What you order on a date can definitely send a signal, whether or not it's one you're conscious of. Sure, the list below is mainly full of generalizations, but there's some truth to every stereotype...
Martini: If you're a guy, you're trying to impress (and it's probably working). If you're a girl drinking a dirty martini, you're a hot mess: the dirtier, the messier, the hotter.
Vodka on the Rocks: Too self-conscious to actually order a martini.
White Russian: Obsessed with The Big Lebowski, and probably The Daily Show. Or, you just like to drink dessert.
Bud Light: You're easy going, laid back, and at home at a sports bar. If you're a girl, you know how to hang with the guys.
Stella Artois: You have no particular knowledge or affinity towards beer so you just order "Stella" cause it's familiar.
Lillet/Campari/Aperol: You're twee, and possibly like to throw around words like "mixology."
Vodka Cranberry: When in doubt, you stick to what you drank in college.
White Wine: You're definitely a woman. You're possibly a little uptight.
Prosecco: You're often a little uptight, but tonight you're looking to party.
Whiskey: You're hot. Regardless of gender.
Jager: Secretly wishing you were hanging out with your buddies.
Vodka Gimlet: You're a huge dork, but you hope sort of in a cool way?
Appletini: You've left the kids with a sitter and you're ready to have fun!
Pimm's Cup: You're an Anglophile.
Old-Fashioned: Mad Men is your favorite show: you either want to be, or have sex with, Don Draper.
Margarita, on the rocks: You've decided to have a good time tonight.
Margarita, frozen: You're in Cabo.
PBR: You're drinking quickly on your way to a non-profit fundraiser, followed by a poetry reading in a former industrial warehouse.
Tequila Shots: You're either getting laid, or just getting through it.
Long Island Iced Tea: You have a drinking problem.
A beer, while at a Cocktail Bar: Overprotective of your manhood or unadventurous.
A cocktail, while at a dive bar: Insufferable.
But do you know what is even more telling than what you drink? What you eat! So here’s a little rundown about what your first date meal says about you:
Burger, well done: You probably put ice in your wine and your mom still does your laundry.
Burger, rare: You are a man. A manly man. Did you add some bacon? Throw me over your shoulder, caveman, and take me home.
Any version of a soy byproduct: High maintenance alert! (Seriously, vegans, have you tried cheese? Because it is delicious)
Sushi: How original… if this was a date from 1999.
Burritos: You don’t want to have sex tonight.
Indian food: You don’t want to kiss tonight.
Armenian food: Wait, am I going on a date with my grandmother? Or are you just here because my grandmother paid you? HOW MUCH IS SHE PAYING YOU?
Pizza: You’re in high school.
Chinese: You’re in college.
Seafood: You are a fisherman! Can we go sailing on your boat? Please excuse me as I call you “Skipper” for the entirely of our relationship.
Swedish Food: Like me, you enjoy trying to pronounce words composed only of vowels and umlauts.
French food: You are trying to impress me. Well, “bien fait, monsieur.”
English food: Do you think I’m going to laugh at something called “Bangers and Mash?” I mean, yes, obviously I’m going to laugh. That is hilarious.
Cheese: Some women would scoff at a man who takes her to a place that only serves cheese. I am not one of those women.
Italian: You think I will try and recreate that scene from Lady in the Tramp. You are probably right.
Coffee: I'm sorry, I thought this was a date, not a business meeting.
Tapas: You are trying desperately to make a joke that involves the phrase “topless-tapas.” I will drink sangria until you are funny.
German Food: You seek any excuse to drink beer out of a boot.
Food you made yourself: You are a man who is able to take care of himself and is willing to put thought and effort into a lady he likes. You own things like a pot, a frying pan and at least two sets of plates and cutlery. I won’t even need a glass of wine before making out with you.
