First dates

What to do, what to ask, when to kiss, when to stop — and how to ask for a second date.

• Dating physical boundariesName them before someone has to guess. A yes to coffee is not a yes to a room.
• First date etiquetteOn time, public, phone down, easy exit. No assumed drink, no assumed kiss.
• First date ideasA café, a campus walk, chai and a bookshop. Public, cheap to leave, not built on alcohol.
• How to ask for a second dateA day, a place, a time. “We should hang” is fog.
• Questions to ask on a first dateQuestions that open a story, not a CV. Follow whatever they actually light up about.
• Second date ideasThe same café is allowed. Or the thing they already named. Still public. Still an exit.
• Should I pay on the first date?No rule that men must pay. Split, or the person who asked pays this one. UPI is ordinary.
• What to talk about on a first dateThe week you actually live, the food in front of you, the city you share. Not a biodata.
• What to text after a first dateSame evening or next morning. Two lines, one specific, a real ask if you want one.
• When to kiss on a dateWhen there is a clear, mutual yes. Not because a rule said so. Ask.