When people go on dates with someone, they think of all these exciting things to do. But by the time they actually go on the date, it is usually the same three things: the movies, a simple restaurant, or the mall.
While this may seem ideal to others, doing the same things with the same person starts to get repetitive. There are so many different things you can do with your significant other, and they aren’t even that expensive.
The ones off the top of my head include mini-golfing, the arcade, bowling, picnics, and nature walks (maybe know the person well though). It’s simply not that hard.
When talking to peers around the school they also would enjoy the idea of having fresh date ideas.
The economy has gotten pricier with inflation and all but come on!! We’re better than this. Personally, I don’t care for an expensive candle-lit dinner but instead, a nice picnic during the sunset would be perfect.
Just the company of my significant other and being spread out on a blanket together with some snacks and even a book or two sounds perfect. And that would cost maybe 20 dollars at the max depending on if you need snacks and stuff but go to a park and chill.
Another perfect little date is just going mini golfing. It is cute and fun.
Going to the mall or a fancy diner is more expensive and less fun because it is so crowded.
The sound of other people with their friends and family is fine, but when you are getting to know someone, you want to be able to hear them perfectly. An intimate little date with just the two of you is the perfect setting to get to know each other.
Along with getting to know each other, you get to understand their personalities more personally, outside of a public place. In restaurants and movie theaters you change your posture and adapt to your surroundings, whereas if you are playing mini golf or having a picnic with just the two of you, people are more open to being themselves, and you’ll be able to know them better and hear what they are saying. When you are in a restaurant or at the mall it tends to be crowded, this makes it harder to listen to what your date is saying.
We as teenagers only have so many years to be young and have carefree fun. Let’s not waste it on basic dates and start getting creative when planning something.
When you have kids and they ask what dates were like when you were a teenager what do you want to say? “I went to the movies and the mall everytime”? They want to hear romantic stories from your childhood. Let’s step it up and have some creativity.