Planning on going on any dates this weekend? We have some advice. Here’s a little more on that, plus everything else we have lined up:

• Dating 101: An incredibly important reminder to be sure you’re asking the person you’re on a date with questions.
• Watches & Wonders 2024: Our watch correspondent takes us through the best of what the watch industry’s biggest trade show has to offer.
• The ultimate Munich beer guide: We’re breaking down the best spots to enjoy beer in Munich, one of the most historic beer cities. Consider it our treat.

Men Aren’t Asking Women Questions on Dates. It’s a Problem.

BY LOGAN MAHAN

The best dating advice I received after ending a three-year relationship and finally feeling ready to “get back out there” came from a coworker: After a date, you have to ask yourself, did you have a good time because he’s fun, or because you are?

This question has bounced around in my mind in the aftermath of many dates with men I’d initially deemed a success. Admittedly, reevaluating a date can be somewhat difficult for me since I tend to drink one too many Dirty Martinis (blame the nerves!), and anyone can seem like a good time after you’re sufficiently sloshed. I also tend to fixate on and subsequently stress over my own behavior. Was I too loud? Too drunk? Too annoying? Does he think I’m pretty? But after the hangxiety wears off and I can focus on my coworker’s initial advice, I play back the conversations from the night before and wonder: Did that man ask me a single question about myself the entire time?

More often than not, the answer is no. No he did not.

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11 Fresh and Unique Vetiver Colognes We Love

Vetiver cologne is a fragrant elixir made from the roots of the vetiver plant. Thriving in tropical climates such as India, Indonesia and Haiti, this aromatic grass has long been esteemed in perfumery for its distinctive blend of earthiness, woodiness and a hint of smokiness. Through steam distillation, the essence of these roots is carefully extracted, yielding a multifaceted essential oil that serves as the cornerstone of vetiver colognes. Renowned for its deep and complex scent profiles, vetiver is prized for its ability to infuse fragrances with both richness and longevity.

Whether your taste gravitates towards citrus, woods, gourmands or florals, vetiver is a classic cologne that will always stay in scent style. Here are 11 of our favorites to consider.

The Best New Watches of Watches & Wonders 2024

Come one, come all, watch nerds — the day is nigh. You guessed it: Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024 is upon us. The time is here to decamp to your computer to spend hours perusing watch manufacturers’ websites — as well as your bank accounts — agonizingly debating with yourself (and your significant other) if this is perhaps finally the year when you can sell some of those BRK.B shares and buy an Urwerk. (Little Johnny doesn’t need to go to an expensive private school after all, does he?)

There couldn’t be a more exciting time to be a watch collector than this very week. So sit back, pour yourself another coffee, and enjoy the best of what Watches & Wonders 2024 has to offer!

The Ultimate Guide to Munich’s Breweries and Beer Halls

More than 500 years ago, when most countries struggled to supply citizens with clean drinking water, Bavaria was codifying the tenets of beer production. It enacted the Reinheitsgebot — or beer purity law — in 1516, a statute that limited brewers’ collective arsenal to just four ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast. The Bavarian law spread across Germany and is still in effect today, practiced at breweries and around the country, including at the historic destinations dotting beer-obsessed Munich.

Munich often conjures images of dirndl-clad servers running beer steins to packed tables inside massive tents at annual Oktoberfest celebrations, and for good reason — Munich’s Oktoberfest is the best and most authentic in the world. But the two-week festival is just one part of the city’s beer culture. Munich is home to many of Germany’s, and Europe’s, oldest breweries, where locals and visitors can gather year-round to drink centuries-old recipes, snack on sausages and schnitzel, and listen to live polka bands. Here’s where to partake.

Where to Find the Best Thai Food in NYC

Over the past decade in NYC, Thai food has approached Chinese and pizza in terms of availability. In Manhattan and Queens, every subway station seems to have at least one Thai restaurant within walking distance. That’s especially true in Hell’s Kitchen and Elmhurst, which is to New York’s Thai community what Chinatown, Flushing and Sunset Park are to the city’s more than 600,000-strong Chinese community. While it would be easy to focus exclusively on the dozens of Thai spots along Broadway and Woodside Ave. in Queens, there are plenty of other places you shouldn’t miss, from Flatbush to Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Here are 11 of the best Thai food restaurants in NYC.