What To Do On A Date (1950) 

I wish I had a teenager friend with the voice of a 42 yr old trucker father of 3 to give some simple advice like "just call her" and "just ask her".

I was so shy at that age, my mother actually set me up on a blind date with a young girl she worked with. I married her. We just celebrated 47 years. Guess that worked out well. Update, we just celebrated 50 years together...in Tahiti.

in 70 years, we still are trying to convince our friends to ask their crushes out.

Essentially the moral of the story is invite your favourite crush out to do what you normally do. Somewhere where it isn’t awkward and you feel you can be yourself to some degree! 😊

I'm having a date coming up, and I cant believe this is where I am finally turning to for advice

This is actually not bad advice! If you're in a group, there's less pressure and you get a chance to see how the other person treats people.

So basically, the best dates involve an activity; not just eating awkwardly in front of them at a table. This video was a huge help. My boyfriend and I went to the carnival for our first date a little while back. Super fun!

5:41 The most hurtful part of this: people are so starved for even just simple platonic community activities these days. Imagine there being a literal list of activities and events you could just sign up for, right there.

1950: Kay's a swell girl 2019: Damn she thiccc

"What if she says no?" famous last words 😂

Guy is an absolute winner at life, he was scared and still went for it

Cheers to a time when people still knew how to socialise, despite being shy and treat each other with respect and politeness, despite barely knowing each other.

Kay: Why is Jeff here? Nick: He's my emotional support system.

This is 1950s wikihow

Need more real friends like Jeff. That's just a good dude.

This is astronomically better dating advice than on TikTok

I love the reassuring older man's voice narrating. I feel assured.

When I was a teenager, nobody gave me any advice on dating. I knew a lot of swell girls but I didn't know how to date them. The closest advice I received about dating was from health class at school, which only addressed STD's like HIV. I think it would be a swell idea to bring back videos like these to teach life skill to teenagers, rather than just teaching them how to put on a condom.

Watching this as a Gen Z and man we effed up. I love all the respect and socializing, how hard everyone tried. It’s so beautiful to see and sad

He is so sincere with her and about his intentions towards her. It’s beautiful.

Hmm a group activity as a first date. That's actually a pretty swell idea 🤔

This holds up very well, 73 years later! The culture was much more polite and respectful at this time.

I wish so badly that we would have a list of social events everywhere

This is 70 years old and it’s surprisingly good advice. Just talk with the person, find out what they like to do and then go on a date. It’s much better than most of the “mind games” people give as advice.

If I were to ever meet a guy who watched these videos or even had manners like these, I’d marry him in a heartbeat.

So, the slang word in the 50's was "swell".

Never been on a date but this seems way better than how this generation calls dating

Jeff is a time-traveller and he just fixed the timeline by getting Nick and Kay together.

I still remember the first date when I was allowed to drive. It was my dad's car, a '64 Pontiac Catalina. I consider it my first real date. It was after my sophomore year in high school, the summer of 1967. I was 16 and had my driver's license for a couple of months. The girl sat next to me in a study hall in the school auditorium. I surprised her with my telephone call and probably not in a good way. I believe she was unprepared with an excuse to say no. I asked her to go to a movie. With a discernable lack of enthusiasm, she agreed. After the movie I think we went for ice cream. There was no kiss goodnight. A few days later I called her for a second date and that time she was ready. She said no with an assortment of excuses. I felt downtrodden for about a week. Now, over 50 years later, those few days are filed in my brain under _Marty's nostalgia_ and it now brings a worldly smile. She is on Facebook. She is a grandmother in her upper 60s and works in a little craft shop. We are not Facebook friends. In fact, she may not remember my name.

Petition to bring back "say" as a sentence starter again

My name is George. I identify super closely with the George in this video. It was truly a George thing to do. Only other Georges can understand what I mean.

I like that they put an emphasis on getting to know each other well and becoming friends. Modern day dating focuses just of the intimacies of a relationship rather then the connection. I feel like it's something we've forgotten about. It makes sense why most relationships nowadays don't last.

This is outrageously wholesome…need more

yall r sleeping on how cute Nick is

I'm 70 and have ONE piece of advice for old fashioned dating. If he calls you for a date, you have a nice dinner or whatever and then you wait for him to call you again? Rather call him THE NEXT DAY. Be 'in a hurry' as when at work... and THANK HIM FOR DINNER or whatever but DON'T talk future dates... just a quick dose of 'nice'. I can't believe how few young women know this trick. It can end in marriage.

