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How To Have A Great Date Night With Your Partner

Dating tips just aren’t for singles – they can help couples improve their relationship and make their sex life hot again. Try these killer date ideas.

Date night – we all know they’re important for anyone in a long term relationship. Date nights are crucial to the overall health and success of your relationship. But how do you have a really, really great one? What dating tips do you need to take your date nights from good to great?

What She Said:

Having a great date night takes effort. If you are in a long term relationship, you never want to get too predictable or too comfortable. To avoid boredom on your date you need to do something expected at an unexpected time. For example. if you always go out on Saturday, why not switch it up and go out on a date on a Tuesday. Or maybe you can surprise them at work and bring them lunch. Little changes will surprise and delight your other half. most importantly, you should do something you know your man would love to do but it ight not be your first choice.

Get tickets to his favorite sports team. Or instead of going to a restaurant you always go to, find a hole in the wall pub. If he always pays, why not pick up the check and take him out on a date! Tell him the time and pick him up. Drive him to the place and pay for everything. Its a super sweet gesture that will make your man feel loved! But if you do take him out, make sure he knows that he is required to put out at the end of the date.

What He Said:

The most important way to have a great date night is to have a date night in the first place. Pick a night of the week, or month or whatever and make that date night in your day planner. Set that date night in stone. Let nothing get in the way of it. Not friends, not family, not kids, nothing! You must ruthlessly protect date night from all threats, foreign and domestic. Yes, it may seem extreme, but it’s for a reason.

There are many legitimate reasons you may think you should cancel or reschedule your date night. But if you wait to the right time for date night, it’s never going to happen. Life happens so fast and before you know it, skipping one date night turns into skipping several and then you wonder why your relationship is in trouble.

Don’t let it get there. Have date night, no matter what.

After you’ve established your date night routine, it’s important to break it. The biggest threat to date night aside from not having it at all is allowing it to get stale and predictable. It could be something big like a weekend trip somewhere or something simple, like driving to the fancy pat of town and having coffee.

Another great way to spice up date night is to go back to the beginning. If you’re in the phase of your relationship where you’re having “date night” it’s safe to say you’re past the honeymoon phase. That’s natural, but that doesn’t have to mean the relationship gets stale and boring. Think back to your favorite memories from the early days of your relationship.

Recreate them whenever possible, and if you really want to add fireworks, try combining them (think sex in the backseat of a car in public while on vacation, for example). It’s worth the effort and even better, you’ll find yourself creating new, exciting memories and adding spark and sizzle to your relationship.

Date night is like the booster rocket attached to your relationship. It will help your relationship break the atmosphere and take things to the next level. You don’t just have one booster rocket attached to your space shuttle of love. You have several. They each burn for a while, then they run out of fuel and fall off.

This will keep happening until you are out of rockets. Then you go to the space station of love, get some more rockets, refuel, take some vitamin e and ginseng and then you go back out into space, ready to explore and go deeper and deeper inside of the galaxy.

That’s how it is. You can never stop having date nights, and if you’re going to have them, you might as well do it right. It’s much easier to keep your relationship going that it is to go out, filter out all the losers, perverts, sex offenders and douchebags while looking for a new relationship. Keep the one you’ve got. It’s worth it.

Second Date Ideas That Will Win You A Third

By loveandsex

Second date ideas can be difficult to come up with – you’ve already made a good impression, now where do you take it? Check out these killer second date ideas!

You can’t repeat yourself and go to the same type of establishment twice in a row! The best second date is a place with some sort of movement, action and opportunity to be competitive. Places such as:

Shopping mall
Mini golf
Movies

Because you now have the ability to move around you can flirt with more than just your words. Think competitiveness. Here are some examples.

Shopping

During a shopping session you’ve got many conversation topics at your disposal. Starting conversations should be easy with all the shops, items and people around.

Shopping is great because it shows you’re not trying to impress. You’re both constantly moving, which makes the experience much more energetic and lively, a great way for her to remember the date.

Mini Golf

Mini golf is a great active date that you’ll both enjoy. Make sure she’s the “fun type;” unfortunately some girls believe they’re “too cool” for activities such as mini golf. If she is too cool to play, it’s a good indicator that she’s not adventurous and fun. The only rule is to take the game very light-heartedly and maintain emotion, drama and tension throughout the entire date.

Movies

While the movies can be a great place to take women on dates, it’s not recommended for the first date. It’s hard to spend time together with someone when you can’t talk during the movie. Regardless of whether it is your first date or a later date, make sure it’s a film that’s been screening for some time so there won’t be that many people in the audience.

How To Create Sexual Tension On The Second Date

The best way to create sexual tension is to mention it. Let the woman know she’s being “too suggestive” by sitting next to you in the theater, or wherever you are. You can pretend to define an invisible wall between the two seats to make it perfectly clear that you don’t want her temptations to get the better of her. Alternatively, move somewhere leaving a gap between the two of you and then wave to her implying you’re now at a safe distance.

You might get a soft hit or disappointed look but don’t give in. After you’ve made your point you can move back to where you were. This technique shows you’re not eager and are accusing the woman of being the aggressive one. It’s fun, flirty and she’ll love it, whether she admits it or not.

