Real Guys Share their Fun Date Ideas

When it comes to fun date ideas, my mind draws a blank but it’s only because I’m a girl and the responsibility of thinking about where to go on a date has never fallen on my shoulders.  However, that doesn’t mean I can’t ask my guy friends about their date ideas and what they would recommend; maybe even get something that they’ve been planning to use.  I have to say I’m impressed and surprise by what my boys had to say.  Read on, it’s gonna be fun.

Fun Date Idea #1: Restaurant Hopping (Jeff, 25)

“I told my girlfriend that we’re gonna put a little twist to our usual dinner date night.  I thought if one could go bar hopping, why not restaurant hopping?  I searched restaurants in the city the week prior and searched the best of what they had to offer – the best pasta, the best salad, the best steak, the best dessert, the best cocktails, that sort of thing – and printed that out.  On date night I had the list of which food belonged to which restaurant and I gave my girlfriend a menu-type thing from which she could choose the food.  It was like a little adventure as we moved from place to place.  It was also a great way to try restaurants we haven’t been to.  We actually found a few gems along the way.”

Fun Date Idea #2: Disneyland (Matt, 31)

“Let me tell you something:  Grownups think of going to Disneyland* all the time but they always put it off because of work, or that there’s too many people, or whatever reason.  But let me tell you, once you’re there, you’re gonna have fun.  My Disneyland date was something that I’ll never forget and will likely do again.  You go on all the rides and eat as much caramel apples as you want and buy the stuff your parents won’t let you buy when you were there as a kid.  You really do what you want and being in such a place with great memories attached to it and then making new ones is pretty special.”

* By the way, it doesn’t have to be just Disneyland you know.  It can be any amusement park in your area.

Fun Date Idea #3: Think Out of the Box (Henry, 26)

“When I say think outside a box, I mean try something that you haven’t done before but you think might be fun.  In my case it was extreme sports.  I was lucky my date was game enough to try such things.  It was a series of dates, actually, and of course we had lunch or dinner nearby, but the highlight and focus was the activity.  We were both office types, but I soon found out that there was that spirit of adventure within us both, just waiting to be addressed to.  We tried our hands (and feet and all that) at indoor rock climbing, then on another date we went wakeboarding.  I remember on that wakeboarding trip she had a picnic basket prepared and we had lunch on the beach.  We also rode dirt bikes on one of those dates.  It was seriously fun and such a respite from the jobs and lives we lead.”