Manhattan Blind Date Idea
Most blind dates are a risk. I have not been on one in quite a while but thought of this idea at the MOMA (New York's Museum of Modern Art) on Friday. I imagine it would be nice whether or not your date turns out to the person you like.
1. Choose and artist currently on display at the Met. (Let's say you pick Paul Klee).
2. Go to the MOMA website, www.moma.org and look up the artist. They have a nice little search tool that lets you search the collection. Print out the curators notes on one or two pieces.
3. Over pre-museum drinks go over the information. (I think it might be a good idea to warn your date you might do this. After a quick drink head over to the MOMA and go directly to those paintings.
At this point if you don't like your date or vice versa, call a polite end to the evening. At worst, you both learned something new and interesting. Maybe she even recommends you to a friend. If you and your date continue to want to get to know one another you can wander the rest of the museum. It's a beautiful place to talk and walk.
I'm going to try to come up with other good ideas for first dates. Nothing is worse than spending 90 minutes over dinner with someone you don't like.
By the way, the Munch Exibition on the sixth floor is great. I highly recommend it. (on until May 8th)
Hmmmm...amusing, David...although, is this an idea for a FIRST date, or a BLIND date?!
It sounds like more of a first or second date. I'm more likely to meet up for an even QUICKER "blind" date, like coffee....but keep the ideas coming---they're fun to read!
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As an addendum---I have to say, if I was on a blind date and this guy met me with a crapload of papers he'd printed off on the computer of curator's notes....I'm not too sure how I'd feel about that.
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You'd probably feel a hell of a lot better if it was some super-rich and good looking guy, though, wouldn't you? Admit it.
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Never do dinner on the first date. Or the second or third for that matter. Hell, my rehearsal dinner may be the first time I actually sit down to food with the little woman.
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Food and woman don't mix so far as I have observed. I have always sat on the same side of the table with any woman I care for. Strange as is seems the responses I've gotten were "that's romantic" "Oh I'm left handed" In New York there seems to be, not that it's her fault, a great number of woman who point with their forks, talk while chewing, chew with their mouths open, move food around on the plate excessively, stab the food, bend down to the plate while scooping, cutting awkwardly, clumsiness, unfamiliarity with napkins. Sitting on same side solves those problemoes. Dining will accentuate any age, culture, social station, etc differences; this would not help your plans.
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