Good dating ideas?

[silentpoet]

Well what are some good ideas for dates? I want activities where we will get to know each other better. I do take the leadership thing seriously, but to be honest I have never really been socially active. So I know i need some good ideas.

Tonight she is coming over(don't worry there is adult supervision so not much chance for temptation) and I will be fixing dinner. In fact when I get off the computer I will be starting the marinading process for the chicken. We will have some variation on either wraps or fajitas.

One idea a friend at work suggested was getting together and washing her car. I have alot of the stuff at home to do a good job at car washing/detailing.

She is not particularly into camping, but there are some good nature trails in this area for day hikes. God has blessed this area with alot of natural beauty.

 

[JulesM]

Going out for meals or for a drink or a picnic is great because there are no other 'distractions' so you have no choice but to 'talk' to each other.

If she's not the outdoor type - and doesn't fancy the nature walks, etc, you can try the 'classic' date options such as cinema, bowling, etc.

Maybe see what kind of shows she might like to see? Or, do you both like to see bands play?

Choose fun things. What things make you happy? What makes her happy? Get involved in each others hobbies. Car washing is ok - but its a bit of a chore...

 

[Sketcher]

1960's Batman marathon. In candlelight.

 

[JulesM]

1960's Batman marathon. In candlelight

Ummm....I actually HAD a boyf who wanted to do something similar. Lets just say its not exactly most girls idea of a date!!!!!!!

 

[SirKenin]

heh I'm really good of thinking of dates. I will try to remember to come back to this thread when I have the time (I have a service call in Toronto to make or I'd do it now) and post some for you

What would help is some idea of a budget. If money is no object to you, I can think of some really wild dates

 

[DaveKerwin]

what does she enjoy doing?

 

[seekingsomething]

car washin is harder than it seems and may lead to sexy flirtin via water fight! THIS IS A WARNING Make sure no one is wearing white!! I think the walk thing sounds cool, movie night at yours (or a friends night!!!), making food together- maybe mini foods so you can try loadsa different things, goin for a bike ride, ending in a picnic (as long as you dont live in england - its june and its raining lol!!!)playing cards and other board games is a REALLY good way of seeing who is the cheater and the stroppy one etc and also your friends and family can join in too!!! Have a really good time whatever you decide to do. God Bless you x x x

 

[Sketcher]

Ummm....I actually HAD a boyf who wanted to do something similar. Lets just say its not exactly most girls idea of a date!!!!!!!

THAT'S why I don't get any dates . . .

 

[EmSchmem]

Well what are some good ideas for dates? I want activities where we will get to know each other better. I do take the leadership thing seriously, but to be honest I have never really been socially active. So I know i need some good ideas.

Tonight she is coming over(don't worry there is adult supervision so not much chance for temptation) and I will be fixing dinner. In fact when I get off the computer I will be starting the marinading process for the chicken. We will have some variation on either wraps or fajitas.

One idea a friend at work suggested was getting together and washing her car. I have alot of the stuff at home to do a good job at car washing/detailing.

She is not particularly into camping, but there are some good nature trails in this area for day hikes. God has blessed this area with alot of natural beauty.

The best date my now husband and I ever had was actually on the way back from a baseball game we went to. I had written up about 15-20 questions. Nothing too personal or anything, just some get to know you questions. You take turns drawing the questions to ask the other. The kicker is that the person who asks the question is ONLY allowed to ask more questions. They can not share any information about themselves UNLESS they get asked the same question later in the game.
Example: How would you like other people to describe you?
Most people will answer this question in just a few words but you can ask them more questions about how why they feel that way and about ways they don't want to be described.

This was a LOT of fun for us and really drew us closer as we were only dating a few months at the time. If you want I can give you a few ideas for questions.

Emily

 

[silentpoet]

This was a LOT of fun for us and really drew us closer as we were only dating a few months at the time. If you want I can give you a few ideas for questions.

Emily

Please do. I can think of some, but any help is appreciated.

PS, you and her have the same first name.

 

[Pope Gonzo]

Ice skating, mini-golfing(let her win), getting ice cream or frozen custard somewhere, just driving around, or walking around a mall are all things I've done with my girlfriend. Well, we haven't played mini-golf, but I plan on it soon

 

[bliz]

art shows or museums - lots of things to look at and talk about. You can ask a lot of questions: which painting in this room would you most like to own? Which painting reminds you of me? Which is most like you?

paint it yourself pottery places- not too expensive, lots of fun even if you aren't that artistic ALso, make your own teddy bear stores

bowling

ride on public transportation - make up stories about the people you see

serve together - volunteer to serve food at the soup kitchen, or teach a Sunday School class, or work with Habitat for Humanity for a day, visit people in a nursing home together

Invite a group of friends in for board game night

You like to cook? Try cooking dinner together.

