Planning a picnic date at the park is always a classic. Because picnics require things like advance planning and food preparation, they show that you care enough to invest time, thought and effort into your date. And, when done well, they can create memories that will last you and your loved one a lifetime. Read how Charlene created memories with her husband…
Finding affordable things to do with your significant other really isn’t that difficult. After all, it’s time together that counts the most! Pick a great outdoor market, buy some great snacks, people watch, and if you’re really bold, visit a thrift store or costume shop and try on cool outfits!
If you plan a date effectively, you don’t have to spend a lot of money. Read about Mary’s fun, frugal date with her husband, which included discount movie theaters, street trolleys, and quaint local bars:
Does your significant other have a predilection for really bad science fiction or horror movies? Host your own film festival! Renting a bunch of cheesy movies and picking them apart makes for some great entertainment, is a great shift from the generic “dinner and a movie” date. Read about Kay’s fun Mystery Science Theater 3000 date with her boyfriend:
Veronica proves that a great date doesn’t have to be costly or flashy. Sometimes, the best dates are casual and fun – and centering a date around games or fun activities take all the pressure off!
If you’re looking for a fun, original date, try choosing a theme that will help you plan. You could start with a theme such as “new things” and structure a date around experiencing things, places or restaurants you and your date have never been, or you could choose a place such as Hawaii or Italy to give your date inspiration and a sense of cohesion. Shelby made a lot of great memories by choosing Mexico as her theme. Listen to what she did…
I will never forget the date I set up for my boyfriend in between his business trips. He had two destinations lined up and would only be able to return for the weekend in between each trip. Once he arrived home late on the Friday night following his first trip to Kansas City, I knew Saturday was going to be a rather dull day as most likely he would be somewhat bummed over having to do it all over again the coming week. Knowing that his next trip was going to be to Mexico and that he had missed out on Cinco de Mayo celebrations during his first trip, I decided to get him in the mood for Mexico a little and planned an entire Saturday date themed around Mexico. I first let him “siesta” as late as he wanted that day while I made him Huevos Rancheros for breakfast and put together a travel list of the “Top 10 Reasons for Loving Business Trips to Mexico” as well as a themed care package which contained spicy snacks and a few English to Spanish translations. Once breakfast was complete, I informed him that the afternoon’s festivities would include games with Mexican themes and my brother and his girlfriend surprised him by showing up to be part of the fun. The first game we played was a dominoes game called Mexican Train and the second was called Buenos Amigos, a game that my brother’s girlfriend showed us where you essentially set a timer and write down as many nice things about the person on your right as possible. Being that there were only four of us, each couple wrote a list for each other. However, I told him we needed to save our lists to read until he was in Mexico. We then watched an independent film with Spanish subtitles that my brother’s girlfriend brought over and we all made nachos and margaritas. By the time it was ready to send him off my boyfriend he was thoroughly cheered up and ready for his trip thanks to my day-long Mexico-themed, low-key date which I completely recommend to anyone, even if no trip is planned!
The most creative date that Rod ever planned was for the woman who ended up marrying him. This “Teddy Bear Date” shows just how memorable an experience can be if you take the time to listen to the things your significant other really loves:
An anniversary is a great time to reflect on all the time you’ve spent with your significant other. What a great time to relive some fun memories with you partner by revisiting the places those memories were made! Read what Franz has to say about planning his first anniversary with his wife:
The most creative date that I ever planned was for my wife on our first anniversary. This was something that I invented, it was called a daylong date. To begin with, I decided to start the day off with the same breakfast that we had on our wedding. I took her to our favorite hometown restaurant, and we had the same exact meal. When we got married it was early in the morning, the preacher was still in his robe. We got married in the back of a flower shop, so after we ate breakfast, I took her back to the same spot where we said our vows. The next thing we did was have a lunch next to the local lake, just as we did the day we got married. We then went back to the place that our very first apartment stood. It was our first place together as husband and wife. This daylong date was a time of memories and reflection about how far we had come in just a year. I planned to take her to all of our favorite hangouts, restaurants, and quiet places. This daylong date seemed spontaneous to her, but little did she know a husband who cared orchestrated it all creatively. If I were to give any advice to an individual who is planning a daylong date or just a creative date in general, it would be to be thoughtful. You need to think about what your significant other might like to do, not just what you to do. Sincerity is a crucial element to making a creative date work. A creative date needs to take into account meaningful and entertaining planning. You want to prove to your significant other that you were thinking of them with every step of your date.
What do you get when you combine a park, plastic wine glasses, and “Photo Tag”? The most creative date that Shelly’s ever been on! Read about her fun experience:
Chris warns about the dangers of online dating services. From members being able to badly misrepresent themselves to sites that give your information to other sites without informing you, there’s a lot that can happened. Read more about learning to be careful on certain sites: