Rant: I quit meeting blind dates at bars after the guy in Dallas chewed his ice for 45 minutes
Back when I started doing blind dates, my move was always a loud bar on a Friday, because a drink made the small talk easy and nobody noticed the awkward pauses. These days I pick a coffee shop with real tables and a 30 minute cap, after a date in Dallas sat there crunching ice for 45 minutes straight while I tried to hear a single word he said. So what is your go-to first meet spot, and has a bar ever ruined the date before the food even showed up?