Is it ok to leave a female in a restarunt if she answers her cell phone on 1st date?

[DateAnalyzer]

I think this is the most rude and ignorant thing a woman can do on a first date. It hasn't happened to me in years but I see it all the time on Blind Date. Why can't women just let the call go to their voicemail?????

[Pyro]

I agree that its rude when anyone does that on a date, but it sure as heck isn't that bad to the point where you want to walk out on them.

[alphamale]

I think this is the most rude and ignorant thing a woman can do on a first date. It hasn't happened to me in years but I see it all the time on Blind Date. Why can't women just let the call go to their voicemail?????

if the female is geniunely into the man and she's smart then she won't answer the phone.

[IfWishesWereHorses]

Gosh, I think its a little extreme too. It would completely depend on who is calling though. If the woman has kids at home or worse DRIVING, elderly parents ect..., then it would be understandable that she might want to take the call. Chatting would be quite rude though. Leaving a woman there though WOULD BE EVEN WORSE though.

[annabelle75]

I admit to having answered my cell phone on first dates before, but only when it has been whom ever was watching my daughter at the time. I would never let a call like that go to voicemail. Everyone else though can wait until the date is over to talk to me. I think its extremely rude.

 

Do I think it is enough of an offense to ababdon some one in a restaurant? Not really. There could be a genuine reason she needs to answer it. Try giving her the benefit of the doubt. You don't want to miss a possible opportunity for a decent relationship becasue you rushed to judgement.

[underpants]

No, but it can be a reason to not ask for a second date.

 

I don't do this but I can see maybe there is cause if say, child care is involved. The polite thing to do is to excuse yourself and handle the call then return to the date and apolgize and explain. This is understandable.

 

If it is someone who is just ...addicted to the cell phone then I would be tempted to pull mine out and just mimick the behavior and make fun. Hi Steve, I thought I should call you and tell you that I ordered the steak, and this place has fake folage, not real, you owe me a beer, as a matter of fact maybe I can ditch this chick and meet you for a brewski at the pub. I should wrap this up in....hold on...look to your date....are you about finished? Back to Steve (or whoever) lets meet up in an hour. See ya.

 

Gosh, DA you have had some bad experiences. This gives me an idea for a thread.

[monkey00]

If there was a genuine and immediate need to answer her phone, and she apologizes afterwards explaining with a real good reason - I would let it slide, other than that it's pretty darn disrespectful.

[Pyro]

Gosh, DA you have had some bad experiences. This gives me an idea for a thread.

 

Its been done already.

[sofakingmad]

this just happened to me on a first date a couple weeks ago. she must have had 4 or 5 calls. and she checked every time. now granted she has 3 kids so i guess she needed to check but she kept saying her sister was calling, etc and it had nothing to do with her kids. i thought it was rude but i couldn't walk out because what if the next call was from the babysitter? she did apologizer later. w/e i've since lost her number. next...

[mattea]

I absolutely know what you mean about how rude it is. I don't even usually take my cell phone with me into restaurants or when i'm socializing. or i'll put it on silent, or a the very least let it go to voicemail.

 

i have a friend who is a really awesome person, and extrememly good and attentive friend, etc. but he will always pick up his cell and chat with someone, even though it might be briefly, when he's out with me or other friends. i try to accept this about him, but it's annoying. he has so many other good qualities - i try to just accept that we have different ideas about what is appropriate and what is rude in this case.

 

all that said, i do agree with others that if i had someone depending on me, like a child, i would keep my phone with me and be available and answer it if it was related to my child.

[alphamale]

but I see it all the time on Blind Date.

the "dates" on that show are staged. the people they pick are not "normal"....they pick wierdos and freaks cause they want to increase ratings.

 

Blind Date is not reality.

[sofakingmad]

the "dates" on that show are staged. the people they pick are not "normal"....they pick wierdos and freaks cause they want to increase ratings.

 

Blind Date is not reality.

 

yea don't they pick the people for blind date from craigslist?

[Pyro]

Actually if my memory does serve me correct, LS member UCF Kevin was on the show before.

[Star Gazer]

One of my good girlfriends was on Blind Date back in L.A., and I assure you that her date was in fact real. She went to a trapeze school with the guy on the date, had a great time...they ended up dating for a few months afterward!

 

I lived down the street from the hot tub joint they use all the time...the rent-a-tub concept is pretty vile.

[alphamale]

One of my good girlfriends was on Blind Date back in L.A., and I assure you that her date was in fact real.

i'm sure the "date" was real but I was talking more about who they pick to be on the show....there's always a screening process to be on TV.

 

I lived down the street from the hot tub joint they use all the time...the rent-a-tub concept is pretty vile.

yea I used to frequent a hot tub place in Ann Arbor with an ex...lets just say the tubs were heavily chlorinated

[Trialbyfire]

It's courteous for anyone having dinner at the restaurant, to put your phone on silent or vibrate. If not for your date, for the benefit of other diners.

 

I would be concerned about anyone who didn't have the manners to do this, regardless if it's a date or not.

[alphamale]

It's courteous for anyone having dinner at the restaurant, to put your phone on silent or vibrate.

and who actually does that TBF?

[Trialbyfire]

and who actually does that TBF?

I always do and so did my ex and the guys I've dated before. All my friends and family do it. Is this so unusual?

[alphamale]

I always do and so did my ex and the guys I've dated before. All my friends and family do it. Is this so unusual?

I'm seeing more and more cell-phone rudeness every bleedin' day! Go to any movie that appeals to younger audiences on any Fri or Sat nite and you'll see what i mean

[Trialbyfire]

I'm seeing more and more cell-phone rudeness every bleedin' day!

Maybe the difference is the city where you live. Many of the restaurants I frequent have signs where you enter that say, "please turn off your cell phone for the benefit of other diners."

 

I personally find it rude to be interrupted through dinner by someone else's cell phone.

[Trialbyfire]

Go to any movie that appeals to younger audiences on any Fri or Sat nite and you'll see what i mean

Even our theatres have signs. You know the ads they play before the trailers for new movies? They splash a big one up that requests that you turn off your cell phone. Surprisingly, most people listen because you rarely hear one.

[IfWishesWereHorses]

The cell ringing doesn't bother me in restaurants so much as the people talking on their cells at the top of their lungs! That makes me nuts!

 

This man behind me in line that the quickie mart today has a cell that goes off with the sound of a frog croaking. Never heard that before. I turned around to see where the frog was and he proceeds to have an argument at the top of his lungs with his wife/so.

 

He's standing there with a six pack of beer in his hands. I'm laughing and I can't stop, the more I try to stop the harder I laugh, so then I'm snorting and tears are rolling down my face... because I'm thinking, Is that a frog in your pocket or are you happy to see me.:lmao:

 

He gets a little ticked and asked me what is so funny. I couldn't tell him what was really funny, so I just said, it looks like you are going to need more than a six pack. He was idignant that I commented on the conversation he just screamed in my ear!!!! ARRRGGHHH, some people.

 

I was still laughing when I got into the car!

[jcster]

D.A. - you need to meet some real people and stop commenting on fiction.

 

seriously.

[rainfall]

I think this is the most rude and ignorant thing a woman can do on a first date. It hasn't happened to me in years but I see it all the time on Blind Date. Why can't women just let the call go to their voicemail?????

 

It really depends on who is calling. When I started dating my current boyfriend I would always take my phone with me and answer it. I would never talk for more then 1 minute but I always wanted to make sure there was no emergency.

[burning 4 revenge]

It's all part of the ghettofication of America.