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Ah yes, can you smell that? The scent of the weekend is in the air. A sweet mixture of happy hours, hangovers, and expectations from the person you’ve been casually dating for a few months. It’s the same old story. As you’re in your post-lunch haze on Friday afternoon, you’ll get the text. The dreaded, “Soooooo, what should we do this weekend?” text.
Maybe you had plans to sit on your ass and do nothing. Maybe a college buddy was in town, and you expected to drown in whiskey on the rocks while reminiscing about your golden years. Still, you know that if there’s any chance of getting laid this weekend not ending up alone in this godforsaken world, you need to make some time for your almost-significant other.
So, you hit her back with the “whatever you want, babe,” and feel pleased about the fact that you’re a fucking boss and there’s a 100% chance of precipitation in her panties (Jesus, I’m sorry). Still, by doing that, you risk her picking any one of these four soul-crushing dates that will ensure your weekend, and libido, are totally destroyed. Now, I’m not sure why we, as women, love to pick dates that we know men will hate, but if I’m being honest? Something about it just feels good.
Yoga
When you told her she could pick the date, you probably imagined something like, going to get some fondue then seeing “Fifty Shades.” Instead, she giddily informs you that she signed both of you up for a 7 a.m. yoga class on Saturday morning. And while sure, the idea of seeing a whole bunch of 20-somethings sweating in tight yoga pants doesn’t exactly sound like torture, that’ll change real quick after five minutes of downward dogging. And not the fun kind. Your palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, and you totally regret wearing a fucking sweater because at any moment you’re going to vomit. You know, spaghetti.
Outcome: You’ll look like a little bitch because you can’t support your own body weight for a 60-minute class, and by the time you get out, you’ll be so shaky and exhausted that the thought of thrusting will be a distant memory.
Farmers Market
I mean, what’s not to love? There’s tons of food, women in sundresses, and sometimes, if you’re lucky, even some alcohol. You know, as long as you’re fine with just standing around for hours and hours and hours. And then shelling out way too much money for kettle corn, artisan crepes, and homemade jam that’s going to sit in the back of the fridge for a year without being touched before someone throws it away when it’s time to move. It’s hot, it’s expensive, and by the time you guys leave, everyone is so tired and cranky that all you’ll want to do is lay down and avoid physical contact for an extended period of time.
Outcome: You’ll get a weird, ironic farmer’s tan. You’ll have to make small talk with a man selling dog outfits for twenty minutes because you’re lost and don’t know what else to do. And you’ll inevitably get into a fight when she says she thinks the two of you should get a dog so you can get a dog outfit, and you inform her that you don’t think you’re at the point in your relationship for that level of commitment. And also, are you kidding? You would never put a dog in an outfit.
A Painting Class
There’s a lot of different companies and a lot of different names for it, but you know what I’m talking about. You shell out $70+ for two people, you sit in a tiny little room with other miserable folks for a couple of hours, and you smear paint around on a canvass just counting down the moments until you can leave. Sure, if you’re somewhat artistic, it’s not horrible. But if you’re not? This might just be a solid circle of hell for you. Not only will the instructor come around and try to give you pointers before just taking your brush and doing it for you, but there’s a 0% chance that your “art” isn’t going to be blasted all over social media where you will absolutely be ripped a new asshole.
Outcome: You’ll sit there sullen and grumpy because your happy little trees just look like blobs of paint, so you chug your entire 6-pack a little too quickly (thank God these are always BYOB) before moving onto the wine and browning out. She gets mad that you didn’t care about your “couple art,” and you wake up the next day alone, hungover, and covered in a mixture of paint and shame.
Brunch With “The Girls”
You were told “brunch.” You weren’t told, “brunch with a whole bunch of her annoying friends.” And you absolutely weren’t told, “brunch with a whole bunch of her annoying friends where you will be the only man within a 10-mile radius.” And yet, here you are. Sitting at the end of the table, chugging a bloody, and trying to catch a glimpse of the TV and avoiding listening to everyone complain about how they’re not engaged yet.
