I’m sure we’ve all been there where we’ve had a few drinks to calm the nerves before a first date or gone for drinks and let things get out of hand and woke up cringing. You’ve shared some of your drunk dating disasters below and we are sharing our successful sober dating suggestions so you can avoid any dating fails and hangovers in the future

“I went back to a guy’s house but was so drunk I ended up chatting to their housemate for 2 hours before he had to pay for my taxi home because I had no money”

“I threw up on myself and wiped it off in the toilet thinking I had hidden it. Safe to say I stunk and there was no second date”

“I leaned in for our first kiss but was so drunk I ended up headbutting them and falling over”

“I’ve stopped pulling on a night out because I can’t trust my beer goggles”

“After too many drinks I ended up drunk texting my ex… I didn’t dare look at my phone in the morning”

“Things were going well and we decided to go out out. At the time I thought it was a great idea to show off my breakdancing moves. Not such a great idea the next morning”

“I went on a blind date set up through a friend but turned up still drunk from the night before and ended up curled up asleep on a bench 20 minutes in”

If these sound like you, why not try out some sober dating instead.

Pace yourself, plan ahead to ease the nerves – even if this includes an exit strategy! Try some distractions like ringing a mate before the date instead of downing a pint for courage. And try to have a great night that you’ll remember.

Here are some ideas of where you can go for a successful sober date:

• Arcade Club
• Flight Club
• Junkyard Golf
• Kirkstall Abbey
• Jump
• A walk along the canal
• Tropical World
• Meanwood Urban Valley Farm
• Royal Armouries
• Billy Cave Pottery
• Planet Ice
• Leeds Valentines Fair
• Ready Steady Bake It