Ah, the cinema date, a minefield of pitfalls and faux pas. Or just a fun evening out. Either way, here are some useful do’s and don’ts to ease the ole nerves!<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know about you, but for me, the main draw of the cinema date is its hot, fresh popcorn – sweet, not salty. If there\u2019s no popcorn, there\u2019s no sign of me. I\u2019m elsewhere, probably eating popcorn.<\/p>\n
Dates are stressful enough. Why do people insist upon these arbitrary rules that decree what you can and can\u2019t consume? It doesn\u2019t matter what your ideal movie food track is – tacos, sweets, chocolate, crisps. Just enjoy. If someone is so uptight that they can’t handle it, imagine what else they\u2019re weird about? Red flag, you\u2019re on a date with Patrick Bateman.<\/p>\n
Returning to my previous pearl of wisdom, whilst it\u2019s great snacking to your heart’s content on a cinema date, it\u2019s also great to refrain from impersonating a thoroughbred horse chomping on hay.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s only one thing I hate more than sitting through a movie sans popcorn: sitting through a movie sans popcorn, whilst listening to a nearby noisy popcorn eater. And the rustlers! There are rustlers out there right now, plunging their hands into popcorn buckets with the kind of force FBI profilers refer to as overkill. Same goes for sweet\/crisp packaging.<\/p>\n
Loud chewing and ransacking are unnecessary, please spare us, fellow snack monsters.<\/p>\n
Seems like I\u2019m stating the obvious right? Wrong. If you\u2019re on a date, chances are you\u2019re feeling a range of emotions, comparable to those of an auditionee for The Bachelor<\/em>. You\u2019re nervous. You\u2019re wondering why on earth you\u2019ve inflicted this torture upon yourself. Unsurprisingly, it\u2019s easy to neglect the enjoyment of the film you\u2019ve paid to see.<\/p>\n Try not to sit in the dark for two and a half hours worrying. Going to the cinema is an expensive excursion, and whilst you can\u2019t really control how much someone falls for you, you can choose to sit back and absorb movie magic.<\/p>\n Frankly, this is why I\u2019m not a fan of the cinema date. It doesn\u2019t really\u2026work?! You make all this effort to go and meet someone, only to sit in the dark together, wordless, for several hours.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re the kind of person who talks when they\u2019re nervous, try to resist the urge. It\u2019s not an \u201cawkward\u201d silence, it\u2019s cinema silence, because everyone\u2019s, y\u2019 know, enjoying the movie. Attempting to shout over the on-screen happenings makes you that loud idiot everyone in the cinema silently hates. Including your date by the end of the movie.<\/p>\n Of course, you want to look like a casual goddess on your date. This is not a recommendation to show up in your pajamas or dog-walking rags. That being said, we now live in a world bursting at the seams with skinny jeans, bodycon and many other crimes against the act of exhalation.<\/p>\n I can’t deny how great these things look \u2013 my wardrobe is proof. But a cinema date sitting in some cramped, velveteen chair, trapped in a tubular construction with the give of a boa constrictor\u2019s embrace? Nope.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not suggesting you outright refuse to watch anything that deviates from your usual tastes. Most of us have suffered through a French, subtitled, art house \u201cmasterpiece\u201d in muted agony, feigning deep interest. Or that three-hour superhero blockbuster comprised almost entirely of car explosions. All for love.<\/p>\n Relationships involve compromise. However. If you really, really hate Mark Wahlberg movies, forcing yourself to watch a Mark Wahlberg movie for a date is a bad jumping-off point. If your date wants to see something that is totally offensive to you\/your beliefs, you don\u2019t have to agree. You matter, girl, and so do your opinions.<\/p>\n Ah, the cinema date, a minefield of pitfalls and faux pas. Or just a fun evening out. Either way, here are some useful do’s and don’ts to ease the ole nerves! Do: Eat What You Please I don\u2019t know about you, but for me, the main draw of the cinema date is its hot, fresh…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19055,"featured_media":148937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true},"categories":[1805],"tags":[22610,8041,10103,10444,10274,22611,14381],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-148936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-relationships","tag-cinema-date","tag-date","tag-datin","tag-dating-advice","tag-dating-tips","tag-movie-date","tag-movie-night"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDon’t: Worry If There’s Minimal Conversation<\/h2>\n
Do: Wear Somewhat Comfortable Attire<\/h2>\n
Don’t: Agree To See A Movie You Totally Hate<\/h2>\n
Any of your own cinema date do’s and don’ts? Let us know in the comments below!<\/h3>\n
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