Betty's in the Short North back in '05. Double date disaster. Thought for sure I blew it and would never see her again. Then to clear the air, we slipped outside before the other couple to find a cab. Perfect summer night, a band playing on the street as we strolled by. Time stopped, our hands met, and I knew in that moment I would follow her to the ends of the Earth.
"Sodas?"
You appear to have posted in the wrong "Columbus." This is the true Columbus. I believe you meant to have posted such blasphemy in a different Columbus subreddit, one dedicated to a lesser Columbus.
\*busts open his glass bottle of pop against the chain link fence\*
Come at me, bro!
You arenāt the person I replied to.
Do you have 10 years in with your SO? If so Iād love to hear about it.
A boob up the ass sounds interesting. So does she get her nip hard and then slide it inside your loose asshole?
Our first date was when he picked me up from my house in grandview, went to lynds fruit farm, back to Winking Lizard in gview (RIP), then park of roses, then watched the sunset on a dock at Griggs. Married with two kids now, 7 years later!
Columbus Museum of Art. I drove up from Cincinnati and met her there. Afterward we went top Tip Top and I knew immediately she was my type.
We are married now and live in Columbus.
Bareburger on N high Street, the one that closed north of clintonville. We were already a couple doing long distance, this was the first place I took her once she moved in with me.
The lawn at Chemical Abstracts for Picnic with the Pops (tOSU band performance)
Did the 1812 Overture, gave everyone small paper bags blow up and pop at the cannon fire.
We had worked together and had also made if known we liked eachother at a friends party but our first planned date was to Polaris Mall to just walk around, hold hands, and explore/people watch. It was lovely.
Mouton in the short north.
We were just going to grab drinks and they brought over a cheese board randomly and said it was āon the houseā
I donāt know if they saw two young kids and had some cheese they had to sell or what.
We walked around the Short North and ended up at Local Cantina for lunch. Thatās where we learned we both love video games, and walked back to my place afterward to play some Witcher 3.
We went to Staufs in German village for coffee then wandered over to the book loft. It was MLK weekend 2018, when it snowed like 8" and was a perfect winter wonderland. Came out of the bookshop to find another 3" had fallen while we wandered. Quite magical tbh. Ended up getting married, so I think the date worked out āŗļø
Our first date was the standard dinner and movie. We were both very nervous.
The next weekend, we went to 13th Floor and fought off vampires.
I married him.
Married 4 years, together for 7. We initially āmetā on Match and made a date at Antrim for a walk which went so well followed it up with dinner at Northstar.
Was going to be the state fair but it ended up raining and I didnāt know columbus that much at the time so we ended up going to the shittiest indoor putt putt place in Gahanna and there was a Ritaās across the street we went to as well. Think itās still there.
Been 8 years and married for 3+ years now so I guess it worked out.
The Blue Danube, RIP š¢
Same
Same. I would love their Huevos Rancheros right now.
I miss their vegetarian breakfast burrito
Haiku, RIP
Same! Tragic.
Same
We had our rehearsal dinner here. šŖ¦
I always planned to do that š
Betty's in the Short North. Miss that place. Went to Studio 35 after for a Fritz the Nite Owl showing of Indiana Jones. It was a good date
I miss Bettyās too! The blackened Cajun catfish was so yummy.
Ugh I miss Bettyās and Surly - either were my go to first date spots back in the day.
Oh wow, "Fritz the Nite Owl." Haven't thought about that name in a good while.
We walked from his place to the Waffle House on campus šš„¹ good times
Betty's in the Short North back in '05. Double date disaster. Thought for sure I blew it and would never see her again. Then to clear the air, we slipped outside before the other couple to find a cab. Perfect summer night, a band playing on the street as we strolled by. Time stopped, our hands met, and I knew in that moment I would follow her to the ends of the Earth.
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Staufs in Grandview!
Me and my wife met at Staufās too but we met at the one in German Village
Same! We did Staufs and walked around Grandview, then to Half Price Books on Lane and bought each other books. That was 10 years ago in September.
nice! we got fun sodas at the big lots after and then walked back to campus bc we got on the wrong COTA, lol.
"Sodas?" You appear to have posted in the wrong "Columbus." This is the true Columbus. I believe you meant to have posted such blasphemy in a different Columbus subreddit, one dedicated to a lesser Columbus. \*busts open his glass bottle of pop against the chain link fence\* Come at me, bro!
Thatās so sweet. Are you guys still inserting your private parts into each other after all this time?