Self assign yourselves the task of taste tester - sample all the pizza places in the neighborhood - write reviews

If you like to camp, see if she'll give it a go - short hike, on night in a shelter...

Go and do something together that neither of you have done before - go to an opera, or a country western concert, or square dancing, or car racing, or fishing...

take a class together at a local community college. Many offer non-academic classes, like bread baking, beading, woodworking...

Go somewhere and each of you, with water colors, create a painting.

If you are within about 8 - 10 hours of someplace neat, get a really good friend who likes to drive at night to drive the 2 of you to that location. Leave in the evening, so that you arrive at the destination early in the morning. I live about 8 hours form the Atlantic ocean and I would always time the trips to arrive at sunrise, spend the day, while the designated driver slept most of the day and headed back, sunned, sandy and happy.

Pick your own farms - strawberries are mostly past, but blueberries will be coming in raspberries later, veggies, etc. Pick and plan a dinner /dessert for friends (like your designeted driver?) around your bounty

I think that washing the car sounds good!

Paint a room?

Plant a tree, shrub or flowerbed................

 

[Katty]

Go to the arcade... You really get to see the little girl in her if she's willing to come out of her shell. Those arcades I tell ya.... heheh, seriously, it'd be fun.

~Katty

 

[lilredheadangel]

i wouldn't know what you to tell you b/c my boyfriend has a hard time deciding anything... it can get quite annoying but it is fun b/c we get to drive around aimlessly for like 1/2 - 1 hours.. and talk and stuff... and then we finally decide what to do...

 

[EmSchmem]

Please do. I can think of some, but any help is appreciated.

PS, you and her have the same first name.

No problem. And Emily is a GREAT name!

Ok

1. If money and time were not an issue what kind of ministry do you dream of having.
2. When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? (Be sure to ask if that has changed, why that has changed and what would she like to be now?)
3. This one works best if you both accepted Christ at an old age than 5 or so but some peopel remember anyway... What moved you to accept Christ?
4. What was your favorite TV show as a kid?
If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go?
5. What is your earliest memory?
6. What is your favorite song?
7. What is something (Silly) about you that you don't tell many people? (Example: Is she a "closet" Barry manilow fan?)
8. What is the dumbest thing you and your best friend fought over as a kid.
9. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

That's about it off the top of my head. Good luck!

 

[Lizzi4Christ]

This is a great thread. I want to keep it alive

- Go on day trips. Like to an amusement park or someplace of interest to you.
- Games! Board games and card games are great ways to just have fun together.
- Puzzles. This may seem boring, but it's not! We're currently working on a 1000 piece puzzle and have already put in over 2 hours on it and are no where near finished!
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(By the way, Pope Gonzo... my boyfriend didn't let me win at mini-golf. I beat him bad )

 

[purple85]

hmm. well i always find sport activities...like table tennis, walking, cycling good. tho anything practical...like baking a cake, making a meal...doing stuff like that together...or of course reading ur bible and praying together that can be a real good bonding time..

 

[Iggster]

i've gone to the beach and took my date to the seacliff by a tree. We sat there for a couple of hours sipping our mocha. We talked and talked and talked until she heard my stomach growling...... So we drove off and went to restaurant neither one of us ate at before. Paid $20 per plate of food we hardly touched because we were talking up a storm. Then we went to the pier and talked for another hour or so..............Then followed a series of more dates like that with her. There was one date where I stuck a couple of logs in my trunk and grabbed a few blankets, and headed to the secluded part of the beach.

It really shouldn't matter where you take your date. As long as your enjoying each other's company is what counts.

 

[Pope Gonzo]

(By the way, Pope Gonzo... my boyfriend didn't let me win at mini-golf. I beat him bad )

Well done, then I guess the point isn't whether he let you win or not - you won. Steph wouldn't let me let her win though! She told me if I held back she'd know it and that the game wouldn't count! She actually tallied up the score, even though I told her the score card is a liar and that she totally won.

See, Steph and I get are both very competative people... and I have the habit of winning(not just with Steph, but with a lot of things... what can I say? When I play, I play to win), and so she gets kind of frustrated. But we're definitely beyond letting a little hurt pride get in the way of us having a good time

Another great activity that I'm not sure if it was mentioned is run around in the rain! If it's warm out, and clothing permits it, just go out and play around in the mud and rain like kids!