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Ten Great Holiday Dates
Dating during the holiday season can be a special treat. Ofcourse, in order to fully experience this you may need tore-order some priorities and make time for yourself and your ownpersonal needs. Don’t give into the temptation to put yoursocial life on hold until after the New Year. Manage those workprojects and family demands in a way that leaves you open to trysome of the romantic and fun-filled activities that areavailable at this time of year. The following 10 date ideas should help put you in the mood andmay even inspire you to come up with a few on your own. 1.Have a “progressive” dinner together. Go to one place for yourappetizer, another (romantic and intimate) place for yourdinner; and then have dessert and coffee (nightcap), in a quietspot with a beautiful view of holiday lights or other holidayviews. Even better, go by limo, so you have all your time tofocus on each other and don’t have to worry about all thedriving. 2. Take a holiday tour of historic homes in your area. Manyareas of the country have these. Often they are done in theevening by candlelight. Afterwards, you can go for a walk andview the surrounding neighborhood lights and decorations. Finishwith coffee in a quiet bistro. 3. Get dressed up and attend a holiday concert or play. You canspend a lot or very little on this kind of date, depending whereyou go for the entertainment. A nice little before or after mealfills out the evening. 4. Go and get hot chocolate with your date; then go look atChristmas lights or displays available in your area. Many placeshave dazzling displays that light up the night. 5. Go ice skating together. Find a nice place, not too crowded.This brings out the playful side and encourages a lot ofinteraction with each other. Hold hands, show off, race- be kidsagain! 6. Attend a religious service together. This could beaccomplished by going to a place of worship that one (or both)of you belong to; or you could go to a non-denominationalservice. An evening service, followed by a supper in an intimaterestaurant could fill you with a sense of well-being andpeacefulness. 7. Throw a small holiday get-together with a few other couples(or friends). Plan an activity such as trimming the tree orlighting the menorah. Be sure to serve festive food and drink. Abonus would be to have a secret Santa gift exchange. This wouldbe where each person brings a gift ($10.00 or less). Everyonepicks a number. Person with number one begins with firstselection. Go through all the numbers and open each gift infront of the group. Exchanging is fine and provides some extrafun. Lots of laughs and very interactive. 8. Choose your or his/her place, stay home, rent old holidayclassics, light the fire and cook a simple but festive mealtogether. Play holiday music while you cook. Then watch (a fewif you like) holiday favorites together. Or, you can bakeChristmas cookies or other holiday treats together whilelistening to music and enjoying the fire. 9. Work at a soup kitchen one day (meal) together. Sharing theexperience of giving is a wonderful way to get to know someoneand deepen a relationship. It is also a great way to get intothe true holiday spirit. After the clean up, go for a walkfollowed by coffee or a nightcap. 10. Go to a planetarium (if one is nearby). Enjoy thespectacular winter sky together. There is usually a guided”show” that you can experience as you sit closely, (perhaps handin hand?). Try to pick out constellations together as you walkback to your car. It is always nice to have an intimate mealafterwards. See if you can add some ideas of your own to this list. Then putaside several evenings over the next few weeks and awaken thosefeelings of peace, joy and goodwill for others. Happy Holidays!
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