Why my best first dates are 32 hours long

‘The long date is a bit of a shortcut to courtship,’ she tells me from her beach house. Finally, someone who understands! ‘There are certain conditions where they’re awesome.’ Surely, those conditions are ‘being really cool and fun but ultimately very lovable’, right? She continues: ‘If you’re not dating for a long-term relationship, then how cool is a 32-hour first date!’ Ah.