Friday, April 3, 2009

same script, different cast?

Should you be mad if a guy wines and dines you at a restaurant he took his ex-girlfriend?

A reader asks that question in this online advice column, and prevailing consensus is "no."

As someone who's been in this situation, I think it's no cause for alarm. Generally, guys aren't into sampling restaurants as much as women are. When they find somewhere they like, they stick with it.

Also, unlike women, guys don't really attach romantic significance to restaurants. I know many women, myself included, who won't return to certain venues because those places bring back memories of an ex. Guys aren't like that. If a place has a good a steak, they'll keep going there.

But maybe I'm jumping to conclusions.

Is it a faux pas to take all your dates to the same restaurant?