Having a sit-down meal at a restaurant was the #1 first date that lead to marriage, popular with 55.1 percent of respondents. Yes, with someone you meet online or through an app, a dinner date may seem like a bigger first-date commitment than, say, meeting for drinks.

What is the most common date idea?

According to a survey of former PlentyOfFish users who got married off the site, dinner was the most common first date among married couples. Then came a walk, and then coffee or drinks. What all these simple options have in common is that they allow daters to focus on each other.