The first date fallacy

David Swanson — The Link (B.C. Institute of Technology)

The first date falacy

Zack and Kelly on their way to "The Max" for a burger

BURNABY, B.C. — Dinner and a movie: The cliché first date ritual. It’s been romanticized by your favorite after school special and very well might be the go to move in your courtship playbook.

I know Save by the Bell’s clean-cut, California rebel, Zack Morris, always brought cheer squad captain Kelly Kapowski to “The Max,” for a burger before they took in a flick at their local single-screen, 10-person cinema.  But is the dinner-and-a movie combo actually a good first date activity?

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