Posts Tagged ‘creative date ideas’

Ideas For Great Dates – Making Them Enjoyable & Fun

Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Most people are usually nervous when it comes to their
first dates. This can make you look like someone who had
taken gallons of coffee before the date.
Long silence is always between your conversations with your
date, and you are hoping to come up with a few funny lines
that can crack the ice.
But sometimes, you’re too late because your date has
decided to spend her time with someone else.
Usually, first dates are spent in places where you can sit
and talk with your date in order to know each other better.
Some go to the movies, have some coffee at the local coffee
house, or dine in an expensive restaurant so as to impress
their dates.
Dates like these just need a little jump-start to be more
effective. Try adding some adventure or do a set of
enjoyable activities together in order to have fun with
your dates.
Some men take their dates to an adventurous place. They go
to a few local destinations or historical places within the
area. They go around these places whilst having so much to
see and many things to talk about. These are times when you
don’t need a funny line to break the silence.
In case of rain, you can’t go out and have a walk at the
local park or other outdoor spots conducive for talking and
knowing each other better.
On the brighter side of things, you can go indoors. Try
some shopping malls. There, you can find a wide variety of
places to have some coffee.
Drinking coffee doesn’t take four hours or so of sitting
and doing nothing since you can talk to your date and get
to know her better.
After some time, try inviting your date for a walk at the
mall. Go shop for small things with her such as clothes and
CDs.
Save some time to go bowling, play video games, or find a
bookstore to share your interests with her. The main idea
is to interact with your date in order to know her better.
This will surely provide you with a means to bolster your
chances of landing a date that can lead to love and romance
in the long run.
With this in mind, go and check out places near you for fun
activities you and your date will surely enjoy.

Usually, first dates are spent in places where you can sit and talk with your date in order to know each other better. But once you’ve gotten past the first date or two, it’s time to come up with some fun things to do that will still allow you to interact with your date.

It takes planning and a little research to make your dates different and enjoyable. So take the time to check out what’s going on locally and come up with some ideas of your own for a great date.  Here are a few ideas to get you started:

  • visit the local zoo or botanical gardenshooting pool
  • attend a street fair or art festival
  • take a historical tour or visit a special landmark
  • work on a community project together
  • read a book together or rent a movie that you can pause & discuss
  • play cards or work on a crossword puzzle
  • have a picnic in the park or on the beach
  • go bowling or shoot pool

Making interactive dates fun and enjoyable just takes a little jump-start to be more effective. Try adding some adventure or the surprise factor by writing some suggestions for dates down on paper. Close your eyes and point to one when you can’t decide which idea sounds better.

Be sure to come up with ideas for dates together, and don’t forget to surprise each other with a special night or day when you plan something you want to share with your date.

If you plan something for outside, it’s always good to have a backup plan just in case the weather doesn’t cooperate.  Often it’s as easy as moving it inside – or taking shelter and watching the light show of a thunderstorm.  The trick is to be creative and flexible.

When you take the time to plan something that allows the two of you to interact, you’ll be on a much faster route to seeing if you and your date fit together in ways that will matter for the long term.  Remember, the main idea of a date is to interact and get to know each other better.

So, with this in mind,  check out places near you for fun activities that you and your date will be sure to enjoy. The next date you have together could be the best date ever!

Finding Someone Online – Dating Tips For Women

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

If you are a woman in search of a knight in shining armor in real life datinPrinceCharmingg – don’t lower your standards while searching online.  You can keep your dream of having a prince charming gallop to the rescue. But having big dreams does not mean being too selective. Remember, that what may look like a toad could truly be a prince in disguise.

Of course, you need to be selective, but don’t  limit your options exactly to an ‘ideal’ man. Limiting your options will decrease the possibility of finding a good match.

First – Create an interesting and honest profile. This is the best way to attract your best match. The content of your profile should be truthful and give a glimpse into your personality. In fact, the better your profile, the better your chance of finding someone who is looking for someone just like you.  It’s your first step to finding someone who’ll be your partner for a long and intimate relationship.

So be sure to put something on your profile that will make a good first impression. This impression could last a lifetime.

Second – Choose a photo that shows you at your best, with your most attractive smile. And be sure to load one or two more that reflect your personality.  Be sure to avoid overly sexual photos – limit it to PG13 viewing.

Third and Finally – Remember to stay safe. Don’t rush into the first meeting. Have an online chat or two, exchange emails, and have some phone conversations. Ask questions and make sure that he sounds as good in person as he does online.

