第一次约会最好不要一起吃饭
Dinner is the worst first date. Here's why
Restaurants are the go-to for so many social and professional occasions. Whether you're in for a professional meet-up, brunch with friends, or an overdue date night with your longtime partner, the convo-and-cuisine combo is, in general, the perfect fallback option.
很多时候,社交和工作可能要在餐馆进行.无论是工作洽谈、与朋友吃早午餐,还是与人生伴侣共赴一场早就定好的约会,一边讨论问题一边进餐都是非常完美的备选方案.
But as a first date? No thanks, I'd rather shove bamboo under my fingernails while listening to Yoko Ono songs on repeat.
但第一次约会呢？还是算了吧,我宁可边循环播放小野洋子的歌,边往指甲里扎竹片.
Just because it's been a courtship staple since forever doesn't mean it's a good idea, any more than ordering garlic bread and onion soup just before going in for the first kiss is a good idea. Not convinced? Let's break it down.
仅仅因为共进晚餐是求爱的永恒主题,并不意味着这是个好方法,这和点了蒜蓉面包和洋葱汤后再献初吻是一样的性质.你不信吗？看我慢慢给你分析.
You've got spinach in your teeth
你牙缝里有菠菜
Let me be blunt here: no one looks attractive while they're eating. Not you, not your date, not even Hollywood celebrities. (Ever seen a tabloid photo of a famous person wolfing down a double-stacked hamburger? I rest my case.)
我就直白一点说, 没人吃相好看. 你不好看,你的约会对象不好看, 甚至好莱坞明星也不好看.
Sure, the way he slurps his spaghetti like a child or the way she always takes 20 minutes to order might become an endearing quirk later on. But when it comes to first impressions, gnawing on BBQ ribs is far from alluring. Salad isn't any safer. For whatever reason, restaurants love to serve giant-sized leaves of lettuce in their salads that are all but impossible to fit into a human-sized mouth without unhinging your jaw like a snake. You could try taking a knife to your edible jungle, but then you're likely to get that look that says, "Are you crazy? Why are you using a steak knife on your salad?"
当然了,他吃意大利面时吧唧嘴的样子像个孩子,她点菜总要花上20分钟的时间……这些怪癖也许恰恰促成了你们后来的爱情.但是想要留下良好的第一印象,大口嚼着烤肋排可一点都不吸引人.沙拉也安全不到哪儿去.不知道为什么,餐馆提供的沙拉里面的生菜叶总是很大,你不像蛇一样把嘴张到最大根本没法把它塞进嘴里.你也可以拿把刀切一下这些菜叶,但那样的话别人也许就会投来异样的眼光,好像在说："你疯了吗？怎么用切牛排的刀来切沙拉？"
By the way, if you do somehow find yourself at the local eatery during your first romantic rendezvous, bring a toothbrush. Murphy's law of dating says that if you can get a huge glob of food stuck in your front teeth while trying to woo your potential future SO, you will.
顺便提醒一下,如果你确实发现自己不小心把第一次浪漫约会设在了当地一家餐厅,那就带把牙刷吧.墨菲的约会定律说,如果你有可能在追求潜在伴侣的时候门牙上粘了一团食物,那么,这样的事就会发生.
