It’s an old subject. But it’s an old problem, and it’s one that hasn’t been cracked. What do you do for a date? Or, more specifically, what do you do when the obvious stuff runs dry? When you’ve exhausted the usual?
1 Museum exhibit
Granted, there’s the possibility that both of you could secretly hate this. You might both feel obliged to smile, stare at the exhibits, squint at the little cards and pray for a bomb threat that will close the building down. Still. Suggest this and you’ll seem like an okay guy.
2 Ambitious cooking
Cook dinner together. But not just any dinner — a daring dish that, ordinarily, you would never tackle. Shrimp bisque with bourbon, rack of lamb with figs and port wine sauce, cappuccino soufflé — that kind of junk. Cooking together is a first tier date. It’s playful, it’s fun to tackle a project together.
3 Hike
Not just for granola-crunchers. Even most jaded city girls will be (sort of) enchanted by the idea of a get-away-from-it-all hike. Not outdoorsy? Then that makes it an even whackier adventure. Choose terrain that’s more scenic than strenuous. Carry a backpack with snacks, blankets and wine.
4 Picnic
Stop laughing. Picnics work. There’s something romantic — and gloriously budget-friendly — about stuffing a Frisbee, cheese and wine into a duffel and calling it a date. This is another litmus test. If you can’t have a good time with the girl when sprawled out on a picnic blanket, then you shouldn’t be going out with her. (Other variants, of course, include the beach, a boat or any outdoor serenity.)
5 Wine tasting
High-brow boozing. What’s not to like? And you don’t need to live in San Francisco or Sonoma. Any city will have some kind of wine tasting events — at restaurants or wine bars, usuall
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