"Do Guys Judge Me By What I Eat On A Date?" [Ask A Dude]

Hi Dude,
Real talk: Do guys judge you by what you eat on a date? Sometimes my friends discuss at length what we’re going to order when we go out with a guy, but please tell me we’re overthinking it.
-Pizza Please
 
Dear Pizza Please,
I will always keep it real with you. To answer your question, no, we do not judge – or at least the good guys don’t. Of course, there are always exceptions. While you can breathe a little easier, in many ways, you are not wrong to overthink the food that will be eaten on a date. However, the answer may be different than what you and your friend have spent so many hours discussing and planning for.
I have said it before and I will say it again, guys are very easy to understand. We are simple creatures really; we like sensory stimulation, whether that be recreational activities, video games and TV, movies, and even literary actives (reading, writing). We like sex in all of its magnificent shapes and forms and we like (no, we love) food. While I say we are not judging you based on what you eat on a date, the food choices you make will gives us an idea of your beliefs, your values, your culture, and the cultures you love. It can tell us about the real you and it can tell us how compatible you are to us and us to you.
These details may not be obvious to us on a date, but they do stick with us in the back of our minds. Yet this isn’t just something guys do – girls do it as well I’m sure. Taking little mental notes of his likes and dislikes and then immediately comparing them to your own can determine whether he is the perfect match to you and whether he checks off the imaginary list of qualities you must have in your ideal guy. I guess what I am trying to say to you is don’t plan what you want to eat, just eat. Eat the food that makes you happy, eat the food you enjoy, and eat the food that you couldn’t live without.
Planning what you want to eat, in a way, is the same as hiding the real you while on a date. If you order what you like and he does not like it or judges you, then screw him (not literally though, that would be counterproductive). For me, if I was on a date and a girl ordered a rack of ribs, I would tell her I loved her. If she said she loved Italian food, I would tell her to marry me!
Food has always had a magical way of bringing people together, bringing them closer, and giving them an identity. Order what you like and show him who you truly are. I wish you the best of luck in all of your future culinary dating affairs.
Regards,
Dude