Creative dating ideas for newbies
There is nothing harder sometimes than figuring out what to do on a date. Especially if it is a first date or early on in your dating experience with a person. Do you have shared interests and passions? Do you live in the same town? How much time do you actually have to spend together? There are a lot of things to consider when planning a date. And you want to be creative to impress the other person a little bit, or at least try to do something a little different and not so cliché. How can you be creative when you are out of the dating loop?
Ask some friends who are in the dating loop. Is there some new activity that is all the rage right now? Do you need to steer clear of some activity that will age you or make you seem uncool or unfun? But remember, if both parties agree to it, then it could still be a fun, nostalgic and cool thing to do. For example, did you both grow up going to the roller arena on Friday nights? A throwback date doing just that could be a fun way to pass some time.
Check out Facebook or some other websites and get ideas of what other people are doing. Is there a seasonal activity that might be fun? Fishing for a certain fish? Sledding on fresh snow? Hiking through the colored leaves? Use the season to your advantage and come up with something to do that you can only do during that time of year. After all, maybe it will become an annual thing for you to do each year!
Knowing your type before choosing a date
Every person inwardly cringes when they hear a friend say they want to set them up on a blind date. Really? Without ever seeing that person, can you honestly say you even want to try? Does your friend know your type well enough to set you up on a date? How do you even know what your type is if you haven’t found success in finding that person? Think back to your last few dates or relationships and you might be surprised to discover what things they did or did not have in common with each other.
You might actually have a type without realizing it. Do you find yourself attracted to a person that has the same shade hair color each time? No matter how many times you have tried to date someone with a different hair color, do you always end up back with the same old color you enjoy? Do you prefer tall or short? Petite or curvy? Athletic or muscular? Pay attention to what attracts you initially and see if you can spot a pattern.
What are your dislikes? Just about every person has qualities they like and ones they detest. So these qualities can fit in to a type as well. For example, you don’t like people who are vain, rude or ignorant. But you prefer generous, funny people. Those are types to try and look for. Hang out in areas where generous people might thrive, like a shelter or a volunteer agency. Star away from salons where people are always focusing on their looks if you don’t like high-maintenance, vain people.