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Originally Posted by Kirsty Scott

and remember it's not what she likes .... it's what you like I want to know ....

Kirsty
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Well, the things I did write were preceded by "if it were only up to me," so I think I am on the track you want.

I love to watch movies. I love movie marathons at home: lots of DVDs, maybe planned around a theme (but not too much repetition), with plenty to choose from and lots of time to spend exactly as you describe. Cuddling under a blanket, minimal clothes because the blanket is hot, but not so minimal as to be unexpected on a first date, with the closeness making it impossible not to touch, and eventually forgetting the movie because the lure of intimacy is just too much.

A concert: I would like to introduce a gurl to some music she thinks she doesn't like, and have it be so wonderful that it changes her mind. I like so many types of music, it would depend on the gurl. But that would be a good first date ... especially if I committed at the beginning -- as I would -- that we could leave and try something else if she really didn't like it.

Going to play some pool (billiards) at an "upscale" pool hall, where drinks are served and it's not too crazy, and we can just have fun without worrying about whether we're good at the game or not.

I find museums, with the right person, to be a very romantic type of first date. It's all in the attitude you take to the outing.

The beach, the beach, the beach. If the weather's decent enough (and for me, that means not storming too hard at the beach), I would take a gurl to the beach for a romantic walk, perhaps some oysters at a nearby oyster bar, and if it's certain beaches, perhaps some playing at the "boardwalk" games like Skee-Ball, etc.

Bottom line: I want to have fun, make sure there's no pressure being felt (except the kind in our pants, coming naturally), and most of all that everything is respectful. There's plenty of time for the naughtier stuff later.

Does that give you a better idea?