So .. … imagine you are on a first date with someone you have been absolutely craving to be alone with and after dinner they pull out a scrabble word game …

What would your reaction be ?

Have you ever been in a similar situation ?

I would take off my high heels and little black dress and dazzle him with my word and spelling knowledge

Good things take time

The best I can relate is the end of a first date(after a lot of talking first) , I was dropping her off, she has kids so I knew I wasn't being invited inside. The date went great, I leaned in for a goodnight kiss and she leaned back and denied it. We were together for a couple of years but at the time I was definitely thinking WTF?

Are they all 4 letter words, Blondey?

aww that was awkward devo .. maybe she was shy or had a rule about kissing on a first date . Glad neither of you were fazed

cheeky sod !!!!
Only if there are too many shots or we are playing dirty scrabble and he distracts me

Sounds like a pretty damn good date to me...

I highly doubt that if I'd be so into him he wouldn't be equally or more into me. That never happened to me anyways.
But since I don't go for sex or close-to-sex on a first date... we would either have a helluva lot of fun with Scrabble, or -depending how he presented that- go our separate ways.

With younger people, one might ask the other, "What's 'Scrabble'? What's 'Monopoly'?" Or, "I remember my grandparents playing this."

So, a hundred years ago, I had a first date with
Bill. He asked me if I bowled, I said not yet,
so he looked very confident.

Once I got the point, and quit with the gutterballs
I did good enough to beat him. He was not happy.

Next time he calls he asks if I played tennis,
again, not so much..but I am very athletic and
a quick learner and soon beat him there, too.

For the third date he asks if I play chess, and I
said, well, yes, a little (only with my father
who would no longer play with me, hahaha.)

You guessed it..had him at my mercy in minutes..I
mean I felt bad but I am not the kind of person
who "lets" another win..it is fair and square
or not at all.

Needless to say, he dumped me...I was ever so grateful.

I cannot even imagine living with someone
who wishes you would fail so they can
feel superior.

Pass.

But the Scrabble sounds interesting ;-)

Not very good at games. So I'd probably pass.

Now if she came out with a pair of handcuffs and a riding crop, and asked if I "want to play a game".

I'd no doubt run. Unless it was Blondey.

Especially if he's craving for your superior spelling knowledge

He had me at games. I don’t care what kind. Love, love, love ‘em!

I’d hug him and kiss him and never let him go.

The scrabble word game is an excellent game, so why not play, it would mean spending more time with them as well, and maybe a good idea if they are not a great conversationalist. I know it can be a tough game, but taking off shoes and dress to play scrabble would be too much though, best to agree to play a friendly game or two on a first date in my opinion.

Yeah, I'm in!

Yeah, I'm in!

I've never experienced this, but that's a first date I'd enjoy. Sounds like a guy that's looking for, "a well-rounded relationship."

I'd say...You're going down.....bring it on. I love a challenge and am very competitive....so fun all around

Are you sure you'd be dazzling him with your word and spelling knowledge once removing your little black dress?
Perhaps a ruling by Sofie is needed here.

I have to go with Blondie on this one..she is
merely making sure she wins ;-)

Hi Blondey! How are you, my friend?

Once I went on a first date to a restaurant with a guy I'd met online. In one of our conversations leading up to the first date, we had been joking around about each of us being really good at the game Chutes and Ladders. On the date, he brought a mini travel-sized version of the game for us to play while we waited for our dinner to arrive. He even brought a prize for whoever won the game--a box of chocolates (I won). After the date was over he gave me the game to keep. I thought that was adorable! We had a great time. We ended up just being friends, but I will always hold him in high regard for being so thoughtful.