Cute Date Ideas?

[MicWayWal]

Originally Posted by laawaaris

u guys are crazy .... haha

i am talking about myself in the first original post and when I say "paranoid" I was basically trying to say that I really love photography and wanted to incorporate it into a date activity ...

i had some loose ideas, like a mini-scavenger hunt (possibly at a venue that someone mentioned like the zoo) that would be fun and interesting for both the guy (me) and the girl (her)

anyhow, this thread has a lot of insane but interesting advice

i think i am going to print this thread out and keep it in my hip pocket - just in case I do actually decide to take my camera and ZOOM lens out on a date !!!!

How about 'smile you are on camera'. This is like a contest to see who can spot the most security cameras that are watching you.

[studiocygnet]

One activity that worked very well for me when I was young and single:
borrow or rent a tandem bicycle equipped with a rack on the back. Strap a picnic basket to the rack. Insert, wine, bread, cheese, and chocolate. Determine a fairly stress free bicycle route to a Botanical Gardens, Japanese Gardens, or similar. Pick up girl and place on rear of bicycle. Ride to the gardens. Picnic amongst the flowers.
This works very well for the outdoorsy, hiking, biking kinda girl.

[Robin Binder]

Originally Posted by Truckman

I'm starting to get a little turned on myself......Ben

lol

Want a fun exciting first date? Take her to ride go carts; (your still young) Take her Aquarium downtown and have fun. Go rent horse. Do something different and unusal; Something to remember. Don't take out camera unless you ask.

[kenw]

miniature golf. enough sport to challenge him, and not so much to intimidate her.

of course, the only MG course worth shooting is in San Antonio: Cool Crest on Fredericksburg Rd. Rough area, fabulous place.

since 1937....

[DaShellSellers]

Picnic at a lake at sunset. Food and drink (always good), outdoors (usually a plus this time of year) and sunset (romantic). Add the camera and you have what I would call a great time.

[Truckman]

Originally Posted by DaShellSellers

Picnic at a lake at sunset. Food and drink (always good), outdoors (usually a plus this time of year) and sunset (romantic). Add the camera and you have what I would call a great time.

That's a great idea...I'd go for that myself if somebody asked (somebody female of course... )...Ben

[Buddha]

Forget the camera. Whatever you do, the focus should be on your date and getting to know her. She will like it much better if you do that and give her a chance to get to know you. After another date, trying something new and activity-ish, like photography, might be a good idea.
A picnic is a good idea. There are some good parks near Sugarland that you can go to. If you can, fix the food yourself. There is nothing sexier than a man in the kitchen.

[DaShellSellers]

Originally Posted by Truckman

That's a great idea...I'd go for that myself if somebody asked (somebody female of course... )...Ben

Yeah, it does sound nice doesn't it. Been suggesting it to the husband as a cheap date for about . . . oh . . . 5 years now

[carrbowl]

cheap? how about just a date? how about a 5 min conversation that is not interrupted? a date would be like over the top, a win from the lottery!!

[laawaaris]

wow i didnt realize this thread had so many comments ....

well its not a first date i'll be going on ... so she already knows

she likes outdoorsy stuff and also likes art ... i had a wild idea to take her to the park and sit on the bench ...

i'd take a photo of the "scene" (trees, flowers) and then bring out two canvas boards with paint ... each of us would paint the scene that was photographed ...

to make it more fun activity i was thinking we would switch canvas boards every 10 mins or so ... or maybe glance at each others without permission and make funny comments

[Robin Binder]

You just should have lied and not ruined out romantic idea that we were helping you on your first date impression.

Originally Posted by laawaaris

wow i didnt realize this thread had so many comments ....

well its not a first date i'll be going on ... so she already knows

she likes outdoorsy stuff and also likes art ... i had a wild idea to take her to the park and sit on the bench ...

i'd take a photo of the "scene" (trees, flowers) and then bring out two canvas boards with paint ... each of us would paint the scene that was photographed ...

to make it more fun activity i was thinking we would switch canvas boards every 10 mins or so ... or maybe glance at each others without permission and make funny comments

[Truckman]

Originally Posted by RmgB

You just should have lied and not ruined out romantic idea that we were helping you on your first date impression.

Yes lie to us, beat us, tax us and leave us by the roadside to wither and die...But never destroy our romantic notions......Ben

[melonheadphoto]

I am really proud of a guy actually thinking about ideas for a date! Personally I am getting sick and tired of dinner and a movie!