Restaurants, restaurants, restaurants

One of the best parts of conducting these experiments is the physical research! I’ve been on several dates now, and that means I’ve been to several new places for food and drinks. It’s awesome, since I’m still relatively new to the City, and this is an awesome way to try out the neighborhoods and experience great foods. I swear, if ever I get fed up with first dates, I may just write review about the establishments where I eat, drink and be merry with the Subjects.   About half of the guys take me out for just drinks, but we almost always get at least a little something to eat. The other half go all out for dinner. It’s great because no one wants to go on a first date somewhere super fancy, and for over half the dates so far I’ve worn the exact same outfit: Jeans, cute black top, black flats. The nicest place I’ve been so far was the trendy sushi place for happy hour with the Bloody Mess, and there hasn’t really been a worst place? The flagrant boobies in the bar during Experiment #1 were comical, but not at all off-putting. When I met up with Subject #7 (which you can read all about in detail tomorrow!), all we had was a couple beers, so I can’t really speak too loudly to the establishment, save to say they have great beer.     The only difficult part is when the Subject is from a local suburb: they don’t really know the City very well, so it’s on me to find a place! Most of the time I just ask my local friends for a recommendation, but I really wish I could get more local expertise from the Subjects themselves! Let it be known, however, that I only initiate contact with potential Subjects if they live in the City. All the boys who chase me from far away are doing so of their own volition, without any pursuit on my behalf.   Thanks for reading, and get excited for tomorrows Experiment post! If you are all good followers, I may even post a third date on Friday… Subject # 8 should prove to be an interesting read, as he is the first man to give me pause and reconsider my no second dates rule. Stay tuned…!

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