Have you tried doing your drinking over dinner, ie in a restaurant situation. It's not something perhaps that you would have done when you were younger... But it's fairly common. It also fits the convention of "go out have good time".
Advantages as I see them include:
- a generally less threatening situation
- food slows the drinks down
- romantic (potentially) and chance to chat
- less emphasis on "dressing to impress"
- less emphasis on getting drunk
- Speaking for myself only, I find that I can have a drink over dinner
and be fine to drive later - some may disagree...
- if she has a drink over dinner and becomes amorous, you can head home
immediately, perhaps leading to a good outcome for all concerned.
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