Best Date you've ever been on?

brattyworm

Best birthday date. - maybe not be helpful if you're looking for non couple dates

My bf (who happens to now be my husband) worked with his friend on this one. He took me out to dinner and while we were gone, the friend went into our apartment and set up candles and a bottle of wine in the bedroom, with rose petals leading from the door to the bed. And of course, the lights were low with yanni playing in the background.

It was the most romantic date.

mrdalton

Met a guy off the internet at a local outdoor shopping/eating area. We sat outdoors and drank wine. We never even got to ordereing dinner. The waitress kept coming over and we were so inthralled in our conversation we never looked at the menu. She was annoyed but four hours later we were still chatting up a storm. Best comment of the night was when the waitress brought out the bread basket. He reached for it and said "Ya know, bread is just a way to get more butter in my mouth." LOL

He walked me to my car - which was parked infront of a gym. I said "Have you ever been in there?" and he replyed, "Do I look like I have been in there?" Which I shot back "NO."
Oppppps - did I just say that out loud?

We laughed about it, got in the car and headed to a drive in theater for a thriple feature. I got home sometime around 3am ish. Best date ever. And now, as I bet you suspect - we are engaged (and going to the gym).

juleseybaby

This is a little over the top, but this is the best date for me. I live in Florida and my wife wanted to see the play, The Color Purple , but we missed it when it was here because of her getting pregnant...lol. I booked a flight to NY, took her to see the play, ate dinner at Shanghai Joes in Chinatown(best chinese food in the western hemisphere), and we spent most of the night around Time Square until our Red Eye the next morning. No hotel..and the best thing was that she did not know about it until we got to the Airport.

^^^ This would be AWESOME!!

However... we are on a limited budget.

I cannot remember a date that has ever knocked my socks off. Sad.

So - in my mind - the ideal date on a limited budget would involve the guy making all the arrangements, taking me to a restaurant I love, making a yummy dinner for me, or setting it up so that we would cook dinner together, followed by a surprise that was well thought out. Something that I really liked - it would indicate that he had taken the time to find out my likes/dislikes.

Reading that back - sounds really selfish. I would hope that the guy would still set it up so that he would have fun as well!! Glad I am not still out in that dating world!

Av - if you find a really great idea - I am gonna need you to call my hubs and coach him! :laugh:

Jennjenn1974

My very first date with my now SO. We went to see Liam Neeson in Taken. Spent most of the movie making fun of it, went to a pub afterwards for drinks and munchies. The pub closed at 2am and we were there until it closed. He then drove me home and we sat in his car for atleast another hour or so talking.

The best part was the non stop chatter. It was exactly the way a first date should be. Atleast in my mind. A little awkward and shy. But you cannot stop talking about anything and everything.

Reneda

my favorite was when my husband took me to his favorite pizza shop (seriously the best pizza ever!!). we had actually been out of town visiting his parents and were on our way back home. we hadn't had much time to spend together during the visit so on the way home he planned a little detour. we got the pizza to go and went to a local park in the area and sat at a picnic shelter that was kinda away from everything and ate our pizza. About halfway through the pizza, it started pouring the rain so we just sat under the shelter and talked for about an hour. what made it my favorite was that he took the time to show me part of his history that i had never experienced. the trip to and from his parents is 5 hours long each way so we are usually trying to make good time and don't usually take time for detours.. this made the "date" that much more special.. :-)

Katemarie34

Hmmm.... I have 2..... one was a birthday date. I had been seeing this guy for a couple months and he planned a very romantic night. I had gotten off work, he bought me something nice to wear, had me walk into a hotel room where there was candles, rose pedals from the door to the table and all over the bed. He had dinner ready and we talked and had an amazing night, was the cutest thing ever! The other one was at an amusement park- had such a blast acting like kids all day. Can't go wrong with a date where you just laugh the whole time, and are completely comfortable with the other person your with.

