@Legendver2 , if you've been restricted to messaging for three months, it's understandable that conversation may dry up a little as you're naturally going to run out of things to say to each other. I don't personally see why a first date can't be something as simple as an evening walk and coffee or something somewhere though - requiring it to be a dining experience seems a bit ... specific and expectational.
I'd be interested to hear where your response to
@ComicChick , as at three months in, I'd expect that to have progressed, as if you're video calling, or actually speaking, rather than just messaging, that shows there's some element of genuine interest rather than you being just another person to talk too during these trying times.
Presumably LA is still on heavy lockdown? The UK has all but lifted it's restrictions of late - I don't think there's much we can't do here at the moment short of continue to social distance but the shops, hairdressers, cafes, pubs - they're all back open, as are the gyms later this month. Kinda' madness when you think about it but I don't make the rules. The US is obviously bigger, and there's the post protest spikes I've heard about... Not that we need to go into that here.
TLDR? How are you communicating, and can you suggest something else that's going to feel ... dateworthy, but doesn't need to wait until after lockdown is lifted? What's in your area? Could you do an activity?; a cycle ride, paddle boarding, open cinema or something?