It’s a Lunch Date!

Lunch dating, that new branch of dating that I seem to be hearing about every so often from work colleagues, seem to be catching on.  How do I know?  My own mother mentioned it to me.

I never really thought of lunch dating other than the times it was mentioned to me.  I just thought it was a bit unusual.  Does no one go to dinner on dates anymore?  But actually, the more you think about it, the more you understand why this lunch dating thing has been catching on.

While dinner may have connotations of formality, lunch does not have that.  Lunch is more casual, lighter, and easier.  And I have to admit, lunch seems non-threatening.  “It’s just for lunch,” or “Let’s do lunch,” doesn’t have quite the same intimidating undertones of “Can I take you to dinner.”  I think I see lunch dating’s potential, and dating services have seen it too.

There have been several dating services and websites that somehow run on the platform of lunch dating.  They set up their clients who then agree to meet for lunch.  That’s kind of genius. I mean it doesn’t as orchestrated as a dinner is, nor does it sound like it takes some valuable time of your day.  It’s just lunch.  It’s so casual it’s almost nothing.  In many ways it’s perfect for the busy individual.  By setting them up in the casual, non-threatening environment of lunch it leaves it up to the two parties to determine whether they’d take it somewhere more formal, like a dinner perhaps.

So… have you ever been part of the lunch dating scene?  What have you taken from it?  Is it any better than other dating scenes?  Is it here to stay?