by Kate Johns

Created on: September 07, 2008

First dates do not have to a jittery nightmarish experience where you feel sick to your stomach. You can go out with your date and have a fun-filled time that rivals no other. In fact, you might just have so much fun, that your date will be talking about it for weeks to come.

There are all kinds of things to do on a first date that are filled with major frivolity. This way you can get to know your dating companion faster and a lot easier than sitting down at a dull meal asking all kinds of questions that everybody asks on first dates.

So out with the old and in with the new, here are seven fun things to do on your first dream date:

1. Commune with nature. Unless you live far away from a beach or it is the middle of winter, try taking your date to a more natural setting for that all important first date. You will find out if your date likes nature, and if he or she can handle getting sand between her toes. You can go to a park and pack a picnic basket full of food or make dinner outside. You can go hiking, or bicycling or horseback riding.

2. To get to know your date better without all the standard first date rhetoric, take your date out for something completely different. Try going parasailing, or scuba diving, or hot air ballooning. This way you can have a great time and have a lot to talk about afterwards or on the second date. This way you will impress your date and let your date find out more about your interests by participating in them now.

3. Find out what your date likes to do and do that for the day or evening. If he likes all things motorcycles then plan the day to be a motorcycle themed day with going to a motorcycle show and shopping at a store with motorcycle accessories. The next date can be what you like to do.

4. How about trying a helicopter, plane or boat tour? Now while this may cost more than the average first meal and drinks after, it can be so much fun. You can tour your city and have a guide point out different locations of interest. You could go on a boat tour and have a relaxing time eating great food while finding out more about each other.

5. How about going to a concert together for a band that you both like? You could even go out and catch a free band in the spring and summer in many locations across the country. Even if you don't like the music it can still be a lot of fun hanging out, drinking your favorite wine and talking to your future partner.

6. How's this for fun? Going on a first date and taking a class in something neither of you have ever done before? You could try jewelry making, painting, pottery creating, almost anything. Just ask her before you schedule, and the two of you may find a new shared interest.
Break the ice by having something to do while working and talking.

7. Have your date come to your home where you can cook dinner or order take out and fake it, and then you could play board games. You never know she or he may love chess, or yahtzee. You could even play video games if you are so inclined. If he or she is completely turned off then try going out to a movie instead. This is a date where you have to know this person well before hand-just in case.

There you have it seven fun filled activities and then some for a creative first date. Plan something fun and different to do than the usual dull first date norm, and you can have the best first date ever!

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