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"Happy weekend, ladies! Before you get into all the relaxing and fun times, let&amp;amp;#8217;s talk about dating on the weekends.This is what a Saturday night date looks like in my head, and also in a movie from like, 1992. If you&amp;amp;#8217;ve been following the story of my many dates this week, you know they were all weeknight dates. This is not purely coincidental; I pretty much always schedule first dates and most dates early in a relationship to be during the week. I&amp;amp;#8217;ve got several reasons: It seems more casual, it&amp;amp;#8217;s easier to make an excuse to get out early if it&amp;amp;#8217;s not going well (&amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;#x27;ve got a really early fake meeting tomorrow, gotta get some sleep!&amp;amp;#8221;), bars are less crowded and more low-key, to name a few. I don&amp;amp;#8217;t think I&amp;amp;#8217;m alone in this. Recently a guy I&amp;amp;#8217;ve been out with a couple times asked me this: &amp;amp;#8220;Am I cool enough to get a Saturday night so soon or am I still in weekday territory?&amp;amp;#8221; He seemed to know that if I said yes to a Saturday night date, it would be significant. Do you guys think this too? Saturday dates seem like a big deal for me. I think it&amp;amp;#8217;s because weekends are when I prioritize spending time with my friends and family, or doing special, fun activities. (You know, like going out for drinks. Or getting drunk at brunch.) Giving that up to spend time with a guy seems like a bigger deal than giving up my Tuesday night habit of doing absolutely nothing while eating a microwave dinner. Plus, doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t Saturday night date night just seem like the territory of established couples? It&amp;amp;#8217;s so intimidating for the early stages of getting to know somebody. Related: I do in fact have a Saturday night third date this weekend. As you might have guessed, I&amp;#x27;m overthinking about whether or not it&amp;#x27;s a big deal. Do you prefer Saturday night dates or weekday dates when you&amp;#x27;re just getting to know someone? What about in an established relationship? And hey, what are you doing this weekend? Need ideas for what to do with your weekend? Get &amp;#x27;em here: *4 Cheap Date Ideas for a Mellow Saturday Night *7 Reasons To Feel Cool About Staying Home Alone On a Saturday Night *4 Cheap Date Ideas for a Low-Key Saturday Night Photo: Thinkstock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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