BONUS TIP: When you arrange your second date, get the woman to meet at your place first. When she arrives just leave straight away and head off to your destination in your car. This way it’s only natural to come back to your place afterwards.

4 Fun Date Ideas

By romymorgan

Date ideas can easily grow stale after you have been with somebody for a while. Going to the same restaurant or the same bar can become monotonous and make your girlfriend feel like she is in an episode of The Twilight Zone. In order to spice things up, you should add a few new date ideas to your regiment.

Although every woman loves a romantic candlelit dinner or a trip to a vineyard, you don’t have to be extravagant in order to bring a little more romance into the relationship. Having fun on a date is essential. There are a few things that you can do without spending your rent while still maintaining a high level of romance. Here are some date ideas to help you get a little closer with your significant other.

Head To A Carnival

Carnivals are great date ideas because they incorporate everything fun about being with your girlfriend or wife. Take your girl to a carnival in your area and she will have the time of her life trying to figure out the different games. Buy her a candy apple or some cotton candy. Try your own luck at the games in order to get her a stuffed animal. Take a ride on the Ferris wheel and flirt with her or hold her hand.

Being suspended 100 feet in the air might seem terrifying, but she will enjoy being able to look out over the entire venue. Carnivals usually have a couple of bands or shows at them, so be sure to stick around. Bring a blanket with you so you aren’t sitting on the ground. Hold her close during the show and she will feel the romance without the humdrum of dinner and a movie.

Take A Walk Through The City

A really cute date idea is to take a walk through the city on a nice night. Almost everybody has a city within twenty minutes of them, so take a drive if need be. Walk while holding hands throughout the city and stop at the various shops that you come to along the way. You’ll be surprised how much fun you have stopping at thrift stores, little boutiques, smaller restaurants and hole in the wall music venues.

Go to the ATM beforehand and pull out about $40. Some places will have a cover charge so you’ll need to pay in cash before you can go inside. You don’t have to dress up in order to take a walk throughout the city, however, you might want to put on something that is a little nicer so that you are not barred from stopping at more sophisticated restaurants or bars.

Check Out Local Events

One of the coolest date ideas is to go to a local event that you have never been to before. Most cities and towns will have local art shows, crafts fairs or live music. Not only will this get you out of the house, it can also help break down some of the same old dinner and a movie dates.

Check your local publications as well as local online websites to figure out when you’re going to have some local events in your area. These publications and online websites are the best resource for finding out exactly when you will be able to attend. Have dinner somewhere that you have never been to before to spice things up even more. Local events involve a lot of walking so make sure that you and your date have comfortable shoes.

Volunteer Your Time Together

Volunteering is also another great date idea. We all live busy lives and it’s hard to grab a quick second for yourself, let alone for charity. However, giving back to the community is important and getting involved with a volunteer program can help you achieve this. Join a volunteer program that involves an issue you care about. Take your date along with you to volunteer and you will bond over helping out with the charity.

Charities and other volunteer programs are always looking for people to help out so she will be a welcome addition to their team. Always be informed of what you’ll be doing beforehand so that you can dress accordingly. The program might want you to bring something to the event so get in touch with the event staff. Let them know that you are coming and get any requests of materials needed during the event.

Your date will be able to see you giving back to the community, which is romantic. She will also enjoy giving back herself, which will make your date a nice change from the traditional movie or dinner.

4 Dating FAILS You Need To Avoid!

By bobbybradshaw

Dating doesn’t come without its share of failures, but you want as few of them as possible! Steer clear of these dating mishaps for guaranteed success.

Mistake # 1 – Taking Her Out To A Fancy Dinner

Yes, you read that right. A lot of guys think you need to take a woman out to fancy dinner in order to woo her. But I’ve actually found that it’s a HUGE mistake!

It’s one of those things that SOUNDS good in theory, but if you think it all the way through, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. First off, women see dinner as a BIG time commitment. A super attractive woman leads a busy life. And it’s hard for her to justify giving up a night she could otherwise spend with her friends.

Because of this she is much more likely to say “No” when asked out to a dinner than she would be if you ask her out to lunch, or to grab a happy hour drink.

Or worse, she might say, “yes,” then flake on you the night of.

Why?

Well not only is it a night away from whatever else she could be doing, it’s also a lot of time to commit to spending with someone she barely knows. You see, since most guys are so LAME, she’s probably had a BAD dinner date in the past.

So when your date with her is coming up, she might remember a bad dinner date she had in the past, get cold feet and decide to flake on YOU! Ask any girl you know and she’ll tell you – this happens ALL THE TIME!

Also, if you offer to take her to a “name” restaurant, you look like you are trying to “lure” her into hanging out with you because of WHERE you are taking her, and not WHO she is going with! And yeah, some girls might say yes just because they want to get a free fancy meal, but is that what you really want?

So save the trendy restaurant for a night out with your friends, and offer to meet her for lunch, or for a quick drink at a cool, eclectic spot. You’ll not only save yourself from looking like you are trying too hard, you’ll also increase the chances of her saying yes, and the chances of her showing up! Not to mention saving some dough!

