Dating Tips From Eater Co-Founders Ben Leventhal & Lockhart Steele

Tip: Mix Up the Third Date #ops heavy

Me: alright, third date: pull out all the stops? Lockhart: All the stops is likely not the move. Ben: Yeah. So the third date is a little tough. It’s maybe the hardest one. I think you want to try to mix it up with format on the third date. I don’t want to say movie, necessarily. But something that has a culture component. Me: let’s say a play. Ben: also: DAYTIME. Me: let’s say A MATINEE! Ben: Sure. That a little all-the-stops-y But, sure. Me: okay, but something not dinner-y. Ben: daytime. Me: but…food eventually? Ben: Yeah, but it’s not the focus. Lockhart: Walking tour of Red Hook. Me: as long as you don’t use the words “walking tour” Ben: It shouldn’t feel #ops heavy. It’s sort of like, I’ve been really wanting to TASTE A CRONUT, do you want to go down to Soho and wait on line and get CRONUTS. #cronutops Lockhart: HowAboutWe… ? Me: Yeah, it’s like a How About We date Ben: It could turn into a super date, daytime into evening into dinner. Or you guys have a great afternoon. [Photo via]