| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/28/2009 9:42:08 PM | When you are dating someone do you find yourself content spending time alone doing the simple things like talking, listening to music, cooking a meal together, taking walks/hikes? Or do you want to go out seeking entertainment and activities that are out of the ordinary of your day to day life? Has what you enjoy doing on dates changed alot over the years?
I am content doing regular stuff on dates, with an occasional big night out. But, I am curious as to how others perceive this, for instance is it a measure of how much you are into the other person if you are whining and dining them all the time?
First post for me so hope I did it right! Tell me what you think ........
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/28/2009 10:39:21 PM | I am who I am , so the types of things that I like to do has always been outdoors, and the list is endlist. I like to to try new things and if my date has an interest that I have not tried, who better to show me? This can be anything from kayaking, fishing, dancing, etc. to going to the symphony/ a concert to driving go-karts to dinner & a movie.
Just spending time together and getting to know each other is what is important- having fun together while doing so is great. | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/28/2009 10:50:29 PM | | interesting question. i like the quiet things, but am very private. i doubt i'd be willing to invite someone into my actual house, cook for someone etc. until i knew them really well. hence, outside activities-- movie, walks, theatre, poetry reading, dinner out, as mutually agreeable, and so on, till comfort (with reading in corners with music on and hot chocolate) became solid. | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/28/2009 11:50:23 PM | No, they haven't changed. I still enjoy doing the same things now as I did when I was younger, a nice meal, movies, dancing (yah,right) going for walks. Cooking at home and watching a good movie, or playing board games.
Not that trying something new occassionally wouldn't be fun, but I do like the simple things, when he's the right one, it doesn't really matter what you do, if you're doing it together. | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/29/2009 12:04:11 AM | I'm more adventurous at this stage. I attribute this to having more time, and the fact that time is more precious as I age.
Creating and sharing great memories is a passion now.
I love spending time in the wilderness alone or with someone special. Hiking, canoeing, camping. travelling. Didn't do much of that when I was younger and busy working while raising my family. | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/29/2009 4:30:33 AM | Sure they changed since I've gotten older. Can't see me asking a woman to go to the drive-in movies (and rarely even knew there was a movie playing!) Then go cruise the drive in restaurants; the ones with the car hops on roller skates. Or simply go to lover's lane and park to make out and cop a feel or two. lol Or ask a woman to go to the roller rink.
So yes they are different since I've gotten older. Duh!  | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/29/2009 4:54:07 AM | Well, thankfully dating has progressed beyond procuring an illegal sixpack of beer and sneaking off to some private, outdoor location to drink it w/o getting caught!
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To me, the best dates are built around communication -- finding new ways to get to know one another. Could be coffee, a drink, a meal, a long walk or even a tennis game.
I'd tend to save watching a movie together for a little later in the relationship. Because, hey, the point is to get to know each other, right? Can't do that if you can't talk.
And I'm not crazy about clubs or live music because the noise reduces you to short shouts or no conversation at all. That was fine when I was 20 and didn't know what to say, but not now!
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/29/2009 6:06:02 AM |
gentlemaNJIM4ONE said:Sure they changed since I've gotten older. Can't see me asking a woman to go to the drive-in movies (and rarely even knew there was a movie playing!) Then go cruise the drive in restaurants; the ones with the car hops on roller skates. Or simply go to lover's lane and park to make out and cop a feel or two. lol Or ask a woman to go to the roller rink.
So yes they are different since I've gotten older. Duh
OMG! That brought back memories, now that was the best fun. Ok, maybe things have changed a little in my dating activities... | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/29/2009 6:15:54 AM | Old people are falling apart and life gets filled with medical procedures. You must not let the trials and tribulations of geriatric health care compromise your romantic endeavors. Time being limited, it's best to combine your love life and medical adventures. Hospitals have coffee shops and cafeterias. There's your place to argue about who pays for coffee and to meet for a full blown meal, before or after the tests. Some tests require fasting beforehand so dine together afterward.
Are you free for my mammogram Thursday morning? This presents possibilities.
I'm having my prostate checked on Monday, unless someone beats them to it. The hint is dropped.
