Historically, the official Crimean Tatar first date happened only after the official engagement. The groom came to his bride’s house to see her and present her with a small gift to show his devotion. But he wasn’t allowed to enter her house at first. He talked to the girl through her window and gave the gift to her. Only after this ritual, the groom was able to come to the house and meet with the bride, ask her out, and so on.
By the way, when he asked his fiancee out, she had to take a younger sibling with them so that the couple didn’t do anything too intimate on their date.
