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CMV: "Dinner and a Movie" dates should go movie first, then dinner, not the other way around

EDIT: I'd like to clear up that I'm not saying you do this with someone you barely know. I'm thinking about this in terms of asking someone out on a date you've known for a while or had one or two dates with already. Also, I'm really only here to debate which should come first: dinner or a movie, not the viability of the concept in general. 

Even though the phrase "Dinner and a Movie" puts dinner first, I maintain that this is simply because it sounds nice phonetically and that you should chronologically plan to go to the movie first, then dinner. 

If you go to dinner first and you're not having fun, you're bound by social convention to go to the movie anyways. If you are having a good conversation, it gets cut short because you have to be silent in a movie theatre. If you decide to skip the movie, you've also wasted money on movie tickets. 

However, if you go to the movie first, it starts you with a talking point and makes conversation much easier. If dinner is awkward, you can rush through it and leave without social expectation to stay afterward. If you decide to skip dinner, all you do is cancel a reservation, not bite the bullet on the cost of movie tickets.
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>If you go to dinner first and you don't hit it off, it means you're stuck with sitting next to each other for the next 2 hours awkwardly. If you do hit it off, your conversation gets cut short because you have to be silent in a movie theatre. If you hit it off and decide to skip the movie, you've wasted money on movie tickets.

1. Never do a movie on the first date for these reasons and more. Only second or later dates are movie dates. You don't have time to get comfortable with each other right before you are in a snuggling situation.

2. Always do the dinner first. You're going to be starving in the middle of a 2-3 hour movie experience. Since we aren't doing movies on the first date per number 1, you already hit it off, had prior conversation that won't get cut off.

3. By the time you all are done with work and met up for the movie on a Friday night or whatever, it's dinner time. By the time you're out of a 2-3 hour movie experience, the restaurant may be closed, you or your date may be too tired to go eat. Your options for food are more limited at later hours.

4. If you do dinner first and want to keep talking, you can always go to a movie another time. If you do the movie first, you'll have less time to talk if you want to keep going without being out excessively late.