To think that on the first date the man should pick the venue

[Laurel1979]

.... or am I old fashioned!! I got some great advice from you guys last time I posted about (disastrous) Internet dating so thought I'd ask again...

I have met a nice guy online, lovely to talk to on the phone, seems easy to get on with, have lots is common etc etc. So we are going out tomorrow night, and plan to go for a meal. He's going to pick me up (I'm pretty sure he's not a serial killer and actually know some people he knows, where he works etc). We left it that he'd pick somewhere to go. But today he texts me and asks if I'd like to pick, he just said he'd be happy with whatever my choice is, however he doesn't want to go anywhere in the city where I live (small city, a million nice places we could go). He lives about 20 miles away in a nearby small town/large village. So I ask where he wants to go then, and he says anywhere I want. I have a couple of ideas for places but they are all in the city, I genuinely don't know other places, bar randomly picking somewhere from Yellow Pages. AIBU to let this bother me so much? Maybe Im dreaming too much of being swept off my feet and am expecting chivalry as Im too long out of the dating scene (have been a single mum for ) years! I'd love some impartial advice..,

Perhaps city driving makes him nervous? Worried about parking etc. Wrong to assume just women worry about driving in places they don't know.

Uughh quit him! Apart from no balls, he tells you to choose but puts provisos? ! No thanks This little boys git some growing to do.

I don't think the man should always choose the first date, if we were meeting in an area I was familiar with but he wasn't then I would expect to suggest some places.

Totally uncool that he wants you to choose but not in an area you know. Strange actually.

Yabu. What century are you leaving in?

I expect the OP is from the century that has a Show all messages link.