I think it depends on the situation and the guy. Although our first date was at the club, I was already somewhat acquainted with DH from work. We went on several dates after that and a lot of them were very nice dates. I went to museums, parks, movies and a lot of restaurants I'd never been to before. I got spoiled pretty good in those dating days lol.
It doesn't always have to be such a horrible thing. Like I said, it depends on the guy. My bff met a guy at the club and they dated for over a year and a half. He was actually a decent guy. And they went on lots of nice dates too- not just the club. He took her to lots of nice places. Lol I remember I envied her for all the good dates they went on.