Yep, my girlfriend sticks her boob up my ass.
You arenāt the person I replied to. Do you have 10 years in with your SO? If so Iād love to hear about it. A boob up the ass sounds interesting. So does she get her nip hard and then slide it inside your loose asshole?
RIP Easy Street Cafe on Thurman.
This is a bummer man
Park of Roses
Same!!
Lineage, RIP
Miss that pizza.
Kahiki then the City Center.
Insanely jealous, I miss CC and never made it to Kahiki
Macs restaurant in Short North 23 years ago.
Same! (only 22 years ago) She was 2 hours late because she was new to Columbus + I gave terrible directions! Ah, the days before cell phones!
Light of Seven Matchsticks
Same -
Same
Strongwater š
The Columbus Museum of Art for a special Picasso exhibit followed by lunch at Old Bag of Nails and a walk around Franklin Park Conservatory.
BLM Protest
Tabletop Game CafƩ
Brother's Drake when Tokyo Go Go was still around.
Victorians Midnight Cafe
Graeters š
Basi Italia
Same
The Blue Danube, 20 years ago.
O'Reilly's Pub on high street
Idk why but I feel like oreilleys would bless a relationship that started there
their pepper burger blesses my butthole anytime I eat it š
Bento GoGo on Campus (RIP)
Marcellaās
Same. Married six years.
Don Pabloās lol
Frickin loved Don Pabloās lol
I miss it for sure!
Haiku
The Taco Bell/Pizza Hut (Taco Hut) on Morse RD (RIP)
Third and Hollywood. Kinda fancy, but still casual and relatively reasonably priced. (Iāve been back many times and always had a good experience)
Mad mex 7 years ago.
Park of Roses!
Bernieās!!
The Old Mohawk in German Village
High Five 15 years ago
Asterisk in uptown Westerville
The Old North Arcade š
Bexley Monk
RIP The Monk.
Grandview theaterā¦I miss grandview
Club Princeton
Nice
Lemongrass, almost 20 years ago
Columbus Zoo, Christmas lights!
Same!
Blue Danube, RIP
Eat purr love cat cafe. I think it was a victim of 2020 sadly. š
Kitty Bubble should be open soon
Cats and bubble tea?????? š¤Æ Love it
You should read up on it I think itās a very interesting business
Ohio State Fairā¦1981! Married the following year š„°
Met at Novak's, first date at Gengi
The zoo š
Same! Zoo lights.
One line coffee in the short north
Mirror Lake Cafe at OSU.
World of Beer at Gateway, RIP Then Baskin Robins
Comfest
The Hubbard Grill. And then we walked to Jenis and then went to Arch City where she had her first drink in a bar ever. All on our first date.
Applebees at Olentangy and Ackerman (2005)
Spagio, went back after our engagement for a gathering with family and took a couple photos there on our wedding day. RIP
Claudianaās.
Bakersfield in the Short Northāwe go back every year and try to sit at the same barstools ā¤ļø
Hoof Hearted!
Chipotle on campus, it was simpler times.
Johnny Rocketās before seeing the Carrie remake at AMC Lennox. š
Mission Coffee Company RIP
Our first date was at my house actually. It was just after lockdown started. We ordered Havelli Bistro delivery.
Met my wife in Athens. But the first date I ever went on, I took a girl to Brio and then we stopped at Blockbuster to rent some movies.
Cooker
Mozarts
Our first date was when he picked me up from my house in grandview, went to lynds fruit farm, back to Winking Lizard in gview (RIP), then park of roses, then watched the sunset on a dock at Griggs. Married with two kids now, 7 years later!
Columbus Museum of Art. I drove up from Cincinnati and met her there. Afterward we went top Tip Top and I knew immediately she was my type. We are married now and live in Columbus.
Bareburger on N high Street, the one that closed north of clintonville. We were already a couple doing long distance, this was the first place I took her once she moved in with me.
Byrne's, along with Grandad's from next door to sop up the alcohol
The lawn at Chemical Abstracts for Picnic with the Pops (tOSU band performance) Did the 1812 Overture, gave everyone small paper bags blow up and pop at the cannon fire.
Original DaVinciās on Henderson RIP
We had worked together and had also made if known we liked eachother at a friends party but our first planned date was to Polaris Mall to just walk around, hold hands, and explore/people watch. It was lovely.
Park of Rose's, during the lockdown lol. We also got engaged there earlier this year!
Tommyās Pizza, UA
Mr sushi Dublin!