Mistake # 2 – Being Too Eager To Hang Out

There are few ways to turn a woman off faster than being TOO eager to hang out with her.

We’ve all seen the movie Swingers where the guy calls the girl the same night and leaves her 6 messages in a row (go see it if you haven’t!) but there are other less extreme ways guys do this that turn a woman off just as fast.

A few examples are:

Calling her or having a text conversation with her more than twice a week
Changing your plans around for her
Showing up at places where you know she’ll be (so many guys do this that women are totally on to it!)
Any type of behavior that says you will drop everything to hang out with a woman makes her see you as DESPERATE and turns her off instantly.

Mistake # 3 – Trying Too Hard Impress Her

Another MAJOR mistake men make that sends women running is when they try too hard to impress her.

Any type of bragging about your job, your car, your business, trips you’ve taken, or name-dropping just REEKS of insecurity. In fact, too much bragging can cause even a confident guy to look bad in a woman’s eyes! It makes her think that you don’t feel your personality is enough to attract her… which no matter how confident you are, makes you look absolutely not confident to her.

Not good!

Mistake # 4 – Being Too Friendly And Not Flirty!

We all know about the dreaded “friend zone,” but do you know what makes a woman put a guy there?

Well, it’s usually because he is too friendly and not FLIRTY! So avoiding it is simple – flirt whenever possible! The above example is a good one, and here’s a couple others:

If she asks you how your day is going, say, “Well it would be better if you and I were at a secret make out spot but other than that it’s okay.”
If she asks you what you are doing that night, say, “I’m going to XYZ restaurant – why, are you going to surprise me with flowers there?”

Don’t be afraid to be over-the-top! You’ll be amazed at just how much women love to play along with these flirty conversations – and best of all, you’re letting her know right away that she should see you as more than just a friend.

Valentine’s Day Ideas Your Guy Will Go Nuts For!

By romymorgan

Valentine’s Day can be one of the most dreaded days of the year for men. This is a day that men have to be on their toes in order to get he right amount of romance out there for their girlfriends. In an effort to change it up a little, why don’t you do something that he will like?

Valentine’s Day ideas that he will love aren’t something that usually spring to mind on that special day in February so we’re going to give you a few starters to help you. Here are some great things your man will love.

Go Out On A Traditional Date

Traditional dates allow your fella to take you out and cater to you. Believe it or not, men like taking their girlfriends or wives out on the town. Let him plan all of the events. Whether you’re having dinner at a new restaurant or an old favorite, allowing him to plan the evening will make him feel like a man. Try wearing a new outfit on your date or wear something that you know he loves you in.

Have A Quiet Night

There’s nothing like a quiet night at home with the man that you love. Valentine’s Day can be a real hassle with making reservations, spending excessive money and competing with other couples for a table at a restaurant. One of the many things he will love on Valentine’s Day is to have him for you at home.

Valentines Day is about being together, no matter where you are. Remember that staying is also the shortest distance to the bedroom. Rent your favorite romantic movie and watch it together in bed. Chances are you won’t make it through the first 20 minutes.

Visit A Comedy Club

Who doesn’t like a comedy club? You get out of the house and you get have a few laughs. Valentine’s Day can be a very romantic, but why not spice things up with a different kind of night? Instead of having your partner shower you with gifts have him take you to a comedy club. You will both have fun while still keeping things romantic. Have a couple of drinks and enjoy the show together.

There is a lot of pressure to make the day great for you. Take some of the pressure off and just enjoy the evening with your partner. He will appreciate the fact that you’re not materialistic or hung up traditional Valentine’s Day stuff.

Throw A Party

A party is a great way to celebrate the holiday. Parties not only allow you to catch with your friends, it will allow him to have fun with his best buddies too. Invite some of your single friends and tell him to do the same. You can both have fun watching everybody mingle while entertaining. Decorate your house with some fun décor to set the mood.

Red and pink heart banners and a Valentine’s Day cake are essential for your party. Make sure that you have enough food and beverages for everybody. Having finger foods making it BYOB is a less expensive way to throw a party. Best of all, your lover will enjoy a different kind of February 14th.

Plan A Getaway

We all lead busy lives, but a getaway might be one of the best Valentine’s Day ideas for the both of you. This could take some planning so decide where you want to go a month or two in advance. February is a great month to get up to the mountains.

The snow is beautiful and you can cuddle up by a fire together. If you’re not much for the mountains, take a trip to a beach. The beach in the winter can be very romantic. A nice bed and breakfast can be extremely romantic. Whatever choice you make, he’ll love getting away with you even it’s just for a day or so.

Surprises

This works really well with men as a Valentine’s Day idea. Tell him that you don’t want to do anything! He’ll probably question you, but just reiterate that you have a lot going on and you would just like to stay in.

After he gets off work, tell him to get dressed and take him out to a surprise dinner at his favorite restaurant. This is a great way to show your man that you love him on Valentine’s Day. He’ll be surprised and excited that you’ve gone to the trouble of planning a date that he will enjoy.