Outcome: Not only will you end up being tricked into paying for a round of drinks (“Oh, don’t worry, ladies! He’s got this one. That’s why I brought him along anyway, hahaha!”), but you’ll quickly realize that while having sex and finding someone to settle down with is good, it’s never worth the torture that is a Sunday spent solely with a group of bitter girls and a solid mimosa special..
I’ve successfully survived all of these except the brunch with the girls (I’m not suicidal) and I have to say, you’re really underestimating the A) power of man and B) our willingness to do shit to get laid
Heck I bet there are men reading this who proposed (hi Will) these dates just to get laid.
Wait, what’s wrong with that?
Yeah none of these are unbearable with a proper heads up.. I can find the mental safe space to get me through all of these if I have a day or 2 to hype myself up.
Keep knocking it out of the park brother.
Dave, what’s your Instagram handle?
*[searches dave11686]* and he’s real
After a quick scroll through Instagram Mind=blown
Yeah I feel guilty for accusing dave of being a troll now. He’s so real
It’s all good.
That’s almost like not realizing his birthdate is 11/6/86
Actually 1/16/86
straight up played myself
He look exactly like I thought he did. You go Dave.
Did you all really not try searching his username on social media as soon as he started commenting?!
Did you?
This can’t be real. This can. not. be real.
It is.
Can we get Dave on Touching Base?
If they’ll have me, I’d be honored.
@dave11686
…my god
How many new followers did you just get? Aside from me?
And first post of mine you like is of my wife. Hmm.
Liking a fellow PGPer’s wife. PGPM
Don’t mean to be a creeper.
Two.
I just lost my mind. Keep crushin it dave
Hope you find it 😛
Holy shit this kids a fucking goober
Brunch with the girls is actually a panel interview. That’s your time to shine so come correct and be ready to spit some wit and give humorous commentary on whatever is talked about.
Is it cheating if you go to brunch with the girls but zone out and watch ESPN while you’re there?
That actually sounds fantastic.
Nope. As long as I’m drinking I can zone out anywhere.
Username checks out
Passively observing conversations that I’m not involved in while day drunk is not a terrible way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Nah that’s what you’re expected to do
Did a yoga date once to show I was a “team player,” lady friend didn’t bother to mention it was hot yoga. Needless to say, we are not currently dating anymore.
Hot yoga takes any redeeming quality that yoga has for a dude and ruins it. Hard to feel relaxed and clear your mind when forehead sweat is dripping into your own mouth and sitting in a puddle of last night’s toxins.
I did hot yoga hungover once with my girlfriend and it was one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life
I’ve done this. Nearly passed out multiple times.
Yoga – get nice and limber plus relaxed before going to pound town? Sign. me. up.
Farmer’s Market – food, coffee, and dogs? I’m in.
Painting Class – BYOB? and devils lettuce prior? Call me Monet.
Brunch with “Girls” – booze + TV (or cellular device) + food = I’m content
I’m woefully single, holla atcha boi.
Sup?
Yoga and the painting class would suck. Farmers market and brunch are fine.
Yoga is a great date idea. You open you hips up for the first time after a week hunched over your desk, get some endorphins flowing then come home, really open the hips and get the endorphins flowing.
Having done 3/4 and being here to tell the tale says otherwise.
I will admit brunch with the girls would be absolute hell on earth and id drink until I couldnt move.
I’ve been to brunch with the girls once. It was a fall Saturday. Ever since, I have had a soft spot for Lee Corso and his crazy ass.
I don’t mind the farmers market at all. It’s quite relaxing.
Absolutely crushed a first date to yoga 2 weeks ago. Not dead at all. I’d like to thank my 7th grade baseball coach for making me stretch before practice.
Yoga as a first date? That’s a power move dude.