Top 10 Non-Traditional First Dates
Dinner and a movie is dead. It’s equivalent to meeting your parents at a bingo parlor chocked with thick smoke and enough oxygen tanks to blow past Pluto. It just sucks. So why do you keep making this mistake?
Don’t get sucked into traditional dating. Dinner and a movie are so early 90’s. There’s enormous dating opportunities in your city, especially for first dates. The key is keeping it casual, entertaining, and without pressure to awkwardly stare over 7-layer Chicken Nachos with cheese sauce falling off your bottom lip.
Get creative, go somewhere different. Be active and forget about high-pressure situations like dinner. Here are 10 Non-Traditional Dates:
1. Watch out for Yogi Bear
Parks and picnics go together like hot sauce and chicken wings. Pack a picnic for two. Things to include:
1. Cheese, Crackers, Grapes (No Velveeta, unless the park resides around double wide trailers)
2. White Wine (Keep chilled in a small cooler)
3. Ingredients to Build B.A. Sandwiches (steal condiment packets from a local gas station)
4. Olive or Tomato/Mozzarella Salad from Deli (Awwww, you made this yourself? Of course you did)
5. Silverware (No plastic)
6. Blankets AND Pillows
7. Napkins
2. Relive the Romance of The Titanic
Well, paddle-boats aren’t exactly The Titanic, but they make an awesome date. Imagine the two of you gently paddling away over cool water deep into the sunset. Sounds dreamy, right?
Paddle-boats make a great date because they are preoccupying while secluding. You get to know one another while laughing about the grunt work at hand. I’m on a boat…
(I got my swim trunks and my flippy-floppies, I’m flippin burgers you at Kinkos, straight flippin copies)
3. The Beach
Everyone besides “The Fun Patrol” loves a good beach. Come fully prepared to spend a day together. Sun tan lotion, water, towels, snacks, ipods, etc. Also, rent an umbrella and buy her lunch from the pavilion. It’s the least you can do.
4. Shopping Anyone?
It’s no secret that women love to shop. Suck it up and invite her to the mall. It may sound funny at first, but it’s perfect. Say “Hey, I was looking to get some new kicks, wanna come help me pick them out?” What females gonna turn down shopping? You’re so in dude!
Side Note: Most of us grew up meeting our first boyfriends/girlfriends during middle school in malls. We could hold hands and hang without the watchful eye of parents. Relive those moments…as cheesy as it sounds.
5. Museums are Hawt
Ok, I understand. Museums? Seriously? Freaking believe it dude. Maybe I am biased, but we have a special gem in St. Louis called The City Museum. It’s filled with caverns, tunnels, and slides to keep any age entertained. Not to mention, who isn’t up for a hot make-out session in the caverns?
Scour museums in your city and find one that’s interactive and fun. Remember: “Hot Make-Out Sessions.”
6. Haunted House Season is around the Corner
Remember Wedding Crashers? Wedding season came along and it’s game on. The same rules apply to Haunted House Season. It makes for a tremendous date! The element of fear transforms you into a shining armor knight taking steed to save my lady from evil. In 21st Century terms: It’s pretty cool when she’s all over you…
7. Do you Tango? Salsa?
Dance lessons make the perfect date. Ever watch reality dating shows? Blind Date? They always take dance lessons, and trust us, reality dating knows best.
Search for dance lessons in your city. They are relatively cheap for a single session. Of course you won’t be rocking Broadway anytime soon, but it’s fun to learn.
Stick with Salsa or Tango. They are very intimate and passionate dances. By choosing something like Ballet, we personally reserve the right to punch you in the face…
8. Play with the Penguins
The zoo is filled with silly monkeys and playful penguins – go join them! Just refrain from calling her any animal names. For instance: “You kinda remind me of a hippo, all jolly and playful, I bet you wanna eat me, don’t cha?”
Way 2 go dude, WAY 2 go…
9. Disney Land vs Local Carnivals
So maybe you’re thousands of miles from Disney Land. Much to your surprise, there is a local carnival in town! Laughing at Carnies, slamming foot-long corndogs, and puking on the tilt-o-whirl are all guaranteed to make for “sexy time.” Remember the movie Fear? Well, before all the craziness…that’s exactly how it goes down at the local carnival!
10. Skydiving/Bungee Jumping
This is extreme dating bordering insanity. Actually, nothing good can come from this. Stick with the Carnies.
Can you think of any other date spots in your city? Tell us about them below!
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Great, now I want to go to a carnival… hmmm funnel cake.
I’m a big fan of #1…kick it up a notch and take her to the Botanical Garden on a Wednesday for free concerts (St. Louisans). Take note of just how advanced some guys are at this while you’re there.
Two things: Botanical Gardens and Free, the concert is just bonus! I guarantee this experience will go over 100x better then boring dinner and a movie, thanks Adam!
Some of the best dates are also the cheapest. Just takes a little creative thinking.
Oh yes! Botanicals is way more low key than a picnic…. especially for a first date (or early on). There is less pressure to just be alone bc there is music and plenty of people watching! Plus if you gte bored you can walk around the gardens!
If I don’t know a person very well, I’ve a hard time really enjoying an “outing” – so I definitely prefer 1-2 couches or comfy chairs in a cafe w/ a bottle of wine, small bites to eat and LOTS of chat time.
Totally agree, and a cafe is MUCH more laid back than traditional dinner. Being comfortable and in public is key when getting to know someone.