8 Fun Date Ideas For The Summer!

8 Fun Date Ideas For The Summer

By The Writer Girl

Summer is just around the corner with dating on the mind. There's something about the hot sun and fresh air hitting you in the face that makes it a fun season to meet new people. Check out these 8 creative first date ideas for the summer below.

Keep on rolling

Grab your rollerblades and head to the park with your date. If he or she doesn't know how to rollerblade, it could be fun to hold hands and guide them. Make sure to take a break in between with lots of cold water and conversation.

Local band venues

There are always local bands playing somewhere in your area. Grab the local paper and check out where a new or favorite band is performing. Get some drinks and enjoy the music with your date.

Pick a strawberry

Fruit or vegetable picking is fun and a creative thing to do on a sunny morning. Call ahead for picking times and if you need to bring your own containers. Make sure to wear a hat and talk about possible dessert recipes with the stuff you two pick out.

Create up a storm

Find out if there is a specialty art shop where you can do ceramics, pottery, jewelry or art. There are many cities, which have creative shops like these for couples. You can paint wine glasses or make pottery bowls. This is a unique kind of date, which he or she will remember because you can bring the creations home!

Gift shopping for someone else

Maybe you have to buy your sister a great gift and you need ideas. If the woman you're on a date with loves to shop, why not take her shopping. She can give you her two cents and help you find something great. It's a sweet gesture to grab a flower from the florist shop while you're there to say thank you.

Book pages with coffee

It's great to visit a bookstore that has a cafe inside of it in the middle of the day. A date doesn't always have to be in the evening or weekend. Choose a bookstore where you two can scour out the new books and relax with coffee and cake.

Visit the elephants

The zoo makes a fun place to capture photos, walk and talk. Find out what his or her favorite animal is and make sure to visit it. Grab some cold refreshments, snacks and a camera. Make sure to let your date know where you're going so he or she can dress accordingly!

Pass the sunscreen

If your date enjoys the sun, go and hit the beach! Impress your date by packing up all the beach essentials. Grab towels, sunscreen, chairs and a cooler. Make it fun by stopping at the grocery store with your date before the beach. You two can pick out fresh fruit and favorite drinks to add to the cooler.

5 Great Dating Tips!

The First Date: 5 Dating Tips for Men

By Timothy Nakayama ©

The cute waitress who works at your favorite café just agreed to go out on a date with you. You’re overjoyed and filled with the sudden urge to break into a victory dance right then and there; the world seems brighter and happier, the smells sweeter and more intense. Once the initial euphoria fades, however, you start getting nervous about the date, wondering what you need to do to ensure you put your best foot forward. These dating tips will help ease your first date jitters and improve your chances of getting a second one.

Schedule for lunch or coffee

Most dates usually involve dinner and a movie, but try going for a lunch or coffee date instead. Why? Well, they generally don’t take as long as a dinner date, allowing for a graceful exit from your first date should it start entering the dreaded “awkward silence” phase. If the two of you turn out to have great chemistry, you can always ask her out on a second, longer date.

Look your best

Women always put in a lot of effort to look nice for a date, and many men appreciate this. It should come as no surprise that women also enjoy it when their dates make an effort to be presentable and well-groomed. Making sure you look your best is a smart move, whether in the business world or on the dating scene.

Don’t make the date about you

One of the biggest complaints women often have when dating is that men never seem to stop talking about themselves and their accomplishments. You don’t want to be that guy. Making the entire date about you comes across as boorish and arrogant, even insecure. Therefore, one of the most common dating tips for men has always been to go easy on the self-aggrandizing and to avoid hogging the conversation.

Avoid sensitive topics

It may seem like a clichéd dating tip, but it’s generally a good idea to steer clear of sensitive topics like sex, religion or politics, at least on the first date. It’s not so much of a problem when you both agree on the same issue; the trouble comes when you don’t. Remember the importance of first impressions?

Offer to pay

“Who pays?” is a loaded question in the dating world. Traditionally, men have been the ones footing the bill. However, we now live in a world where more and more women are joining the workforce and becoming financially independent. The safest approach to dating is to offer to pay for the first date. If she offers to pay her share, you can suggest she pay for the second date instead. This is a great dating tip because not only does it show her that you respect her financial independence, but that you’re also interested in going out on a second date!