If you and your partner have been dating a long time, a double date is a fun way to switch up your time together. Whether the double date is with your SO's friends, yours, or mutual friends of you both, spending time with other couples can shake up your regular date night. ... You can get to know your date better.

Are double dates a bad idea?

Double dates are bad because they perpetuate that tired old idea that having a partner somehow makes you "complete." Double dates feel like some sort of casual inauguration into the successful club of those who have found life partners. But the truth is that you don't need a partner to have a happy life.

Why would a girl want to go on a double date?

Double dating allows you and your mate to enjoy hanging out together with another couple in a comfortable setting. Double dating is also the best way to get to know someone new with the safety of a friend going through the same thing with someone she doesn't know either.