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out of the dozen or so first dates I've been on, never once brought a gift. I don't know, a gift on a date is just weird to me, "Hey thanks for spending time with me, here this gift" but it also depends on the person and how well you know them.

as people say, its all personal preference, I'm 380 pounds, I don't find myself attractive anymore (Though now that I'm growing a beard, hiding double chin, confidence has grown) I've had my share of girlfriends, fuck buddies, and one night stands. with a dozen flirtationships, and even turned a couple girls down. who weren't my type (physically or mentally/emotionally) (Note: I have been dumped due to being overweight/ugly, but I also have been called Sexy by most recent girlfriend, which also boosted my confidence like crazy) I do understand liking someone for their body, But I feel if you can present yourself in A CLEAN, CONFIDENT, CHARMING way, most may go for you. if working out is becoming tedious for you. Either change workout goals, so instead of a specific body, look for talents, AKA one of my friends is RIPPED, and he got that way because he will see someone online doing something cool, and want to do that. like 1 arm push ups, arm bars, etc etc so doing these feats of muscle was what his primary goal was, and the golden body was second