Dating Ideas
Dating Ideas
Tired of the same-old dates? Run through all your favorite restaurants and clubs and have no idea where to take your next date? Nothing ruins a date faster than a poorly planned meal, boring movie, or the “same old thing” feeling.
Here are some fresh dating ideas to keep your partners on their toes.
Unique Dating Ideas
Dinner and a movie is a great date, satisfying people’s need for food and entertainment. After about the age of 30, though, the old “steak and romantic comedy” set just looks lame. Here are some unusual date ideas to keep your dating life interesting.
1. Get Active
If you and your date are the active type–and even if you aren’t–consider renting a pair of roller blades and spending the day falling and getting up together. If neither of you have ever used roller blades before, consider getting a short lesson. You can skate together through a park and “accidentally” end up in a quiet romantic spot to be alone.
If there are any geographical points of interest near enough for a date, hit the road together and explore. Mountains, hills, even lakes and rivers are perfect unusual date spots. Pack a picnic lunch, don’t forget the sunscreen, and explore your world together.
2. Shop Around
Consider taking a date on a shopping adventure. Men–this works really well on women. After all, they “love to shop,” right? But you don’t have to drive over to the local mall. Put your thinking cap on and work out a unique commercial adventure.
For instance, scan the newspaper or Internet for a local auction. You’d be surprised how often things are auctioned off–cars, houses, jewelry, you name it. You don’t have to buy something to attend, and the excitement of the bidding could easily spill over into your romantic life.
If you’ve been dating someone for a few weeks and you want to take it to the next level, find an antique store and poke around. If you don’t have the cash to actually make purchases, fake it. Pretend you have a budget of $10,000 and see which of the two of you can make the best deal.
3. Go Big
Dinner and a movie is a pathetic date choice because it is so small. Even if you go to a fancy restaurant and head to a movie premiere, you’re still just having dinner and a movie. It’s time to go after a huge date–the bigger and more elaborate the better. This works especially well for a first date or an early date. Your partner may be expecting a standard date, so blow them away with something outlandish and awesome.
Someone in your area is bound to offer airplane or helicopter tours, especially if you’re in a large urban area. Don’t forget to bring along two cameras so you and your date can have a picture memory of the event. Look in your local yellow pages for a tour company.
SCUBA diving, sky-diving, anything adventurous fits well into the “Go Big” category. On a side note, the whole “Going Big” phenomenon really works best if you don’t prepare your date for it. If you tell your date “We’re doing something fantastic!” then you’ll disappoint them no matter how cool the date is. Make sure the person you’re taking on a “Go Big” date isn’t the type to be scared of heights or a little adrenaline.
At the same time, “Going Big” doesn’t have to mean spending a ton of money. If you have a family reunion coming up, consider bringing a first date. I know–it sounds like you’ll be introducing your date to your whole family, and you will. But if this works, your partner will see you as unique and romantic. Plus, the food is free.
Unique dating ideas are endless. Put your brain to work thinking up a date that you’d never forget, and treat your next date to an experience they won’t soon forget.
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