I went on a last-minute date yesterday with the guy who was as busy and overworked as myself but we gave it a shot since we really loved talking to each other online. It was a great long-chat date at the cozy deem-lit bar where we got a bottle of red wine and appetisers. What we discussed:

1) I and him are very curious ppl by nature and learn some random things no one would expect us to do - him doing comedy stand-up sessions and me doing French with french-speakers and French cooking classes. So many funny things we shared and laughed about, it was really cool.

2) He told me a bit about his family, I told about mine briefly, too - it was nice to know that he's in touch with them and visits them just like I do see my old pals.

3) We then decided to try some new crazy adventure - we're doing our first bouldering session as we both wanted to try it out. Then he said, he really wants to try indoor surfing, too (I surf really good), so it could be date 3. Then we also agreed that since we both love cooking, we'd book one of those French cooking class. Yes, we agreed on date 2, 3 and 4 on date 1.

4) We then walked around festive London, popped in a book store at the station where he picked up a book for me since I love reading - it was my dream book since I've read the whole saga and that one was the last book of it. I was thrilled like a kid. Then we grabbed hot chocolate and I took an almond croissant for him for breakfast and smth for me. We talked about food again - shared passion and how to make a healthy ice-cream.

I just absolutely loved this date and want to see him again. So, talk about interests, set up activity dates which's not boring - smth you both like. Talk about a family a bit and watch their reactions - it tells a lot about the person. I wouldn't talk too much about job as it brings stress back and ruins the romance.