babylemonade

One was when my boyfriend took me out for my birthday. It was more feelings than flashiness. We went to the Cheesecake Factory, and the whole time he just lovingly stared into my eyes, and kept telling me how beautiful and perfect I am. We held hands across the table and made the waiter a little embarrassed at how mushy we were. lol We've been together a year and we're still like that, just a little less intense, but more comfortable with each other.

acaudill042106

My first date with my now husband....He was supposed to be a "just-for-fun-summer-fling"...He was my date to my cousin's wedding......stars were out...white chairs...dancing.....He told me that night he was going to marry me...2 1/2 months later he made good on that. BTW..NO, i'm not the type to get all caught up on a guy....marrying him after a measly 3 months shocked my family and best friends....6 years later and it's still the best decision I ever made

voluptuous_veggie

My current boyfriend took me moon-chasing! There was a blood-red full moon two months ago. Where we live, in Madison, WI, we are completely surrounded by lakes...you can literally walk from one lake to the next. There are "bike libraries" all over town, where you can rent a bicycle and then drop it off at any of the "libraries" when you're done. So, he didn't tell me what we were doing, but we rented two bicycles. We rode them to one lake, where we sat and watched the sunset. Once the sun went down, I asked what we were going to do, and he told me we needed to wait there for a little bit, because something was going to happen that he knew I'd like. When the moon started to rise, there was the most AMAZING reflection on the water from the blood red moon. It went on and on, and was amazing! Once the entire moon had risen past the horizon, we got on our bikes and I followed him to another lake, where we got to watch it all over again! I'm still fairly new to Madison, but he's lived here for a while, and seemed to know the timing of when it would occur at each one of the lakes....we got to live the romantic moment over and over and over that night, and it was incredible! We'd been dating less than a month, so I was quite impressed that he already knew what I would enjoy so much. After that, we stopped into my favorite vegan bakery right before they closed, got some vegan cupcakes, and went back to my place where we enjoyed vegan cupcakes and wine...it was perfect :-)

deeharley

My husband and I have two memorable ones.

The first was ice skating - I think we went out to eat afterward, I don't remember, but the skating and chatting while we did something we both enjoyed was fun.

The other was a friend's birthday party. There were probably more than twenty people there, and we all had a blast - volleyball, basketball, hanging around. He and I went for a walk up on the hill and for some reason, though it was spring, the leaves had never fallen off those particular trees and it looked like fall. THEN, it got interesting - we had ridden with my brother and his best friend and they decided to take a "back road" home. My poor city slicker husband. At one point we were driving through a corn field, and I don't think he slowed down to account for the fact that it wasn't a road. The whole thing was just FUN.

ninerbuff

The one where we had sex before the date, then went to dinner, then went dancing, then came home and had sex 2 more times.

juliecat1

My best date wasnt supposed to be a date at all. Prepping for a biochem exam with a classmate that I was crushing on. We made plans to meet at a coffee shop and study. Wed study for a bit and then break off and chat and back and forth. We really hit it off. Ended up giving up the books and taking a walk by the river. Lots of goofiness ensued. Piggy back rides. Rolling down the hill. It was just really relaxed, simple and fun. The next time we went out though we had a real date and it was just weird. Le sigh. haha

bluefox9er

With someone who I was at Notre Dame with, we were always 'friends' but there was always an edge to it...we met up years later in Baltimore and spent the evening with her at the Baltimore inner harbour for dinner, then an orioles game...was just awesome :-) ..and we did the same thing every day that week and a little road trip to Richmond Va, where her brother in law made me an honorary member of the Virginia Historic Society. Should have married her. Oh well :-)

