PSA: I thought the 'no phone at dinner' rule was a control thing until a date in Dallas proved me dead wrong

Terry Moore · 2026-10-07T23:40:03.155561+00:00

I used to roll my eyes when a date asked to put phones in a bowl on the counter. Then I went out with a woman named Renee at a place off Greenville Ave about 3 months back, and she asked for 90 minutes with no screens. It was the best conversation I've had in a decade, and I could not tell you a single thing that happened on my phone that night. So now I want to ask: is asking for a phone-free dinner a fair first date move, or is it too much to put on a stranger?

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