Create Better Dates
November 7, 2008 
14 Comments
I always get emails from people about dates, and what are the best things to do on them. People are always asking me, “is dinner and a movie okay?”
Sure, dinner and a movie are great – if you want to sit there in silence and stare at a screen for two hours. You drop them off at the end of the night and you haven’t learned a thing about them the entire evening!
How about going to a movie and bringing a picnic into the movie? Having a picnic during a movie is always fun. You can hide it in your manbag! You can whip out this great little sushi meal as you watch The Return of Godzilla! You could even make the food fit the theme of the movie.
How about watching the sunset? Most people think, let’s go to the beach and watch the sunset. It’s like kissing on New Year’s Eve – how cliché. I read something recently in a magazine that I thought was a cool idea: why don’t you paint the sunset?
Go to the store and get two paint kits and actually paint the sunset. Whether you are a professional artist or a stick-figure artist (like me) you will really be able to interact with the person you are painting with. You could ask them, “so what made you put the sun to the right?” “Why does your stick figure look so much different than mine?
What about a Sunday drive? Instead of just cruising to the beach or a lake, why don’t you go to open houses? I’ve talked a lot about this in some of my products. Take a look at some of the houses in both the good and the bad neighborhoods. Get an idea of what each of you like in a house.
This will bring up a lot of interesting conversations between the two of you as well. Even if a house that you look at isn’t really that great, you can talk about it and it will give you an idea of the depth of her character
And when you go and visit the McMansions you can take a look at it, have some fun and really pretend that you’re interested in buying the house. It can be a really fun day.
Here’s something I’ve read about but I’ve never really done it: shooting clay birds. I don’t know, I’ve never really seen a clay bird. I have a bird in my office two days a week, but I’ve never shot clay birds in my life. Apparently it’s quite fun and a good idea for a date. Go figure that one out.
So there are some new date ideas for you.
Todays video is all about how to meet women on a Saturday.
This is one place that you would have never thought of!!!
Personally, I like to do things that are really playful and fun with girls, so I like the go kart track.
i tried David’s target date and it worked wonders.
i also enjoy teaching a girl how to surf or playing frisbee golf!
actually, i like that idea about clay birds!
i would really enjoy that date, ive always wanted to use a shotgun.
I would love to shoot them little animals from helicopters as they do in Alaska;-)
that was funny in the video how all the guys line up when david first started talking to the girl it was like an army 4 vs 1 i’m surprised she didnt get intimidated but then the guys figured it out i think and just backed off. all in all i like the idea of painting or doing something of that sort. good blog!
dinner + movie = BOOOOORRRRING
everyhting you wrote here was in this months men’s health magazine. nice job plagarizing
Kenny
I was interviewed for that article.
I am interviewed for about
50 articles a year…have you checked out my press page?
So if you accuse me of something that is false you need to check your facts.
But i can totally understand you jumping to conclusions.
That is what people do in life and that is why most people have trouble with dating.
They jump to conclusions that are false thus sabotaging dates and potential relationships.
Thanks for the comment!!
I’ve always hated the cliche date thing.And if you’re gonna do it, find a way to make it different. BTW Kenny you just got owned.
The brownie tree is a great idea, as are the list of other dates that you wrote. It is good to get away from the boring zzzzzzz, dinner and a movie where you just learn how people chew their food and dont get any idea of what they’re about. I really like your work Mr. Wygant you are great at what you do.
Great date ideas, I like the painting one. Ive actually taken a sketchbook with me before on a date and they loved it. I’m pretty good at sketching so it comes easy but just some quick sketches totally impressed them. It also gave them something to take home at put on their wall to remind them of our fun date.
Cooking together is also a really good date idea. Instead of spending a bunch of money at a restaurant, save some money and have some fun together. Put some fun music on and have some margaritas as you prepare your meal. If the girl does the dishes after, then I know I’ve got a keeper
It was a “Jump to Conclusions” mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor… and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO.
I’ve been on the date scene for over 3 years now. Everyone tells me I don’t need to be on single sites.. For dates you suggested, they do not work. How about going to the zoo, watching a band with a group of his friends and a group of her friends. Get to know what he/she is interested in and do something you have a common interest in. I sing, for example. It’s fun to sing karaoke and choose songs together. It shouldn’t matter if you are a bad singer. Keep in mind, it’s all in fun.
Some interesting posts on here and a load of usefull info.