
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[i]take her a stuffed aardvark.[/i]
Thats whats for dinner. OP did mention she is Heston Blumenthal's sister.
flowers & spam for the win. 😀
No quoting of the old joke?
tall_martin: I've brought you some flowers
Putative Mrs T_M: I suppose you'll expect me to open my legs for those
tall_martin: Haven't you got a vase?
If you take flowers on a second date she'll think your Normal Norman from Boringtown Tedioushire, who's after a stepford wife to show off to his mum and dad and equally boring friends...
Is that you?
lube.
If you have to ask...
lube
You old romantic you...
As you mention ex wives your probably of a more mature age, so perhaps your date is aswell. In that case flowers are spot on. In any case if she doesn't appreciate the thought, she's probably not worth a third date.
I'll see your flowers and raise you a DVD of [i]It's a Wonderful Life[/i]. 😉
Now, you're not dull or desperate - you're romantic and in touch with your sensitive side.
As mentioned above, spam is your fall-back.
You might also want to think about wearing a hat. Chicks dig hat-wearers.
Well I've just started dating again I had 3 dates with a woman last week, didn't take a thing to any of them, 4th date She made dinner so I took wine, flowers just aren't my style.
We are now in a relationship 8)
So I guess what I'm saying is do what works for you, but IMO flowers are a tad cheesy.
Binners ,you forgot to mention the martial arts skilz 😉
Just remember that flowers from the garage are not 'real' flowers, only a proper florist will do. 😐
erm does she have to spell it out? take flowers. and a toothbrush. and have a couple of ham shanks before you go, to clear the tubes, like...I've got one tonight at hers.
this thread is why i luv STW 😆
erm does she have to spell it out? take flowers. and a toothbrush. and have a couple of ham shanks before you go, to clear the tubes, like...
Best advice yet 😀
take a good book!
Take a copy of your STD test results and present them to her as soon as you arrive, accompanied by a huge smile.
This works better if your results are clear.
Don't bother with flowers. Take a small kitten, an orange crayola crayon and a photo of an igloo. It MUST be a crayola crayon or it just won't work.
I found on the second date with the ex mrs Logical that 3p and a bus ticket worked too. But she turned out to be Adolf Hitler in disguise. Current Mrs Logical likes bottles of Rose wine and steak. But our second date was me cooking a stir fry.
Perhaps you should wait until [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_flowers ]Lime Blossom[/url] is in season?
2nd date
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Bottle of wine if your not expecting to have to drive home afterwards...
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Flowers for the gentlemanly win BTW.
take your slippers and your washing.. feet up whilst she cleans your week old undies.. that should seal the relationship..
If you do take flowers, just make sure it's not a Triffid.
...made that mistake once, didn't work out too well
There's a joke in here about ladies and gardens but I haven't worked it out yet.
Thanks for the replies!
She lives just round the corner so its bike round with the red wine and I'll decide on the flowers on the way home.
Both in our thirties and its sasusage on the menu tonight:)
Flowers are a wee bit old-school. Nowt wrong with old-school of course. I favour chloroform.
Walk then! Don't want her thinking you're a weirdo!tall_martin
She lives just round the corner so its bike round
Don't be a fool, wrap your tool!tall_martin
Both in our thirties and its sasusage on the menu tonight:)
Good luck with the sausage 😉
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=throwing%20a%20sausage%20up%20a%20close
Don't forget to reference this thread as an icebreaker .
" You won't believe this , but all day I have been chatting about our meeting on the interweb,you know,sausage time,flowers ,that kinda thing."
Winner
You'll need your biggest, sturdiest, heaviest boots. You know, the kind that could ensure entry into a port located at the rear of a house....
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You'll need your biggest, sturdiest, heaviest boots. You know, the kind that could ensure entry into a port located at the rear of a house....
On a second date? That's a risky strategy... you might want to get her to care for you first. 😉
+1 for walking if it's walkable.
Lycra and shaven thighs doeth not a lady woo (as Shakespeare once wrote).
Plus, you can avoid that annoying 'where do I park me bike, love?' discussion.
Take a printout of the 'hot toilets' thread to prove you're a man of the world.
Sounds like they've already had the discussion 😆Plus, you can avoid that annoying 'where do I park me bike, love?' discussion.
its sasusage on the menu tonight
turning up panting from the last bike you've ridden is not a great look either
OP- you've got a SECOND date at hers tonight? You know what that means don't you? Yep your getting it probably but also - it means she gives out on the second date with previous fellas.
If I was dating again, I'd (being honest) bin any that indicated or would pretty quickly (of course I'd help myself like a hungry-hippo first). When I was young I was in for the kill asap or lose interest. Now- I'd want someone who values their tings.
Signed, hora the prude.
hora - Member
Signed, hora the [s]prude[/s] raging hypocrite.
FTFY 😀
Hora.
WTF are you blathering on about ? That post didn't make any sense.
Gold star for your Gibberish, sir !
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Is there such a thing as a portable sex swing?
dont worry about taking anything...
in woman "come round for dinner"
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come round for sex, Ill cater
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Is that Jo Guest?!!
Hora - so let me get this straight - (hypothetically) you would bin a girl who puts out on the 2nd date, on the grounds that she puts out on the 2nd date, having just had sex with her, or in other words, putting out on the 2nd date yourself ???
Lets hope she sees sense and (hypothetically) bins you first.
It's that portal back to the 1950s opening up again...
There are two types of dating IMO:
Sports-dating or 'sports sex'. Shagging for kicks, fun with no real intention of finding 'love'. Guys who do this don't kid themselves. Girls who do this pretend to themselves that they are 'unlucky in love' and having to kiss alot of frogs.
The second type is the serious type. Looking for a mind, someone with shared interests, who is serious about finding the right person.
The later tends to hold off giving up the goods I bet.
I don't believe theres much of a blend between the two above.
Ps. Of course if she offered it'd be rude not to go ape on her 8)
(Which is firmly in the sports-sex camp).
The 50s are back, are they?
The latter tends to hold off giving up the goods I bet.
It's not a matter of "giving up the goods", it's a matter of fancying a shag with a nice chap called Martin. A woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to get it, is a much better bet than someone who is "Holding out" in some sort of false modesty about being thought a slapper.
Not that I'd know, being married & that.
True but then what'd stop her from being flattered and knows what she wants on every single bloke?
Definitely take the spam as a back-up.
And can you take some pics and post up on here for us?
You can take flowers however I would take a packet of flower seeds as a metaphor and say you want to see her grow the seeds like your relationship and see how things blossom. I would also take some wine!
Hels - just walk away. Forget what you've just read. Do not, under any circumstances, try and work out any rationale or logic to it. That way lies madness
Welcome to the twisted, fetid, warped mind of Hora. Luckily for us all, its a fairly unique place
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So I think I understand now Hora, and I'm paraphrasing a touch - every woman who sleeps with you, even if she claims it is just for sport, is really just kidding herself and wants to marry you and have your babies, be your domestic and sports slave for life ? Where do I apply ??
No. Shes doing it for kicks because if 'she' waited and got to know me she'd disapear to Peru, change her number and never comeback to the UK.
That should answer your question. I hate dating, I hate the shirades/the falseness of PoF etc. I hope I never have to!