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This is not just a "walk in the park" date. I have seen these parks myself, in Delhi and in Mumbai--there are literally dozens of couples kissing and having sex in the dark in these tiny, tiny parks, hardly 30 feet between couples. It is a date of last resort in a gossip-heavy culture--there is no privacy, and young people are shamed for wanting to experience love, especially if it's with the "wrong" person.

Damn thats crazy. Had no idea this was a thing over there.

So different from my experience in the US

The idea of having to spend a lot of money on dates is quite a dated (lol) idea in the US. Perhaps it was true for earlier generations, or maybe it was something that was portrayed a lot in the movies or whatever. My experience has always been of meeting other people for conversation and shared activities.

Expensive dinners for first dates are actually pretty tacky and many women will consider it a red flag/try hard.

I've never made this distinction in my head.

Me neither, but I do have friends that did!