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Date Ideas for the Connected Generation

  I can’t believe I am saying this but our generation sucks really bad for not being able to come up with date ideas. Being that we are so connected to everything it should take us literally 2.5 seconds to find anything “new” that we want to try in a 50 mile radius. I think if you accept movie and a dinner for the first 2 dates that is pretty lame. Not saying it’s a bad thing just saying going on a date with someone should be a new experience. You should want to experience something with that person and actually get to know them. Not get to know them for a couple of minutes but through the different adventures you take with them.
I am a very traditional type of person as far as a man taking a woman out on a date. Yes this should happen the first couple times just to be a gentleman. Show her you actually know how to plan something so she can at least think you’re not a regular type of person. Planning a date is really not that difficult especially if you spent a number of hours with them on the phone getting to know them. No one said you had to go on a $200 date to impress someone but you can definitely go on a date that isn’t breaking your pockets. For instance if the person likes to read you can go on a couple Barnes & Noble dates. Pick a book you both can read, spend a couple hours reading it and discuss it. If your person is into fashion go to the mall and play a fashion game. You both create an outfit for both a guy, girl and a baby. Each round will take 15 minutes. Take pictures of the different pieces, write down the cost and where you got it from. Then meet back up, discuss the different pieces and why yours would look better. The person with the lower cost item that looks the best wins. If your person likes to paint or be crafty go to AC Moore buy some supplies and head to the park. You can always have a park date with just painting and crafting.
Date ideas come from actually having discussions with the person and trying to have them experience new things. The purpose of going on a date is to get to know the person in different settings and that really isn’t that difficult. Netflix & chill has been turned into sex & more sex but it really can turn into a really dope movie date. You can play movie bingo or you both can create 10 questions for the other person to ask them at the end of the movie. For the connected generation it seems that coming up with date ideas seem pretty hard. It’s just that we fail to look outside what’s considered the norm.
Taking someone out on a date doesn’t have to just be a one way street, both a male and female can do it. The first couple times, personally it should be a man. A woman can provide plans later on but that’s after you guys get comfortable with each other. Your goal as a man is to court her so you have the opportunity to take her out on multiple dates and not just one. If you are not able to court her and get her interested in you then date ideas really don’t apply to you unless you have someone to use them on. Another thing if he doesn’t know how to plan a date (outside of dinner and a movie) he isn’t for you. For the connected the generation we have all the options that we need in the palm of our hands, we just need to use them. We have to think outside the box and be as creative as possible.

“Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has thought.”

Some Date Ideas
BYOB Cooking or painting Class
Pottery making or painting class
Poetry cafe
Go Karts
Laser Tag
Drive In Movie
Paintball
Gun Range
Dinner Boat Ride
Stage Play
Wine Tasting
Museum
Zoo
Bike Ride
Arcade
Site Seeing
Bowling
Pool

$200 Dates

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So this topic has been coming up a lot in social media circles that I am in. I have no clue why but it started with $200 dates, jumped to $500 dates, then back down to $200 dates. I was so confused on why some people think they deserve $200 dates. Some people expect a $200 date EVERY TIME and nobody got time for that honestly. If you living the “$200 date every time”, life be my guest but I will not be a victim.
83% of people have no clue what a date is and should not expect a $200 date anytime soon. $200 dates are possible but if you don’t know what a date consists of then you wouldn’t know what a $200 date looks like. Most of the standard dates I hear about are dinner and a movie. Yes dinner and a movie can cost $200 but do you really want it to cost that much? Makes no sense to me honestly, unless you’re going to a high-class restaurant and movie theater. If you are on a first date don’t expect anything fancy. If you’ve been dating this person for awhile you should know there budget and if they will bring you on a $200 date. If you’re in a relationship with someone they probably took you on a $200 date that you clearly where not aware of.
Before thinking you deserve a $200 date, define what you think a date is. Most dates are not always fun and just because you spend more money on a date doesn’t mean it will be the best date you’ve ever been on or had. 
These are just my random thoughts.

Chill Session VS Date

                Chill session and dates are 2 different things that I think everyone needs to consider. I take people out on chill sessions over dates. They both mean 2 different things. A chill session is more like the beginning steps of learning about someone. I consider a date a mutual understanding between 2 individuals who would like to grow together and eventually occupy each other’s time.
Why have 2 classifications? People assume WAY toooo much when you take them out and consider everything a date. How about no, this is a chill session and we are friends. We are enjoying each other’s company. People expect so much from dates and when they don’t get it they look at you crazy. No, we are just 2 individuals having a great time together and this is not a date. In this day and age everyone considers everything a date. Hold on, wait a minute . . . can I learn about you first? Or na?
So let’s elaborate a bit, a chill session is meant for those who just want to get to know someone and have a great time. Not saying you won’t have a great time on date just saying you aren’t looking for anything special from this person, in a sense. A date is more so thought out and planned. You go into detail with what you do with this individual because you might want to build something better with them. No one said anything about a $200 date, that’s another topic.
If you barely know what a date is you will never know what one feels like. Don’t set your expectations too high for anything just because you may be let down by disappointment. Before thinking you deserve a $200 date first establish what a date is and will that even be fun. If you are just vibing, just vibe and go on chill sessions so you don’t let someone think you expect more from a date.