Scott613

I've been on lots of dates.. I could write you a book.. but my FAVORITE date was my 2nd date with my now-husband, because well, it just didn't end - he kept my interest. I dropped everything to just get lost with him in our own little world. We had gone out the night before with a group of mutual friends, drank, all of that then since his house was closer, all slept there, next morning we hungout at his house. We had all ended up taking my car, so eventually I dropped off my friend back at her house and brought him to his car. When we got there he asked me if I was hungry and wanted to get some pizza. I normally don't like eatting with people (the noises they make with their mouths irk me) but I really liked him, so I said yes. He took me to this small pizza shop with the best pizza. I let him eat most of it. I even poured my grease on his bc he liked it. We laughed, we talked. We stayed there for hours. It got dark and they started to close up, so we were talking to the owner. He grabbed my hand and I stood there holding his hand while we talked. We got outside and he pushed me up against the side of the pizza shop and kissed me. I thought it was the coolest thing. I stayed with him. The next morning we woke up and spent the entire day just sitting in his room TALKING. I still remember waking up and it was bright and sunny and then before I knew what happened the sun went down. I never got bored once. I just really liked talking to him. I knew right there if I could spend an entire day in a room with no entertainment, no tv, no computer, no activity and REALLY have a good time, that this was someone I wanted to be with. I knew it right then. I stayed with him for about 5 days before a cop knocked on the door because my mom filed a missing persons report. I didn't even notice it had almost been a week. There hasn't been a single day that I haven't talked to him since that date.

I always said my perfect date would be to just sit in an empty room with someone and have a good time, then it happened and you know what, it was perfect. You can spend a fortune on someone, its not going to matter. You could do the most fun things in the world, its not going to build a connection -- it'll just give you something interesting to talk about.

I knew you looked familiar.....I saw your face on the back of a milk carton.

lilRicki

He took me to get my palms read, then we ordered coffee and walk down the busy strip in the city. Talked until 5am...that was 4 years ago, and now we're getting married.

taco_tap

Oregon Duck football game!!!

Mallory0418

It was our first "official" date, we'd liked each other for a while. :blushing: We were in high school and went to different schools so we met at a movie theater and I thought I had gotten there first so I stayed in my car and pulled my mirror down to check my hair and make up. When I lifted the mirror, there he was. He had been there the whole time and saw me pull in. I will never forget the look on his face...like I was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. His mouth was even hanging open a little bit. The rest of the night was amazing too but that moment made it the most incredable date I've ever been on....:blushing:

cobaltis

Picked her up at work, headed to the beach and let her navigate, she got us lost but eventually got us there. We went into the ocean in march and it WAS freezing but neither of us wanted to be the first out so we stayed in the water for a while. Eventually when we came out we sat on the beach drinking a bottle of wine I brought in a backpack (which we had to drink stealthily out of paper cups since no alcohol on the beach) and then after really opening up, then made out for the first time. Then headed to a bar for some food and drinks and back to the beach in time for the sunset where we sat in the sand with my arms wrapped around her. Afterwards took her home... She is now my fiance... Fun day of laughs and intimacy!

baisleac

We had cheese, crackers, fruit, & wine on the couch and watched Finding Nemo... then danced to the credits, "Beyond the Sea".

bluefox9er

I've been on lots of dates.. I could write you a book.. but my FAVORITE date was my 2nd date with my now-husband, because well, it just didn't end - he kept my interest. I dropped everything to just get lost with him in our own little world. We had gone out the night before with a group of mutual friends, drank, all of that then since his house was closer, all slept there, next morning we hungout at his house. We had all ended up taking my car, so eventually I dropped off my friend back at her house and brought him to his car. When we got there he asked me if I was hungry and wanted to get some pizza. I normally don't like eatting with people (the noises they make with their mouths irk me) but I really liked him, so I said yes. He took me to this small pizza shop with the best pizza. I let him eat most of it. I even poured my grease on his bc he liked it. We laughed, we talked. We stayed there for hours. It got dark and they started to close up, so we were talking to the owner. He grabbed my hand and I stood there holding his hand while we talked. We got outside and he pushed me up against the side of the pizza shop and kissed me. I thought it was the coolest thing. I stayed with him. The next morning we woke up and spent the entire day just sitting in his room TALKING. I still remember waking up and it was bright and sunny and then before I knew what happened the sun went down. I never got bored once. I just really liked talking to him. I knew right there if I could spend an entire day in a room with no entertainment, no tv, no computer, no activity and REALLY have a good time, that this was someone I wanted to be with. I knew it right then. I stayed with him for about 5 days before a cop knocked on the door because my mom filed a missing persons report. I didn't even notice it had almost been a week. There hasn't been a single day that I haven't talked to him since that date.

