For first dates, Las Vegas locals prefer to ditch the Strip

Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 | 2 a.m.

When it comes to date night in Las Vegas, leave the five-star dinners and Venetian canal rides to tourists: According to a new study from the dating website HowAboutWe.com, locals prefer to ditch the Strip when it comes to first dates here. HowAboutWe, which helps singles plan dates and activities with potential matches, recently conducted a survey of 1 million dates across the country planned through the website. Questions examined where first-date couples go and what they do, eat, drink, share and listen to and where the date continues. According to the study, the top first-date destination for Las Vegas ...

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By chazbean

Jan. 17, 2013

7:52 a.m.

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Bagel Cafe is a great local place for food and atmosphere. Oscar Goodman has been here. They have great bagels too.
By FreedomRadio (Joan Respondi)

Jan. 17, 2013

9:14 a.m.

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Author, I think you got caught up in some HowAboutWe self PR. Do you really think the survey was conducted? Board games? Animal shelters? -- on first dates? My god, use some common sense.
By DMCVegas (Robert Rooney)

Jan. 17, 2013

9:14 a.m.

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This looks like an advertisement for a dating site that is masquerading itself as a legitimate news article. Which it is not.
By unlv702 (Vegas Dlight)

Jan. 17, 2013

10:24 a.m.

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"Painting and drawing are the most popular first-date activities in Las Vegas (21 percent), followed by photography (12 percent), dancing (10 percent), bowling (8.5 percent) and board games (7.8 percent)."

What is this grade school?

It sound like a pitch to a horrible "dating site."
By NVFisherman

Jan. 17, 2013

3:10 p.m.

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The reality is that who wants to spend a lot of money at some fancy strip restaurant for a first date. The person you take on the date may be a zero and who wants to waste a lot of money on some bozo.
By vc

Jan. 17, 2013

9:30 p.m.

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I'm sorry but who in the heck is taking these surveys. I have never heard of anyone drawing or painting on a first date. Not to mention some of the other ridiculous stuff listed.
By James_P_Reza (James Reza)

Jan. 17, 2013

10 p.m.

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Alcohol-induced panting and drawing? This must be a joke of some kind.