Do guys ever plan out dates, or do they just go with the flow for the most part?

[jackieistired]

They day dream and plan out the dates

They just go with the flow

[Lliam]

No big planning. I mainly researched good places to go. On a first date I would just take a girl to a nice, not necessarily expensive, restaurant.
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On subsequent dates, I did different things. I almost always asked my date first if she wanted to do what I was had in mind rather than surprise her. But I did surprise girls on occasion with some really nice restaurants.

I took one girl to the county fair. I took one girl to the Queen Mary. One place I loved was the Huntington Library and Gardens. I have taken girls on picnics to really nice botanical gardens or beautiful parks on the California coast.
I guess picnics took some planning because I had to get good food like cheeses, fruit, baguettes, summer sausage, wine, and dessert, and bring plates, wine glasses, utensils and a blanket.

I took girlfriends on vacations. Those were planned out because I booked romantic rooms in places like Palm Springs, Solvang, Paso Robles, Cambria, Monterey, San Francisco.

One that I planned out was when I proposed to my wife. I kept it a secret. I took her to a nice restaurant on the Beach in Naples, California. Then I took her on a gondola ride through the Naples canals, which was within walking distance of the restaurant. I proposed to her on the gondola.

[Jamie05rhs]

I plan them down to the T. Lol.
I even ask her what her bedtime is so we can fit everything in before she needs to leave.

[jackieistired]

Aweeeee!!!

[Jamie05rhs]

Thanks! 😊🙏

[Caroline91]

Most of the men I dated tended to make either firm or semi firm plans. They all seemed to really care about doing something nice for me. I really always appreciated the effort. It showed that they cared.

[midnightmoon05]

Some guys love romance. And also do love planning dates.
my hubby loves candle light dinners. He plans a lot of our outings.

[MisterWack]

I wouldn’t call it day dreaming, I would call it coming up with a plan to really impress the woman that makes our knees weak & gets our heart pumping because I don’t want to let her down because she means the world to me (the date being a steady relationship)

[MrOracle]

There are days when I plan a whole "date day" or even "date weekend" with my girl, where everything is planned and scheduled, and there are other days when we completely wing it, and just do whatever feels good at the moment. The latter doesn't mean I care any less, it just means I'm more flexible and that every "date" doesn't have to be some huge event or plan - while others definitely do.

I've booked a number of concerts for us over the next year, for example, and they're on the calendar. We'll have dinner, and in one case we'll be staying at a hotel afterwards because the show is several hours away, but we're also going to be exploring some touristy areas and outdoor/nature areas while we're there. The closest one is 5 months from now and the longest is 11 months.

There are a couple of other trips planned - she's never met my youngest sister so we're going to see her family later this year.

Some "dates" are only "planned" as far as knowing what meat will be hitting the grill that day, and everything else will be figured out on the day or the day before.

There's no one way to do it - but some events are much better pre-planned and others, not so much.

[MysticDevice]

I have planned a number in my head. I always felt they were too cheesy to actually try them. But now, I honestly don't care.

I'll take my next partner on these cheesy dates and if she loves them, awesome! If not, then she's not who I'm looking for

[Anonymous]

It depends sometimes. Sometimes I just like to go w the flow. No expectations other than hopefully having fun. Sometimes things don’t always work out like the restaurant messed up your reservation or something, so then you’re not happy. I’ve been together w my girlfriend for 15 years. We usually randomly just go out. If we’re going on a vacation then I will always plan it out.

[nolabels]

It depends.
I've planned out a few dates, but it's not something I would do so often that it would set up a pattern of expectation by my date.
It's not a realistic thing to do on a regular basis, in my opinion.

[RavVid]

Semi. I might go somewhere and think this is a good place to take a girl on date sometime in the future.

I wouldn't be inclined to take a date anywhere I hadn't been before.

So that is planned out but no more than that.

[Radiate143]

Guys who are actually interested in the girl as a person and getting to know her.

[paledreams]

Otherwise she's just a pump and dump like a stock trader lol 😆🤯

[itsannalee]

My man usually already plan it. Or he would just text me.

[LiamJHayden]

I plan the first part and ad lib if it is going well enough to continue.

[WhitneySnow]

Most guys just go with the flow. Though if they’re the one that asks you out the first time they have to think of something.

[exitseven]

I usually planned a date. I would get tickets to some concert or sporting event or invite her to watch one of my road races.

[paledreams]

Some over plan the weirdos - I plan a little, so I'm not a weirdo X🥴👀

[Anonymous]

Of course planning goes into it. I have to make sure the day works for her and I'm not going to take a girl who doesn't like pizza to get pizza.

[MrGSpotHer]

I don't plan anything definitely just go with the flow I find it hard to plan a meal I want to cook a date is just too much 😂

[beefcakebradybatson]

The former, mostly, except they hope for s*x by at the latest, the third date.

[Jmmmfi4]

I PLAN