What better way to express your sincere concern for the other person than to take an active and interested role in their discombobulation? If that's not true love, then I've forgotten what is. | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/29/2009 8:30:57 AM | Its been a while since i was really dating anyone so its kinda hard to say. but i think just doing things together of any sort is going to be a big deal for a while. after that i hopt for the comfortable and contented feeling of just knowing shes mine to make it better. the occasional big night or planned date night is also a good thing. but i think if the relationship is going to go somewhere and keep going you need to like the person your with as well as love them. otherwise life can get complicated.  | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/29/2009 1:55:46 PM | | I'm not much for fancy dates. (i.e. expensive restaurants, theaters, gallery openings). I prefer something more laid back. Natural history or a science museum, mini golf, movies, family or pizza restaurants, kayaking, beaching it, nature walks, aquariums, historical sites, festivals, staying home with a movie with homemade popcorn, and so on and on. | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/29/2009 2:23:13 PM | When I was younger most dates seemed to consist of dinner or a movie or dancing. And that was fine at the time. Maybe the guys lacked originality. Maybe I didn't know how to ask for what I needed/preferred/wanted. H***! Maybe I didn't know what I needed or wanted. LOL!
Now I prefer to do things I enjoy or am interested in trying and, if I've done my research and chosen well, many of those things will be things he prefers to do too. | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/30/2009 10:09:54 AM | | Dinner is always nice on a date, but dancing is at the top of my list of things to do. I guess going to the movies is also a date thing, because I never go to the movies alone. Once the relationship advanced I could see doing something more adventurous like kayaking in the Everglades, or a weekend trip to NC in the winter for some skiing, but for the most part I don't think hanging at home to be much of a date. Once in awhile I could see cooking up one of my special dishes, and doing a little private dancing in the livingroom to soft music and soft lighting as a lot of fun, but for the most part I love to go out and do things. | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/30/2009 9:10:24 PM | one of my first dates when I was maybe 17 years old involved me creating a tuna sandwich masterpiece for my boyfriend! (I was nervous ... and he didn't like it ... too much mustard!) another time, my best friend and I cooked an unbelievably HORRIBLE meal for our boyfriends ... we laughed so hard ... it was great!
I still think creatively cooking together is incredibly fun ... more sensual now that I'm older! but, as others stated, I'd have to be very confident in the relationship to get to the point of inviting him to my home to share an evening of cooking, etc.
so guess I'd have to go back to all the other things I've always done in the past ... ball games, concerts, checking out open houses!, drives here or there just to be together and have something to do to ease the awkwardness of the first stages! now I've added a few ... antiquing, hiking, biking ... whatever ... just so we can talk and have something to do while we get to know each other better!
as others mentioned ... loud places or films are not great initially ... they impede the bonding, getting to know each other process ... | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/30/2009 10:08:37 PM | | Guess I haven't grown up yet.......lol. I still pretty much enjoy the same things as I did when I was younger i.e. long walks, dancing, hanging out with friends, movies (and yes, this includes drive-in's), drives to the country, picnics, camping, playing mini-golf or pool, dance lessons, ice skating and my newest passion riding motorcycles. It all depends on our interests and what stage of dating we are at. Cooking together is fun if that is what you are in to. I'm not much for sitting at home, but I don't mind occasionally watching a movie and snuggling together on the couch. I like to get out dancing at least once a week, though. I don't much care for eating out in restaurants, except maybe breakfast. | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 6/30/2009 11:05:45 PM | Well I am a huge movie buff but I also like museums, parks, fishing and dancing.
I am not a cruiser though I pretty much use transportation as a method to get somewhere . I guess I just don't like traffic I do like to go bicycling on country roads and less inhabited places though. Big crowds and intense loud noise has kind of lost it's appeal for me though I can get over stimulated now more which I suppose is my age. uggggggg
I do like to cook though and think a meal, fire and a movie are just fine sometimes.
Farceur If you need me to hold your hand during medicals tests that's cool but I draw the line at Procto's and colonoscopys. | |
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| What types of dating activities do you enjoy and are they different since you have gotten older
Posted: 7/4/2009 1:05:26 AM | I do not think dating has changed over the years. I date a younger woman and we go on walks, cook meals together and even go to the disco once in awhile.
We have our quiet times where we just stay at home and talk and watch TV and knock back a few beers.
I have not changed my habits since I got older....I try to stay young at heart and refuse to grow up | |
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