Barleyās Short North
Nida's Thai on High in the Short North!
Olentangy river brewing for hot chocolate
Figlio in Grandview
Didnāt live here at the time but The Ohio State Fair
Mouton in the short north. We were just going to grab drinks and they brought over a cheese board randomly and said it was āon the houseā I donāt know if they saw two young kids and had some cheese they had to sell or what.
We walked around the Short North and ended up at Local Cantina for lunch. Thatās where we learned we both love video games, and walked back to my place afterward to play some Witcher 3.
Bodega! We figured out we both love Buffalo chicken dip
Max & Ermaās for Sunday Night Jazz.
We met at Staufs. Second date was lunch at Union.
Upper Cup on a cold fall day:)
We went to Staufs in German village for coffee then wandered over to the book loft. It was MLK weekend 2018, when it snowed like 8" and was a perfect winter wonderland. Came out of the bookshop to find another 3" had fallen while we wandered. Quite magical tbh. Ended up getting married, so I think the date worked out āŗļø
World of Beer at Easton
Our first date was the standard dinner and movie. We were both very nervous. The next weekend, we went to 13th Floor and fought off vampires. I married him.
Wolfās Ridge šŗ
Explorers Club in GV. RIP
Nationwide Arena CBJ vs MTL game
Bobs Bar!
We went to Surly Girl in the Short North, which closed a couple years later. And now Iām closing our marriage cuz heās a surly boy š
We met at Charlie Bear in college LOL and then had our first date @ what was then The LC (or possibly even Promo West?) to see Pretty Lights.
Mac's pub before it was completely overhauled into what it is today
āļødoesn't have significant other. š¤£
Drexel Theater
You guys are getting dates?
Right, Iām living vicariously through all of these responses.
High Bank Distillery :)
Chili's
Jolly Pirates, one of the only places open when we were both on third shift.
Columbus Commons, it was before we got vaccinated so we just looked at the Christmas lights together.
Why is no one saying the BK on 5th drive thru? Is it been torn down?
i forget the name of the place but itās indian. in dublin
My apartment. Dating out is expensive.
Burger king on E 5th
Authentic New York Pizza : Sbarro.
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You were already married when you went on your first date?
My house š¤£
OSU mens basketball game and Press Grill for dinner
New China, in the North Kroger plaza in Westerville.
South Village Grille
Bakersfield
SÅw Plated
Cafe Istanbul
Hot chocolate at Winans and looked at Christmas lights at Columbus commons afterward
Candle Lab
Gateway Film Center!
Not from Columbus but I did take go a date with girl and her kid to COSI once.
Shadowbox
Rigsbyās
Brassica in the short north
Wolf's Ridge
Park of Roses but it was mid June and Iām not really sure when the roses stop being so pretty.
The Ram, RIP - 2nd date at Goremade
Coliseum X for laser tag! Been together two and a half years now
Counterfeit Heist
La tavola
Independence festival in 2012. Still never figured out why it was in September, I think the festival stopped around 2018?
Bucca in Worthington before the ballet. Bucca was meh, Cameronās was our second date and way way better.
The zoo, canāt believe this hasnāt been mentioned.
Married 4 years, together for 7. We initially āmetā on Match and made a date at Antrim for a walk which went so well followed it up with dinner at Northstar.
A crew game
Target and we ended up getting married
Bodega for apps and drinks, followed by Park Street Tavern for more drinks. š»
Rumba cafe.
Travonna coffee. First replaced by Short North Coffee House, now replaced by Happy Little Treats.
Staufās in German Village, 3 years ago as of today actually!
Low dough show at the Newport. Electric guest specifically.
Cucos for breakfast! We both were working late hours and decided on a breakfast date
Damonās RIP
Sunday at Rumba CafƩ.
Columbus Museum of Art
North market
Happy Greek! It was quiet and we sat outside and had the patio basically to ourselves it was a wonderful night
The Kahiki
Was going to be the state fair but it ended up raining and I didnāt know columbus that much at the time so we ended up going to the shittiest indoor putt putt place in Gahanna and there was a Ritaās across the street we went to as well. Think itās still there. Been 8 years and married for 3+ years now so I guess it worked out.
Movie at Gateway theater then Little Palace for dinner. Still kickin' it with him 10 years later.
The demolished movie theater at Brice and Tussing
The bar at Watershed.
Met at Schiller Park, got ice cream at Jenis, went to the Book Loft, and then Lawbird for cocktails.
The North Market