Untypical first date ideas please?

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My friend is asking me for advice on what to do for a first date that's a bit different. She's a very fussy eater so doesn't want to go for dinner/ drinks.

Any ideas? :)

She lives in Hampshire btw.

Ten pin bowling

How about a picnic.

Bicycle ride in the New Forrest.

Ice skating
Go Ape
A theme park
Quad biking
The zoo

Wine tasting

DH and I went to a firework display, although it was early November.

Fishing?, introduction to sailing or canoeing? Cooking class? Climbing wall?

Anything that she's felt she'd like to try but would be enhanced if she shared the experience with someone?

If they like history - an organised private tour of a castle or historical grounds?

Outdoor theatre to see royal Shakespeare company

Horse riding?

Are any favourite bands playing?

Comedy club?

How well does she know the guy? Is this an online dating date?

Theatre
Cinema
Go-karting
Go for a walk together
Just have sex?

She's been talking to him for a few months - and yes online dating

In which case this is just a first meet. They need somewhere where they can chat and size each other up. Drinks - alcoholic or just coffee - really are the best option. If they do want to eat she can just go somewhere with a children's menu .

If they've been talking for months and not met then there's already a high chance of strike-out. Tell her to keep this simple.

They can save the other activities for later dates if they actually like each other.

Keep it simple. Drinks and dinner. Save the novelty stuff for the secind or third date. Can't imagine anything worse that being stuck doing a paid activity with someone who is nothing like their online persona....(from bitter experience )

Definitely somewhere they can talk and get to know each other. Museum cafe for coffee, and if its going well they can dander about and look at exhibits afterwards.

Coffee and art gallery type thing is best if she doesn't want to drink (I never eat on dates so totally relate to that part).

Honestly not worth her investing too much effort in planning, a fair few OD men vanish as soon as a date is arranged, and the ones you do actually meet for a date are generally a disappointment!

Hire a boat and row down a river!

I agree with others though not to invest too much in it.

I don't get this not eating on dates thing. Has a man ever said he finds women who don't eat attractive? I'd rather plan for drinks because I like to keep a first date casual, but surely it just looks neurotic to refuse to eat if it's going well and suggested or you're both starving?

Although presumably the OP's friend doesn't want to eat as she wants to keep her faddishness hidden for a bit, so she's a bit damned if she does, damned if she doesn't!

My first date with hot builder (whom I had already met, obviously - which helped!) was a simple walk in a local cemetery followed by a couple of cold beers in the pub garden at the far side. And then we walked back again.

It was a beautiful summer evening and it was lovely.

So they haven't actually met at all? There's probably an 80% chance there will be no chemistry, so either choose a quick option which can be extended i.e coFfee, or somewhere like the zoo or art gallery which she could enjoy by herself.