My first date happened like this. When I was 15 in 1973 I was in a park and an extremely cute blonde haired blue eyed girl with a perfect figure was throwing a football with her brother and a friend. She was 14. At one point they threw the ball over by me and so I threw it back and then we started playing touch football. I tackled her a couple of times and she was really playful and seemed to flirt with me and I got her name. A few days later a friend of mine who was 16 told me he was going on a date and asked me if I could find a girl for a double date. I asked around and found out how to get in touch with the girl I met in the park and asked her about a double date. To my surprise she said yes. So my friend came over with his date driving his dad's pickup. One bench seat. I got in and we went and picked up my date and the four of us went to the skating rink. We skated for about an hour and then sat down. We talked for a while and I got close to her and then leaned over and started kissing her. We kissed for like 15 minutes straight but then she said "everyone is watching us" so we stopped. Later we went to the drive in and ordered a cherry lime sprite. Then we started kissing again for 10 more minutes and I asked her if she had fun and she said "well one thing I know for sure.... you are a really good kisser!" That was one of the funnest days of my life partly because the girl looked almost like Marilyn Monroe. She soon found a guy taller and more handsome than me but I was just happy for that one night. I just couldn't believe that all happened. Later my dad found out that I was kissing a girl at the skating rink in front of everyone. He wasn't mad though, he seemed proud. That was funny. Years later I met another blond haired blue eyed girl and we dated and got married when I was 21 and she was 18 in 1979. We are still married. Life is good but sometimes I really miss my teenage years.

I love the crackling sounds of these vintage videos.

when you are so awkward you watch a 1950s video on how to date

Currently a Freshman in High school that’s infatuated with the 50’s, and even more so with a girl I met last week. Just last Friday, I asked her if she’d like to have lunch with me and she said yes, I’m now here looking for advice, and I’d like to thank whoever uploaded this

As an introvert i can confirm I don't go to community hall for fun

I find myself watching these more and more. Applying these common sense ideas is making a huge difference in my relationships.

“I need to be told what NOT to do on a date.” - Crow T. Robot

I'm 23, never been on a date but still pleasant to watch

Is social media ruining dating? This is an excellent and safe way to get to know people, isn’t it? And who doesn’t like to have fun?

Group dates are perfect. You get to see how they interact with others, how they place themselves in social situations, and less pressure in terms of being alone. Man, when I was dating, we would go to the woods, the park, a hike, and mainly IN our friend groups! Dodged so many bullets that way.

10 years later... "congratulations you are being sent to the jungles of vietnam."

Wow, that shows how far we’ve come or should I say how far we fallen……….

Such unbridled optimism at this time. Wish we were more like that.

At 4:25 the classic art nouveau lamp Kay is holding would be worth about $4,500 now.

In 1950, I was only 10. My very first date was in 1957, right after graduating the 6th grade and going into junior high. I was 13. It was on a saturday. I went to her house to get her. I already knew her mom so when she asked where we were going, I said we were going to the Ice cream parlor for an Ice cream sundae and back to her house to play records. She approved ! (It was a 10 minute walk from her house). I remember how nervous I was, but I was so excited because now I thought I was becoming a teenager ! We went back to her house where she promptly threw up and I went home ! 😂😂😂 I couldn't believe what had happened. Anyway, we went to different junior high, so we never saw eachother again. Oh, young love. To learn a lesson so early in life ! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

“Would Kay enjoy a bike trip?” “Or a weenie roast?”

he checks in with her so often throughout!! and revolving time spent together around activities has always been my favourite way to date, over staring at each other over coffee!

I think what has been denigrated is the sense of community and neighborhood and that even generations that weren’t around for this are longing for it

These vids are so relaxing

This is honestly better advice than modern dating advice.

Nick is a chad and has spotted the Tiffany table lamp on Kay’s desk. He knows she’s from good stock and more importantly, that Kay’s lamp will be worth a quarter million or more, in time. Nick buys the lamp for 5c, any interest from the mysterious ‘Kay’ and her ankle length skirt is a secondary bonus at this point.

I know this is just supposed to be a social guide, but I was really rooting for Nick the whole time, waiting for when he’d get the courage to talk to Kay about another date! 😂

5:37 Ah yes the bulletin board of great ideas!

Lovely short with a good message: don't be shy, ask the other person what he or she would like and have a good time!

Everything seems so wholesome and intentions seem pure. Back when people seem to actually want to know each other by investing time and effort and actually marry.

I remember in the 60s my older sister, 16 or 17, would get ready for dates. She'd use dippity doo and put her hair in large curlers for most of the day to get ready for the evening. Her dresses were gorgeous with lots of lacy layers and twirl.

