4 Date Ideas You Never Thought Of

October 13, 2010, By Karl Withakay 9 comments

You want to set yourself apart from every guy she's dated before. There are a million things you can do with her that will do that and earn you some points in her book while you're at it.

Theater. Take your lady to the staging of some dramatic work. I'm not talking about Broadway, but if you live near New York City, that would certainly be a great idea. In nearly every city, there is an arts community of some sort. Some of these productions have a big budget and make for a spectacular show. This will be an enjoyable evening for both of you.

Playground. If you have small children, or better yet, if she does, take her and the kids to the playground. Discover your own inner child while you're there. Play with the kids, push them on the swing, catch them when they come down the slide. This will do the kids a lot of good and show her how good you are with children. That is worth a lot to many women. Afterward, take her and the kids out for a meal.

Make dinner. Go to the grocery store, pick up the ingredients that you need to prepare the meal, a bottle of wine, some candles and candle holders and a table cloth. Show up at her door with grocery bags in hand and tell her that you've come to make her dinner. What? You can't cook? As Col. Potter from MASH would say, "Horse hockey!" If you can read and comprehend directions, you can cook. While cooking, be sure not to wreck her kitchen. After dinner, wash the dishes and clean up any mess you've made.

Bring back the memories. Find out about some fond childhood memories she has. If she talks about the great memories she has as a child spending time at the lake with her parents every summer, take her to that lake for a surprise weekend. If she and her mother tell you how much she loves Minnie Mouse, then plan a surprise trip to Disneyland or Walt Disney World. Minnie Mouse stuff that you order online will make her happy as well.

If you take some time and do things right, trust me, she will think you are the sweetest and most resourceful guy she has ever been with. Greatness will follow. There's never been a better time to do things like this. So go ahead and start pitching some serious woo. Make her feel special and show her how lucky she is to have a guy like you.