Romance · People and relationships
go on a date
meet romantically
To meet someone socially because you may be romantically interested in them.
This vs that
I'm going on a date with her.
I'm meeting up with her.
Hear it in real life
How did your date go?
Really well—we talked for nearly three hours.
I'm going on a date with someone I met at a friend's party.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The native phrase is the normal concise way to describe a romantic meeting.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I went to a date with him last Friday.
Say: I went on a date with him last Friday.
Use the fixed preposition 'on' with 'date'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
go on a date with ___
I went on a date with someone from my book club.
She doesn't usually go on a date with someone she has only just met.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about romance.
go on a date with ___
I'm going on a date with someone I met online.
be mad about ___
He's absolutely mad about his new girlfriend.
Romance words
People and relationships · Romance: the words around “go on a date”.
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Same word, different world
Your turn: say it out loud
I'm going on a date with her.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
go on a date
meet romantically
“I'm going on a date with someone I met at a friend's party.”
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