"While fancy dinner dates are nice, there's only so much you can learn about a person over a glass of wine and a bread basket. At some point, you'll need to venture out for mini golf or a movie, to see what it feels like to coexist in a different setting. In fact, many relationship experts recommend going on a variety of dates well before you make things official."
"Instead of grabbing coffee each time, for example, it suggests planning an adventurous date, a fancy night out, a group hang, a last-minute activity, an errand or chill day, a weekend getaway, or a date for a deep conversation. Once you have all of these experiences under your belt, it should be easier to tell if you're a good match."
Fancy dinner dates reveal limited information about long-term compatibility because they offer a narrow, staged environment. Relationship experts recommend experiencing varied date types before committing. A checklist of eight dates — including a casual coffee, an activity or adventure, a fancy night out, a group hang, a last-minute outing, an errand or chill day, a weekend getaway, and a deep-conversation date — helps partners observe reactions across contexts. Observing highs and lows, strengths and weaknesses, conversational flow, shared values, and stress responses across these settings makes compatibility clearer and provides evidence for whether partners are a good match.
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