Would you go on this date?

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I had to go away overnight a few weeks ago, somewhere a considerable distance from home. I was staying in a hotel and got talking to a very, VERY nice chap local to that area. Drinks were purchased, conversation flowed, lots of laughs, and at the end of the night we had a kiss. Numbers were exchanged because I was going to send him a link to something when I found it.

Anyway, he's now asked me if I would go on a date with him. It can't possibly go anywhere. He lives miles away, is quite a bit younger than me, not that that is necessarily a problem in itself, but very different phases of life. BUT, we did have a nice time. Would you go on the date anyway, with the understanding it would just be a nice night out?

I would! Just go with low expectations and be honest with him about the likelihood of it not becoming anything serious.

Play it down as a “date” per se & go with the flow

Yes! What the others said. Why not have some fun?

"Date" was his term. He literally said "Will you go an a date with me?", and I was actually quite surprised!

Definitely go!!
Look upon it as a nice evening out..
.... you never know what the future might hold.. could even be fate!

I think I will go. It's just the worry about if it goes well, then what? But I'll just think of it as a one off, like going to a gig or something! He is very good looking

sounds like you enjoyed it - you never know whats going to happen in life so go for it

Yes, definitely go. My now dh is quite a bit younger than me (7 years, we were 21 and 28 when we started dating). We lived temporarily in the same city when we met but otherwise lived on opposite sides of the world (11 hour flight between our home countries). We were working abroad with only 6 months left on our contracts, so near each other for a short time but then very far apart for the indefinite future. 10 years later we are very happily married with 2 dc. I had the same first impression, he was VERY nice and we had such a great time hanging out together. But I approached it as it was unlikely to work as we had such an age difference and we lived so far away from each other, but there was no harm in enjoying ourselves and seeing what happened. 6 months later when our contracts ended, we had decided we wanted to be together and started making plans to move to be together and get married. You really never do know but no harm in enjoying it and giving it a shot.

What have you got to lose?

That's a lovely story mindutopia

I guess I'm worried about getting hurt.