First Date Took Place In Very Unusual Location (VIDEO)

When dating after divorce, typical outings might include a coffee shop, restaurant or museum. But none of those options satisfied Gene and Julie Gates, the married co-owners of Battuto Italian Kitchen in Dallas.

Instead, the pair opted for something a lot less conventional -- a visit to a therapist's office. Yes, you read that right.

Gene and Julie, who had both been divorced prior to tying the knot, stopped by HuffPost Live on Tuesday and explained their odd choice -- and no, it's not because it's "cheaper than dinner," as Gene joked in the segment.

"I realized that every relationship that I had been in before Julie had ended up being a failed relationship, or one that ended. And what I wanted to do was to create a relationship that I believed would not end," Gene said. "Going to a therapist as a preventive measure seemed like a really sensible idea at the time because any time you get into a new relationship, there are times where it can be difficult ... Having a coach there, someone to help you get through those early times I think was really instrumental in us trying to become closer and trying to work out our stuff."

Watch the clip above to learn more about Gene and Julie's relationship (and check out the full segment here), then click through the slideshow below for seven celebrities who admitted they had trouble looking for love again after divorce.

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