This one is as short as #2 and is nearly an ideal start, you are just missing one dance, but it ends in a night club, so that’s easy to solve. This is a romantic start that gets you to a fancy restaurant. This walkthrough has been updated to work with the HD version.

Compliment her looks
Read her a poem
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
Move in closer*
Run fingers through her hair
Kiss her
Go somewhere else
Let’s go out to dinner
Wait for her in the hallway
Order dinner
Talk to her
Do you like watching movies?
I mostly like comedies
Give her a compliment
You are beautiful. Ever consider posing nude?
Drink Wine
Pick up the check

The rest of these walkthroughs will start where one of these 5 dinner walkthroughs end. It is highly recommended to save your game at this point.

A start like this is the only way to get to a romantic walk on the beach, but it could also easily lead to the strip club, boating, or the amusement park.

A variant on this that may lead to the same thing or possibly something else is to:

Go back to the couch
Play Rock-Paper-Scissors

If Ariane wins on the first try she will take you to the restaurant, if it takes her two tries, she will pick a steak barbecue instead. If you win on either try, you can choose go out to eat to get to the restaurant.