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"Pop quiz! The best setting for a romantic evening includes: a) mood lighting, b) a couple of strong drinks, c) a pile of freshly folded boxer shorts, or d) all these things? I know choice c) seems a little out there, but maybe it&amp;#x27;s not. The newest place for an original date night in NYC is The Wash House, described as a &amp;quot;laundry bistro.&amp;quot; At the Wash House, customers can sip a beer or a coffee and eat an artisanal grilled cheese after dropping off their laundry to the wash-and-fold center in the back, or they can snag one of the self-service machines and wash their own clothes while mingling with fellow patrons. Evidently laundromat cafes started popping up in the mid-1980s and were popular with singles. While they&amp;#x27;ve fallen out of favor in more recent times, a few, like San Francisco&amp;#x27;s Brain Wash, have stuck around. But dating during chores might be making a comeback in general, with places like the Wash House and the growing trend of supermarkets that serve alcohol. Could you be into the idea of a &amp;quot;laundry bistro&amp;quot; as a dating hot spot? I have my own washer and drier now and I&amp;#x27;m eternally grateful to not have to haul a bag of unmentionables to the laundromat, but I actually think laundry makes a sweet place to meet someone or go on a date. I have very fond memories of being new to New York City and in a brand-new relationship, quietly studying together with my new boyfriend while our clothes tossed in the drier. Not only is it a cozy and intimate way to spend the night, it&amp;#x27;s a major time-saver to combine date night with chores. The only issue I see is that in order to impress a new guy, you&amp;#x27;re only going to wash those lacy, uncomfortable thongs you never actually wear and not those stretched out cotton granny panties you really put on most days. Would you try it? Or does this just annoy you because now you&amp;#x27;re reminded that it&amp;#x27;s time to wash your sheets?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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