Its something outside of your normal routine. 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 SOs friends, yours, or mutual friends of you both, spending time with other couples can shake up your regular date night.

Do you sit beside or across from your date?

On one hand, some of us support sitting side-by-side, should-to-shoulder. “Dates where you sit next to someone are definitely better,” says U.K. editor Hussein Kesvani. To others, though, that sounds weird. “Always across from each other on the first date.

How are couples supposed to sit on a double date?

Dear Miss Manners — What is the proper seating arrangement in the car on a double date? The correct way for them to sit in a car is that each lady sits next to the gentleman who is not her husband. The idea is not marital flirtation, because for that, each couple can stay home or go out alone.