Question for keto singles

(Joanna Parszyk ) #1

How is it to date on Keto?
Going for a date in a resto is sometimes awkward enough without you making your order for half an hour making sure it is keto ok. Not mentioning the dramatically decreased alcohol tolerance…
I’m getting over my 5 years long relationship and l hope that one day l’ll find happiness again but this involves a bit of dating first :woozy_face::roll_eyes:

(Thurston ) #2

Lol what’s the big deal? Get a med rare steak and a glass of red wine, that guy will be head over heels in no time.

#3

Be prepared that if the dude orders fish & salad and you order a steak the waiter will inevitably put the steak in front of the dude. Every. Freaking. Time.

EDIT: Also :hugs: to you @Chipmunk - Dating can be fun :slightly_smiling_face:

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #4

My favorite first dates are bowling and one of those game places. No food involved and you can drink or not, whatever you feel like. It’s a good way to get to know someone with a dose of fun and healthy competition.

(Carl Keller) #5

A woman who loves steak, bacon and chicken wings is not a liability. She is a gift from heaven… unless your date is a vegetarian. :stuck_out_tongue:

(Lazy, Dirty Keto 😝) #6

Yeah I’d just get a steak or piece of salmon and a side of broccoli and/or a side Cesar salad with no croutons. Easy peasy!

(MelissaH) #7

I completely agree with @CarlKeller here!! When my husband and I were dating our favorite date night place was a wing restaurant. He loved that about me. Back then it was wings and beer lol we still eat there to this day

#8

Wish I had thought of this years ago.

I speak from experience, The Man in the Moon IS NOT a good first date movie. :slightly_frowning_face:

#9

Way to woo man, way to woo :laughing:

(Laurie) #10

Don’t think that way. First you need to worry about what YOU want. At the very least, you want someone who is “okay” with the way you eat.

I don’t drink, and somehow I made it to early old age with lots of dating. Good luck!

(Alex ) #11

You should never eat on date, regardless of the diet!

True stories…

I went on a date a couple of years ago, here locally, and was strict with food at the time, I completed a 7 mile walk along a beach promenade with the girl (who was very nice I should say) and then we ended up at a tea shop, on the pier by the sea.

She said she fancied a chocolate brownie with her cup of tea, I hesitated but she coerced me into going 50/50 with her, 2 spoons, 1 brownie style, which I unwittingly agreed to, I then dropped the entire cake all over my shirt and the floor! Date over!!

about 10 years prior to that, I was on a date with another girl, who I REALLY liked, I was very nervous, and cared far more about things than I do today, we were in a Spanish restaurant in Covent Garden, the waiter came over and for some reason took an instant dislike to me, I was dieting, and asked for a recommendation of a starter that would suit my diet. He was unhelpful, didnt know what I was talking about, menu was in Spanish etc, the orders were taken, (seafood broth for me) and he walked away looking aggrieved, with me shaking my head at his unhelpfulness.

The food was delivered about 15 minutes later, the waiter served up, and put the soup half way over the edge of the table next to me, followed by hot soup all over my lap.

Date over!

Never ever eat when you go on a date. there is nothing sexy about throwing a f@cking cheese fondue down your clothes when you’re courting!

(Alex ) #12

Exactly @PetaMarie

Keep dates organic, go for walk, take in a view, do something involving not sitting at a table eating spaghetti trying to force cheesy conversation!

(Alex ) #13

@Chipmunk

Joanna, whatever you do, don’t put your love life in the hands of Tinder, Bumble or Plenty of Fish! Just say no!!

#14

Sorry Carl, I couldn’t disagree more. She might try stealing a bit of my bacon, then she’d get my fork in the back of her hand. Doesn’t make for a good first date :fearful:

(Running from stupidity) #15

I thought your first movie date would have been a silent film…

Not everyone is Manuel from Fawlty Towers[1] like you, Alex :slight_smile:

[1] Best TV sitcom. Ever. Even better than The Young Ones.

(Joanna Parszyk ) #16

It was just me wondering. At the place where l’m at l think l just want to be alone, even with keto making me stronger l cannot stand another heart break…

#17

When you’re ready you’re ready @Chipmunk but there is something to be said for a bit of time on your own to regroup & to just do as you please when it pleases you.

When the dating begins you’ll at least have some good stories & in time an opportunity to be all swoony & in love :hugs:

(Alex ) #18

Nah, Young Ones & Blackadder, every time, and maybe Red Dwarf.

(Alex ) #19

Single is not a bad place to be, you can do what you want, when you want, where you want. nobody to answer to.

Not sure how old you are Joanna, but I’m 43 now, no kids, no marriages, do I want to now follow the crowd of 2 kids, nursery costs, mortgages, making ends meet, loathing someone after 10 years of doing the same thing day in and day out Volvo Estate parked in the drive etc etc?

Nope!

Everything happens for a reason…

(Running from stupidity) #20

Oh dear. FT defined a genre. Young Ones was brilliant (I butchered a Jerzy Balowski quote a day or two ago for a meal description), but FT set the stage and the bar.