Tip 3: Know How to Transition
Ben: You have a drink, you stay for the Russian food tasting. Which, two drinks in, is sort of an adventure.
Lockhart: proximity works.
Me: I wanna know how you guys transition
Like, once you decide the Russian food tasting is on the table--what do you say. Do you act like you just remembered there’s actually great Russian fare here, and would she be down to share some?
Ben: I think it’s more like, Should we get some food? It’s fairly straight forward, actually. If you meet for drinks and are an hour or two in, food is a pretty obvious thing.
Me: And I guess it’s more elegant if you can just add food to where you already are, rather than switch locations
Lockhart: I sent a good friend once on a first date that started at Smith & Mills and moved to Locanda. They are married now. Fact.
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