Like taking the SATs or conning your first mark, going on a first date combines uneasy preparedness, nervous excitement and the hope that you’ll score big. And it takes time before you can eat just anything in front of your would-be sweetie. It’s hard to show off your impeccable table manners with a novelty lobster bib encircling your neck.

But there does come a day when you can unleash your obsession with garlic powder or Cheez Whiz without fear of reprisal—and that’s when you know that it’s love. Take it from Metromix’s resident lovebirds, Tara and Amir. Herewith are their favorite ways to indulge once the relationship has advanced from phase “dinner-and-a-movie” to phase “edible-underwear”—er, hypothetically speaking.

What Tara says »