Think you can’t have a great date near the holidays? Think again! Here are some date ideas to spend with your sweetie on or near Thanksgiving.

Watch the Parade
Make a date to cuddle up on the couch and watch the Thanksgiving day parade. There is lot of nostalgia with this parade which will prompt conversation topics and easy ways to get to know each other. Besides that, watching a couple hours of Broadway tunes, TV stars, and giant cartoon balloons is just too much fun to miss.
Volunteer
While volunteering at a rescue mission or food pantry might seem …read more

If you and your guy (or girl) are running out of things to do Cosmopolitan.com has a list Creative Summer Dates.
My daughter and her boyfriend, Greg, are doing number one on the list today – Tubing on the river. He picked her up a bit ago and we had a big discussion about sunscreen. For some reason she was resistant. Silly kid.
I’ve never been tubing myself. It sounds like so much fun. I do, however, float on a raft in hip-high water as often as my schedule permits. I think that a picnic at the park and a float …read more

I’ve already started to get excited about the end of the hot and sticky Summer and the beginning of the crisp and cool Fall.  Lately it seems like it’s been too hot to really do anything…who can feel sexy when you feel sweaty and swollen all day?  Fall is just around the corner so start putting together your cute outfits with boots and skinny jeans (I can’t wait ’til it’s cool enough to wear jeans again!) and look forward to some great Fall dates.
Here are my top ten date ideas for Fall:

Get tickets to a football game.  Find out what …read more

According to my last democracy poll, readers have put off dating for now, because they can no longer afford it.
Unfortunately, the current economy isn’t just affecting the housing market, gas prices, luxuries – it’s keeping some people from pursuing a relationship.
Here are some ideas for free or low-cost dating. If you have your own ideas, please leave them in the comments.
*If you are having trouble meeting people, take a look at this list.  Have you tried any of these ideas?
*Free online dating services have an undeserved bad rap. If you don’t have the money to shell out for a paid …read more

Couples in Lincoln, Nebraska, have the opportunity to experience a different kind of “Date Night.”

Romance at the Lux Center for the Arts offers periodic events for couples, allowing them the chance to use art to create something lasting to symbolize their relationship.
Four couples took part in the last date night outings, held in December. Christine Emler was one of the recent date nighters, working with instructors Brandt and Peterson…
“I didn’t know we had to play together,” Emler says.
But that’s the point, says Brandt, education director at the Lux.
“Create something with symbols and icons that represent your love and relationship. Make …read more

Axe Body Spray did some reasearch about where in the US singles are going to have the most luck. Austin, Texas won out. I am moving to Austin.
I had the chance to visit Austin for the first time this past March for SXSW Interactive. Since I’ve been back, I’ve been saying that it is the coolest city I’ve ever been to. If it was easy to get a work visa for the US, I’d have been there by now.
I can definately see why it would win out as a great dating city. One of the reasons the article said that …read more

Running out of date ideas? Tania, of AmO Life, has a list of some interesting romantic date ideas.
Among them, rent a boat and paddle out on a lake (may be more of a Spring/Summer activity), bellydancing, and crossing the nearest state line for an adventure (be sure you have your date’s permission for this one, if not, it might constitute kidnapping. I’m just sayin’…).
Can you think of something new and creative?  How about……. visiting a pet store? Especially if there’s something cute and and soft to pet. Who knows, might lead to some hand-holding later on.
Ceramics. Do men like those …read more

I just read a great post by Christie over at You Fabulous You called How to create a fabulous date with your beau.
Your mission is to create an ensemble that screams seduction and class.
I love it. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our lives that we forget that dates are supposed to make both of us feel “special”. After a while, the let’s-go-to-the-bar-we-always-go-to-with-our-friends-every-Friday-night outfit just doesn’t cut it anymore. Let your man know that you want to do something different, leave it up to him to plan it, but make sure you use Christie’s techniques to get a hint, …read more

Photo© 2008 Sasha Manuel
I’m a confessed beach-addict, and I’ve noticed that ever since I started going to the beach with teh boyfriend, our relationship has grown.
It may be the soothing sound of the crashing sea, or the nights spent looking at the stars. For some reason, the lack of distractions on a beach let us be more private and intimate with each other, conversationally speaking. With no pressing concerns to worry about, our beach trips are usually spent genuinely conversing about our desires and dreams.
By extension, we also get to enjoy the company of other people more intensely. With schedules …read more

Just because times are tough and you want to make an effort at remaining ‘budget conscious’ – that doesn’t mean you have to look or act like a cheapskate on a date.
Match Special has a wonderful list of ideas on how you can maintain an active dating life and not put a strain on your wallet.
The one I’ve always liked most is going Dutch!  To be honest, I always felt guilty having the guy pay for everything and most of all, I never wanted to feel I owed him anything following the date.
Dutch is the best way to go …read more