Definitely a YMMV take. Throughout my single dating life in both the North and the South it was far more common for happy hour meets over drinks and very occasi

Definitely a YMMV take. Throughout my single dating life in both the North and the South it was far more common for happy hour meets over drinks and very occasionally small plates. If I think back I don't believe I can count the number of times I took a date to dinner the first time around on one hand. I also couldn't discern what the “Your place or mine?” comparison was supposed to be - perhaps that roommates make the conclusion difficult or awkward? That'd be a pretty flimsy, subjective assertion. Despite the author's bio as being a professional in the space, the article read as a bit naive and contained 2/5 actual dating differences, followed by 3/5 societal differences. While the two can be connected, I was disappointed by the content as compared to the title.