Be sure to use your common sense – and never give your personal home address to your online date. Once you plan to actually meet, make sure it’s somewhere public – and meet him there.  If you’re nervous about your  first meeting, you could have a friend go with you – at least be sure to let someone know about your plans.

Always trust your instincts. If you’re nervous about meeting him – maybe you need to spend more time on the phone with him first. This is one of the best pieces of advice I was ever given  just after I’d moved to New York City. Their rule of thumb for survival was “if you’re uncomfortable – leave!”  If yoFROGCHARMINGu’re feeling uneasy with your date, or it just isn’t working for you, you have the right to stop and cut all contact off between the both of you. It is always better to be safe than sorry.

Online dating is a rapidly growing activity. And there are tons of success stories out there.  Check out my Recommendations Page to see some of my closest friends and family, as well as me, who have had success with online dating.

Don’t get discouraged. Like the old adage says, “Sometimes you have to kiss a lot of toads.”

300 Creative Dates – A Great Little Book

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Making a great first impression is everything on the first few dates. And there’s no doubt that fun, creative and unique date ideas really help boost your points in the eyes of women. And if you’ve been together for years, dates help re-spark some life back into your relationship. But finding ideas for great dates is the hard part!

So does Michael Webb’s 300 Creative Dates book deliver on its promise as having creative, unique and fun dates?

Yes and no. Let me explain.

While there are 300 great date ideas in this book, you probably already guessed that you might not like or want to use all 300 of them. While many of the ideas are very creative, others are only a good reminder of places that everyone knows about but they either forgot or never realized that they’re such ideal places for a date.

Thankfully the, “I would-have-NEVER-thought-of-that-in-a-million-years!” ideas DO outweigh the date idea refreshers.

This book will make you smile, laugh and inspire you to always find the adventure in whatever it is you’re doing.

It also has ‘dating coupons’ you can give to your partner to redeem at a later date. Three examples are:  “Redeem this for a fruit-picking day at an orchard or berry patch, a one-hour bike ride or an evening at a nearby drive-in theatre.” Plus some you can use yourself.

Also, the book has a great section on dating disaster stories that will definitely show the guys what NEVER to do on dates.

So is the book perfect?

No. While there are 300 ideas, you really can’t read more than 50-60 in one sitting before it gets tedious, and some descriptions are a little lengthy. However, pages 93-94 do have a nice list of bullets with ‘quick and to the point’ date ideas ready. No elaboration. If you’re in the need of a date idea fast, then you’ll love these pages. All in all, this is still a fantastic book that everyone should read!

Whether you want to impress that special someone on a first date, surprise them for a special anniversary or occasion, or just want to breathe new life into your relationship because it’s getting a little on the bland side, then grab this book now.

Ideas For Great Dates – 300 of Them In Fact

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Have you run out of ideas for great dates? Are you looking for unique or fun date ideas? Do you need suggestions for a romantic date? Maybe you need creative things to say and do when asking for a date.

Well, whatever your reason for looking at this topic, I’m sure you know how important really great dates are.

Seriously.

I mean, you know things get a little stale in a relationship after a while. And if you’re single, then I’m sure you know how important it is to plan a fun out-of-this-world date that will leave a solid impression!

The reason I’m bringing this up is because last week I stumbled across a great book I wanted to tell you about by Oprah’s Romance Expert Michael Webb. The book is called ‘300 Creative Dates‘ and it’s truly amazing!

Sure, there are many simple ideas that this book helps you remember by refreshing your memory, but there are so many ideas that I would have never thought of in 1000 years!

I have only tried a couple of these dates so far. But, hey … they really were GREAT dates! They brought back a lot of great memories for both of us! We shared a terrific evening doing something we’d never done together before. And we had fun!

My only complaint is that I wish I had bought this book the first time I was online surfing and found the page. To be perfectly honest, I thought I could find creative date ideas for free by simply surfing the net, (which was what I was doing out there in the first place). But sadly they don’t exist. Sure, I found some ideas but nothing that makes you go, “Wow! Now that would be a Great Date!”

I really believe you need to put effort and planning into a really great date. And sometimes, it’s just plain hard to come up with ideas.

So, if you want to impress that special someone on a first date or plan a romantic evening or special occasion, or if you just want to kick-start your relationship again and get out of the ho-hum ‘go to the movies again’ routine – then you need to grab this book now.