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Plan Your Next Date Like This

John Stonehill

Written by: John Stonehill

John Stonehill

John Stonehill is a fresh voice to date blogging with a sprinkle of heart and a dash of personality. With recent appearances on ABC News, Fox and The Chew, see what all the buzz is about at CheckTheirFridge.com.

Edited by: Lillian Castro

Lillian Castro

Lillian Guevara-Castro brings more than 30 years of journalism experience to ensure DatingAdvice articles have been edited for overall clarity, accuracy, and reader engagement. She has worked at The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, The Gwinnett Daily News, and The Gainesville Sun covering lifestyle topics.

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Want to plan a great date? Then plan a date where you learn a skill together. (And no, a sex class doesn’t count.)

Taking a class provides multiple benefits:

  1. It’s fun and everyone loves fun, except frigid people.
  2. It gives you both something to talk about and experience together. You’ll get to what a bitch your mom was and how her dad ignored her soon enough. This is the perfect way to get to know each other better, build a vibe and mine a spark without having to unpack your baggage just yet.
  3. You guys can then practice the skill on future dates and have an activity that’s your thing, and that’s what relationships are – a compilation of things.

Here are some things to get the ball rolling:

  • Mixology class

  • Gourmet cooking class

  • Wine- or beer-making class

  • Foreign language class of a country you both love. You can then practice together, building up to a romantic getaway.

  • A sport or exercise, depending on what you both like. If you both like golf or tennis, perfect. If you both enjoy softball, hire a hitting instructor for an hour. I once hired a professional billiard champion to give us an hour-long pool lesson. (Yes, it was a great idea. It only cost $100 and she loved it.)

  • An art class, such as photography. If you loved “Ghost,” get behind a pottery wheel and rub some clay on each other.

  • Dancing. It’s a great skill to have, and if the relationship goes the distance, you can perform the dance you learned at your wedding.

  • If you’re outdoorsy, ladies dig horseback riding. Archery is also fun.

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