"Can I take you out for a meal"?

[RachelTopliss]

Would you find this odd? It sounds like it's come from the 70s. What's a meal anyway? It sounds creepy. Lunch or dinner maybe yes but a meal?

I said I was busy.

Out there?

In here! 🤣

I created an account to join the chaos, AND I DIDN'T EVEN DO THAT FOR PENIS BEAKER.

I know, it's wonderful isn't it 😁

It’s literally just going out for something to eat. You sound like hard work.

Nothing wrong with the word 'meal' that's quite normal. If I was being asked out I'd prefer him to say "How about we go for a meal sometime?" and then if I went, I'd go halves.

You are weird. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that question. Sounds like he dodged a bullet.

This man has no idea how many bullets he’s dodged. “Can I take you out for a meal?” should come with a health warning.

A whole hail of bullets. An ammunition dump worth of bullets.

You've all mostly decided I'm a weird nutcase who's dangerous, as there's a lot of bullets involved in posts here, so I think I'll just hibernate for the winter.

If you would have gone out on a date before he said it, why don’t you just go and see how it pans out? It might have just been an awkward interaction from an otherwise perfectly nice bloke or he might be one dated phrase after another and no more chances from you? You won’t know unless you go.

Times have changed since all I got was “Fwoooarrr! I betcha don’t get many o’ them to the pound?” And “Fancy a bit do ya?”

In the film “Notting Hill” Huw Grant’s roommate wears a Tshirt that says “Fancy a shag?” I think he wears it on a date 😆

I’d forgotten that! 🤣

More cringe to not show up instead of being a big girl and telling him you wouldn't be there

Just tell them you aren’t interested. No need to be a weirdo about it.

…..aaaaand that’ll be why you’re still single.

Are you really freaked out about the words used, or are you someone who is freaked out by a potential date being nice to you for a change?

If you’re mostly used to being metaphorically ‘clubbed round the head and dragged back to the cave’ by neanderthals, then formal invitations like this will feel abnormal.

I genuinely think you need therapy if you’re getting the ick when a potential date treats you nicely.

Just what is creepy about that? Tea, dinner, lunch, are all meals. If you don't want to go then don't.

See if this was me I'd be focusing on all the dumb cringe things I'd probably said on the date not the other person. Must be nice to be perfect!

I’d take it as meaning they want to make it clear they’re paying!