I like going on weird dates. This is not something I would admit to so readily if there weren't some form of upside, which there is. Weird dates tend to be more exciting than normal dates (which can also be very fun). If someone were to ask me out, I would find the suggestion of an unorthodox location very appealing. Laser tag? I'm in. Suburb for authentic (insert ethnic food here)? I'm down. Seaworld? No chance; I find those places cruel and depressing. But you the get the gist. I asked my friends: what are some of the worst places picked by women they've dated?

"When I was a teenager, a girl and I decided to go to the film Seven together. Masterpiece or not, that movie is awkward to see with a girl you've never hung out with before. There are some graphic scenes. I got not action."

--Jacques, graphic designer, 28


--Terrence, 25, bartender/guitarist

"A bar can be the best place for a date, but also the worst place. If it's going badly, there is nothing to disappear into, not the food or the scenery. When you're not having a good time, bars are very sad places."

--Jonathan, 30, advertising exec

"The gym is the worst place. I've made that mistake before. You're all huffing and puffing and sweaty, like a soldier without a mission. You're also doing those ridiculous gym things, like the elliptical. I don't need anyone I date even knowing I do those things, nevermind seeing them."

*--Michael, 21, student *

"I finally told my wife that ice cream' is not a date. When she says let's do an ice cream date" it means me driving to the store, getting the flavor she likes, and bringing it home. That is not a date. That is a delivery service. And yes, she is often asleep when I get back with it. And no, I do not wake her up (I put it in the freezer). When I brought it up to her that this does not count as a date, she just told me You're the ice cream'. What does that even mean?"

--Arjun, 30, insurance

"Working as much as I do, the location is really the furthest thing from important for me. All in all, it's the person who matters, not where we're hanging out. Her house for a glass of wine or a quiet restaurant are perfect. A bad date location: the cafeteria at my hospital."

--Mark, 29, doctor


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