I have a friend who recently went on a first date with a woman whom he has been writing to for several months (they met through one of those letter writing apps). On their first date he gave her a bottle of perfume. Afterwards he told me that she barely acknowledged it and he felt badly afterwards about it. I told him personally I would not like to be gifted perfume as it’s very personal, but he said he thought buying perfume was a standard gift, and he chose one based off of a nice name that would be a compliment to her.
I have ASD so what I think is normal or appropriate isn’t always accurate, so I thought I’d ask MN!