I always said my perfect date would be to just sit in an empty room with someone and have a good time, then it happened and you know what, it was perfect. You can spend a fortune on someone, its not going to matter. You could do the most fun things in the world, its not going to build a connection -- it'll just give you something interesting to talk about.

what a great story..and proof, if it was ever needed..that it's about people and chemistry, not places :-)

atomdraco

Best date for me was my first "date" with my hubby.

We were friends at the time, and when out for a car show which end up only 2 of us went there.

After the car show, which was about dinner time, he said may be we should go get some dinner. Making it sounds like just go with the flow of the day.... So we went and had a great time.

Right after dinner, he ask me if I want to check out a movie or not, and guess what

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> he took out a few printed out of all the current movie time <

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I finally figured out it's his very shy way to ask me out for a date. :-)

Since that "un-official" date, we've been seeing each other every weekend, and followed by a wedding 4 years later. :-)

Cella30

The best date I've ever been on was when I was in college believe it or not! Usually a "college" date is buying someone a draft at penny beer night. lol

He refused to tell me where he was taking us and just started driving. We pulled into this park overlooking a lake and there next to the lake was a checkered table cloth laid out on the ground with a full picnic, wine and candles. He actually paid his roommate to set it all up for him and wait for us. He even brought a bag of bread for us to feed the ducks. Who does that? Anyway, it was by far the sweetest, most wonderful thing anyone has done for me...we watched the sun set and talked. I'll never forget it...

bmqbonnie

One was when we went skiing, my idea. Another was when he surprised me and took me to a concert hours away. I still didn't know know where we were going even though I knew there was that concert that day- yeah I'm a little gullible!

I'll agree though, the important thing is that you click and enjoy each other's company. Have yet to have one of those dates.

ladycomix

I moved away from NC to CA. Found out I'd be traveling to NC for work and called a friend up. He drove an hour to Raleigh the night after a huge storm and picked me up. We went to the Fresh market and picked up random yummies and headed to the beach. Talked the entire way there and back. Was like I'd never left, but better

edited to add: it was the click, and feeling of going home. That wasn't the most $$ anyone's spent, or most elaborate day planned for me. Just the best

SkateboardFi

dinner and a walk outside on a warm day, and then venturing into a bookstore and comparing our favorite genres, authors and books

cabaray

OK, women are going to think I'm crazy, but the guys are going to love it...

Alcohol and pay-per-view boxing.

trixie5059

My best date was my High School grad.....long time ago. I was young and very much in love....We had a great time at my grad, and after at the party. I lived in the country, and we had to drive home an hour talking away. We arrived home at my place and talked some more. The next morning my dad tapped on the window of the car, we had fallen asleep in the car talking and holding hands.. I also had some very bad dates with my boyfriend of 10 years,

The other most memorable date ended walking home in the snowfall, holding hands.....I guess the most of simple things are the most romantic

SkateboardFi

OK, women are going to think I'm crazy, but the guys are going to love it...

Alcohol and pay-per-view boxing.

i don't think you're crazy...except for the fact that you said pay-per-view boxing and not the ufc fight

cabaray

This was in the 90's...UFC wasn't as popular then as it is now. I watch both now, but I'm becoming picky about which boxing bouts I watch.

SkateboardFi

This was in the 90's...UFC wasn't as popular then as it is now.

fair enough