I love this, when people knew how to treat people 😊

7:51 this made me laugh out loud. We really don’t change as people and that’s oddly endearing sometimes.

2:04 Back when phone numbers were only 5 digits long 😂

It's crazy how even though this isn't most of our decades we still in a way sometimes miss it and have nostalgia

This is sweet. My mom was in high school at this time. They all did things like this.

"how do you figure out what a certain girl wants to do?" "Well, you may ask her" And that, is some fine wisdom for us all folks. Women are people, men are people, everybody is people.

I love how the telephone number was only 5 digits lol

I had my first date when I was 16 ( wasn’t allowed to date until I was sophomore in high school) I went on a group date with some of my friends. We went for ice cream and went bowling. It was actually fun. Everyone was relaxed and having fun. I actually don’t see anything wrong with dating in a group or public setting

If these people say “that is an old timer” at that time, you know that thing is ancient now.

Man, never before in history has this video been more needed than it is now. Kids today barely even know how to talk to each other in person.

My son is 15 and has a 17 year old girlfriend. They're been together for 2 years now. They met the last week of public school before we took him out to homeschool him. They were both skipping class, wandering around the playground thinking about what to do. Schools in Australia are locked with security fencing so kids can't get out (or bad people in). He saw her, she took his breath away, and he mustered up the courage to approach her. As soon as they started talking they got on swell and they both realised they had a lot of things in common. He tells me they have a favourite movie, "Elemental" and that the movie's promotion picture looks like the two of them so they've taken it to represent them.

Nick, two words for you: *Weenie* *Roast*

This is so sweet I could cry. Almost wish this was a series lol

I can't say this enough, but these old tv time how to videos are the best! I am learning more from these videos about dating, self care, relationships etc then school ever taught me!

Charming and wholesome. How times have changed.

Its so cool how relevant and useful this info still is after all this time

The first few dates I went on with my boyfriend were group dates, they were really nice and not as nerve wracking

Nice glimpse of 1950 when times were much much different and equally as chaotic.

Just watched this with my grandpa born 1910. He says it's just like any other advertisement or a movie portraying what the society wants to be but rarely are, like a good guide for what to be. Nothing changed for the last 70+ years, we still making movies and advertisements on how better we should be.

Constant eye contact while sucking on straw. Gets 'em every time!

I went on a date one time in college, took her to Round Table Pizza. When I brought the pizza to the table I spun it with a flourish on its metal plate. Centrifugal force took care of things and most of the slices landed on her lap, if not the floor.

I wish things stayed like that today. Simple and classy

OMG, I need to show this to my children.

when they’re looking at the antiques, cool to think about how lots of the antiques we have now were actually new and modern when this was released

I hope fashion like this comes back. It's the roaring 20's so maybe😂

Today they would be using some stupid app and staring at their phones in the corner.

Man this was so wholesome. I'm sure it was the same as today, thinking or modern commercials, far from reality, but man it was a refreshing time.

I attended my best friends first date since she was too nervous and paranoid of being alone with a guy. I drove with her to the place. They went to a 1950 restaurant. I sat at the booth and had a milkshake when this guy sat next to me. I found out he is with his best friend who has a first date but his car damaged. And he had to pick him up from the car repair since he was late. So we both were watching over and noticed how bad their date was. Let’s just say me and the guy are currently dating for a year and a half. The other two never talked to each other after that

" I wonder if she'd like a weenie roast?" I swear I almost died.

I thought it was so cute how much Nick liked Kay

I love all these wholesome comments! It gives me hope for humanity.

Gee, I sure do wish I was from this era.

I wish I’d heard this advice sooner. When I first started dating all I knew was that you’re supposed to kiss and then start calling him your boyfriend. It made me so scared! I didn’t even know him! How am I supposed to know if I’m ok with kissing! But you aren’t supposed to know anything on a first or second date. You’re just supposed to do something meaningless with a stranger that results in normal conversation so they become less of a stranger. If I had dated that way I might have been less stressed and had more success sooner

This is special. I’m all in for character like this. I’m in Perth for any like minded gentleman and ladies looking to create this culture.

I can't believe this came out four years ago! It's so helpful and current to the times, it seems like it might have been made yesterday!

That lamp at 4:31 is probably worth a lot of money today

I prefer to watch these mini-series over anything else!

Damn! This was actually shockingly solid and wholesome!

I was born in the '90s but I sure wish our society still functioned this way; very respectful, polite and kind.