Out-of-the-Ordinary Date Ideas For Your Next Date Night
Dates are an absolutely necessary part of dating and keeping the flame burning after marriage. It’s a time to get away and relax with your partner and strengthen the bond of love. However, dates can be a little underwhelming when it’s the same thing over and over. In order to keep it interesting, a Redditor asked, “Ladies of Reddit: What is the best date you’ve been on?” here are some of the best out-of-the-ordinary dates from the thread!
House Hunting
One Redditor Said, “Pretend to be millionaires and go house hunting.”
Completely Random
Another Redditor added, “We just packed a picnic and left town. We ended up in Rockport, Texas, not far from our city. We just wandered around, walking hand in hand to different stores and galleries. We went to the beach and had our picnic. We found a small theatre and caught a movie.”
Food Play
A user commented, “We made dinosaur Rice Krispie treats. And we then fought them to the death and ate their lifeless bodies.”
Concerts
This user said, “My boyfriend found out that my favorite band of all time was quitting and was having their final farewell tour across the Midwest. He asked me one day if I had ever been to Chicago and if I would ever like to go sometime. I said yes and that Id love to go with him someday. He got us tickets to their final show in downtown Chicago (8 hrs away) and drove me all the way there one weekend.”
Give Flowers
This Redditor reminisced, “We went for a drive around a lake. I commented on how pretty all the sunflowers looked in the sunlight. The next night, he picked me up for a date, and every inch of his little car was covered in sunflowers. When he walked me to the car and opened my door to let me in, he whispered in my ear, ‘Want a flower?’”
Swimming
A user shared, “One day, we took the ferry out to Ship Island to swim and cavort in the waters. A bit of a thunderstorm rolled in, and all the other swimmers left the beach. A ranger on an ATV told us that we were safe so long as the lightning stayed at a distance. So we had the ocean to ourselves.”
Secret Missions
This Redditor said, “I get a text message at work that went something like, “Food shipment has been dropped, may have fallen into enemy hands near Awesome Park. A small weapon cache is included. Enemy attack is expected.” I show up at the park after work, and there’s just a bag of food and a Nerf gun all alone under the picnic pavilion. As soon as I picked up the Nerf gun, I saw my boyfriend running toward me, shooting Nerf darts at me. We then proceeded to have an epic Nerf gunfight in the park before settling down for a picnic. It was super cute.”
Catching Bugs
Another Redditor added, “One time, we had dinner together and then went back to his place. We were watching a movie, and he stepped outside for a minute. When he came back in, he said, “Put your shoes on, let’s go!” and grabs a huge glass jar. We went outside, caught fireflies, and then lay in the grass talking about various things and cuddling.”
Intellectual Stimulation
This Redditor shared, “My boyfriend and I live in a university town, and for one of our first dates, he arranged for us to have a behind-the-scenes tour of the university’s rare books library. We saw maps from the 1200s, medical textbooks from the 1700s, letters from Ernest Hemingway to his parents, a draft of Breakfast of Champions with Vonnegut’s notes on it, and an elaborately decorated edition of the Silmarillion.”
One With Nature
One Redditor said, “North of the town I live in, there’s this tree way out on the side of this mountain. You can see it from the road. It’s just this lone tree. My best friend and I called it our tree because whenever we would drive past it as we were going to the lake, we just felt bad for it being alone. One day one of my guy friends drove me to the lake. As we passed the tree, I casually mentioned to him that even though I never sat under its branches, that was my favorite tree in the world. Eventually, this guy and I started dating. On one surprise date, he packed a picnic lunch and drove me to that tree.”
Picnics
Another user shared, “He took me into a forest to “show me something,” and when we walked into a clearing, there was a picnic with champagne and oysters on ice waiting.”
Like A Rolling Stone
This Redditor shared, “He took me to Amsterdam and got me stoned, then took me to a peep show.”
Be A “Millionaire”
Another user said, “He rented a Ferrari for a day and took me shopping in London; we pretended to be millionaires.”
The Way To Her Heart
A user shared this experience, “My husband took our daughter to his mom’s to make homemade ice cream and then picked me up from work, handing me a huge sundae as I got into the car. When we got home, he cooked me my favorite meal.”
Alcohol Included
Another user said, “Sometimes we just like to go to the pub and drink beer.”
The Star Allign
A user shared, “One summer night, a meteor shower would happen at around 2-3 a.m. I just happened to be up and on MSN, and was she, so we started talking, and I said, ” I’m coming to get you, and we’re going to watch the meteor shower.” I picked her up, and we went to a quiet little beach with the most amazing view. We watched the meteor shower and talked about how we had always had feelings for each other. We kissed for the first time that night while meteors were showering from the sky.”
Get A Little Naughty
One user said, “He took me to a strip club. I received a lap dance and motorboated a stripper.”
Unintentional Time Together
A Redditor shared this experience, “My boyfriend (at the time) asked me if I wanted to drive to Georgia (we’re in Florida) that weekend to get Cheerwine and Heath bars. It was about a ten-hour drive. The car broke down, and we sat in the Discount Auto Parts parking lot while he fixed the car. I found breakfast, lunch, new clothes, and a book to read to him. He fixed the car. Just spending time together and being excited about it made what should have been a really crappy weekend into a pleasant memory.”
Dinner and A Movie
One user commented, “On our second date, my boyfriend and I went to a drive-in movie theater and sat in the back of my car. It was a nice date, though simple. Cost us about $10. Then we went back to his place and ordered Chinese.”
Make The Best
Another user commented, “We went to see Alice in Wonderland at the drive-in, but because of the rain and the popularity of the movie, we weren’t able to buy tickets. Instead, we played in the rain and jumped over puddles instead…So much better than just seeing a movie.”
Wrestlemania
This user said, “I told a girl I wanted to take her out, but she had to dress trashy. We met up and got drunk. I then took her to a WWE wrestling event. We lost our voices yelling at the wrestlers. She had a great time for sure. I still have both the novelty championship belt and the girl.”
Build A Fort
Finally, A Redditor said, “My husband and I built a fort out of kitchen chairs and blankets in our living room. We crawled underneath and watched original Star Trek episodes. T’was magical.”
Redditors had some good out-of-the ordinary dates.
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