(If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, please read it first before continuing: NYC Dating Magic Part 1)
Here’s the breakdown of our 3 day adventure (a huge thanks to my good friend Plato for helping me concoct the itinerary):
Day 1
5pm: Picked her up from the airport
6pm: Went back to my place and chilaxed with some wine
8pm: Headed over to Haru for an amazing sushi dinner (corner of 3rd ave and 76th st). Super cool little spot with great music and ambiance.
9:30pm: Stopped at random Irish bar to have a few drinks with my friends (tip: always try to introduce your date to your friends, especially females, if possible.)
11:30pm: Club Cielo (18 little west 12th) – house music, great crowd, great vibe, one of the best sound systems in the city
Day 2
10am: Attempted breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien (7th ave and 58th). Way too packed, so ate at Café Europa one block over
11am: Took a stroll down 5th ave. Random stops at the Apple Store, Fao Schwartz, St. Patricks Cathedral (a must see for catholic girls. try to abstain from acting out catholic school girl fantasies while inside), and Rockefeller Center (you MUST see the tree in December).
3pm: The Gingerman (36th and fifth) – awesome german bar – Chilled out on the couches while eating german sausages and drinking imported beer.
5pm: Headed to SoHo for some shopping
7pm: Lombardi’s (32 Spring st) for a slice of the best pizza in NYC
7:30pm: Headed home to shower (shower together if possible), change and relax.
10pm: Tiapol (10th ave btwn 23rd and 24th) for Spanish tapas dinner
Midnight: Club Pacha for the Ibiza experience
6am: Somehow made it home and instantly passed out.
Day 3
Noon: Crawl/flop out of bed
12:30pm: Brunch at home
1:30pm: Grocery shopping for tonight’s dinner
2:30pm: Watched “True Romance” (every couple should watch this movie together)
4:30: Did Gary Vaynerchuk wine tasting “date” (http://jaycataldo.com/blog/dating-advice/the-vaynerchuk-experience) with wine and cheese (I recommend the raw gruyere from Whole Foods)
6pm: Had my sweetie start cooking dinner (ALWAYS have your girl cook you dinner, if possible)
10pm: Grom (Broadway and 76th) for the best Gelato in the city
11pm: Moomia Lounge (Lafayette and Grand) – One of the coolest lounges in the city – Different music/crowd every night, Egyptian décor, sushi menu and hookahs! Eclectic and super awesome. Where else can you chill on a plush couch with your drink, hookah, shrimp tempura, and house music and then be able to order fried ice cream at 2am? One of NYC’s best kept secrets (bring a girl here and it’s on like Donkey Kong).
Monday Morning: Sent her home with the same scented candle we burned all weekend, a bar of the scented soap we washed with (both from the awesome Lux Naturals http://luxnaturals.com/) and a mix cd of all the music I played for her so she has multiple reminders of her incredible weekend.
And that’s how you rock a date in NYC. Now go forth and bring the magic.
Make it happen,
-Jay Cataldo
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That sounds like a great three days with your girl, Jay, but it sounds like you spent way, way too much money on her. Unless you plan on marrying this woman, I strongly advise mixing in more things that don’t cost much, like strolling through a nice museum when the crowd is thin, window shopping at Macy’s Herald Square or a nice book store in the West Village.
Carl: Whaaat? I beg to object!
He did mix in things that ‘don’t cost much,’ if you read his entry, including, ‘watching a movie,’ ‘chillaxing at home,’ cooking dinner,’ ‘dive bar,’ etc. If you do ALL things that cost little or no money, you will sacrifice the quality of the time you spend together, and stongly risk her perceiving you as a cheapo. Also, you are assuming that all women like “window shopping” or “strolling through a museum” – That sounds like a pain in my ass & I’d be bored out of my mind and ready to leave the date because the guy clearly had no date-planning skills. And hanging out in a book store as your idea of a great date? Wow, you found the perfect way to stimulated her senses and turn her on! Not. Women have books at home they could read, if they wanted to, thank you, and on that note I think they’ll choose that option of being by themselves than sharing a page of a paperback with you on a plastic bench in a random bookstore. No thanks.
I think you may want to take some tips from your boy Jay here.
unless, of course, that’s been working for you…..
Yeah, way too much money… and time.
DeAnna, if a guy has to spend money out the wazzzoooo in order to “stimulate” a woman’s mind, then that woman doesn’t have much of a mind! I’ll be damned if I’m spending money on breakfast, lunch and dinner on a woman I’m not even going to bed with! You must be out of your ever-lovin skull!!! A guy should spend money on a woman that’s already his, not one he’s trying to get. Spending lots of money on a woman on the first few dates indicates to the woman that the guy is manipulative and uses food, wine and gifts to get women to like him. If a woman doesn’t like a guy’s personality and vibe, she will never be attracted to him, no matter how much money he runs up on his credit card buying drinks, dinners and trinkets. And any woman who would sit back and let a man spend his hard-earned money on her so freely isn’t a good woman at all, just a damn gold digger wielding a pic ax!
is that bishop don magic juan? classic! yes too much money…..ihmo. but sounded awesome, so might have been worth it!
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Carl: Believe it or not, I spent much less than you might think. And like I mentioned earlier, I do NOT recommend that you put together an adventure like this unless the two of you are already very “close.” In can easily backfire and make you look like a “try-hard.” I like your suggestion about mixing in things that don’t cost a lot and I highly recommend that everyone do this. Occasionally though, “fun” costs $$$. 🙂 And don’t mind DeAnna… she’s kind of a pain in the ass sometimes. 😉
DeAnna: Thanks for the comments, hon. You made some good points but maybe you were just a wee bit harsh? 😉 Go easy on Carl… he’s just looking out for me.
Max: Yes, maybe it did take up a lot of time and money but we definitely had a blast.
Mike: Yes, I couldn’t resist throwing the Bishop up. And the girl was definitely worth it. Thanks for the comment. 🙂
Jay, you’re my “dawg” and a very good guy, so I’m always going to try to “look out” for you. The important thing is that you know how to treat women well, and in the end, isn’t that the bottom line? I hope you all are having a great weekend, and if you get the chance, go have some delicious Thai cuisine — it’s a blast!
And by the way, Jay’s looks and personality alone should attract women, no money needed! Peace.
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