Creative dating ideas to make dating fun
Dating, the way you get to know someone in order to determine if you should marry them, whether or not you like having fun with them, etc. Dating is supposed to be really fun, but for many it becomes stressful, it is like going through the produce at the grocery and trying to pick something out that is ripe, but not too ripe, that will taste good, not have any bruises, etc. Sometimes people look good on the outside, but are flavorless. Dating is how you determine if they are some one you would want to be with, or spend time with.
The following is a list of five creative dating ideas to make dating fun. This list is not exclusive, if none of these fit your personality, then adapt them to something that does, just remember, being creative, and increasing the fun level is going to make dating easier, less awkward, and more fun:
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1. Scavenger hunts: this can be done one of two ways. you can send your date on a scavenger hunt with clues from past conversations, past time spent together, etc. and lead them to you, a nice dinner, or a fun activity. This is a nice way to start a date out, and adds some spice and excitement to the date, it is a good way to take something typical, like dinner and a movie, and make it somewhat unique. The other way to do a scavenger hunt date only really works when you have a group. This type of scavenger hunt is when each group has a list of items they "scavenge" for. The couples on the date break off into pairs, and meet back up at a specific time. The items they scavenge for are items to use on their date. So it might be microwave popcorn, drinks, ingredients for a dinner, or whatever you choose to put on your list.
2. Progressive dates/dinners: this is a fun way to add variety and make a typical date a little more exciting. The way this works is you go to different places for the different portions of a meal. This can be different people's homes if you are group dating and trying not to spend much money. Or it can be different restaurants. So, you would go to say Applebee's for an appetizer, then leave and go to Olive garden for your dinner salad, then to Black Angus for the main course, entrée, then to Chili's for dessert, and T.G.I. Friday's for drinks! So, you still get dinner, but you make it more fun!
3. Competitions: This generally works best if you group date, as sometimes too much competition can spurn resentment, which is not good when you go on a date. The variety of competition does not matter, you could go and play racquetball and play another couple, losers buy dessert after. You can go bowing and combine scores of you and your date, once again losers buy dessert, or the movie, or whatever.
4. "Cheap" dates: These are also better for group dates, but can also work well for married couples. This is where you set a spending limit, and you make sure you do not go over it. So, if you are in a group, a great way to enjoy this type of date is to go to a grocery store. Tell each couple they can spend $5, then set everyone loose. The goal is to (without talking to each other) put together a meal. So, everyone buys something they can go back to a house and cook. And then for your meal, you eat whatever you end up with. That might be chips and dip with scrambled eggs, and brownies, etc. No matter what you end up eating, the fun is seeing how it all comes together.and this date costs only $2.50 per person.
5. Backward dates: this is where you do things just a little bit backwards, so you have dessert first if you are eating dinner, or you order popcorn as you leave the movie, she drives, opens his door, and the works. The idea is simply to mix things up so that the date is more interesting.
