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Q&A How much dialogue in a first date scene?

Something I always get stuck with is how to describe a first date. E.g. I have a story where 2 characters are on a blind date, so they have to get to know each other. How much of the date should be...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Claudia Pascali‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:27:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31761
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Claudia Pascali‭ · 2019-12-08T07:27:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
Something I always get stuck with is how to describe a first date. E.g. I have a story where 2 characters are on a blind date, so they have to get to know each other. How much of the date should be telling? How much should be showing? Is it okay to let the characters know each other through dialogue, even if it's mostly small talk? (where are you from, what do you do for a living etc..)

Cheers.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-12-01T21:21:37Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 1