If there no more restuarnts to go to for dates, what is the substitute to food as the primary item for?

Question

gatherings for the people who gather around Christmas, Thanksgiving dinners, people whp go out on Valentines for a dinner or any other date, friends who gather around a table in Chili's or any Sushi Restaurant....

Why is food such a primary need and necessity for the meetings? I am not saying we should not eat, but why should we always meet around food..

what to substitute it with if any? always and not go out for dinner once and paint balling the other time.. we cannot, can we?

Answer 1

chatting.

well chatting makes one feel abit eased. mostly when you are doing it with someone whose presence makes you feel relaxed.

you can talk of anything so long its making you feel comfortable. its also a way people can use to share what they feel and think of each other.

Answer 2

Not everyone always meets over food.  Thanksgiving is a traditional day to meet over a meal, because the purpose of that holiday is to give thanks for our food.  

But, many times we get together without anything to do with food.  Movies, plays, bowling, playing cards, to name a few things we do without "food".

But, people do meet socially at restaurants frequently.  Everyone has to eat, and it only makes sense on some days when we're getting together with friends to do it and eat at the same time.  It would be kind of silly to meet with them, chat, walk, or whatever, then separate to eat when we get hungry, then get together with them again after eating.

Answer 3

It is the old story when we break bread together we are family and we care for each others health.