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October 25, 2007
Run Out Of Romantic Date Ideas? Don't Feel Bad.
Probably the best thing about new relationships is that they force you to grow a bit, break you out of your routine and encourage you to lead a healthier life. Maybe romance is healthy, like it's a kind of fitness dating. That said, human beings are creatures of habit. We do pretty much the same things over and over again. It's not that we're boring, it's just that we have lives where we need to get things done. Sadly, we can't all run around entertaining every whim and so we get rather set in our ways. The problem is that we associate "special" and "meaningful" with "unique" and so when we're looking for romantic date ideas we're suddenly expected to come up with plans that are out of the ordinary
I'm pretty sure a relationship founded on the adrenaline factor that comes from a steady flow of wild and new romantic date ideas probably can't sustain itself for long. At some point, you have to just be able to get along and learn to live together. Maybe I'm being too negative. Maybe I'm just overreacting because I find looking for dating tips frustrating. It's hard for me to tell.
I think I fall on the creative side of things, but I find the pressure to dream up new plans a little stressful. Some of the things I come up with seem to be categorically bad dating ideas. But, since I've been looking around at what other people have to say, I'm feeling a little better about myself. Some of the things that I've run across searching the net for ideas seem worse than anything I would have thought up, like "go frolic in the leaves," if you happen to be dating in the fall. Now, don't get me wrong, I love the fall and I love the leaves... but it seems to me like planning something like that really kills the fun of it. And seriously, who frolics?
Another one of the theoretically romantic date ideas I saw was to pretend you're rich and go shopping for cars you can't afford. I mean, seriously? How is hanging out with a car salesman while he's on the job ever a relaxing, romantic idea? Suddenly, I'm feeling a lot better about some good music and a couple of drinks. The more exciting things, I think, are fun because they're a little more spontaneous and don't happen every day.
Posted by Leon at October 25, 2007 2:50 AM
