How To Date Me - 101
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 6:22PM 
I know that I have a lot to give in a relationship. I know all the potential I have to explore, make and create with a partner.... Today I thought about how happy I could be just baking amazing things all day with love.
However I am like a rather untapped resource in that regard. I've had boyfriends mostly with very little inspiration. If I said "what would you like to do today?" they would probably reply "dunno, what do you want to do?"
"grrrrrrrr!!!"
I've had a few friends who have complained of their partners lack of creativity when it comes to spending time together. Sometimes I think we go a bit numb when we are IN the relationship and just can't think beyond "dinner and a movie".
I just thought I'd put a few ideas 'out there' for future lovers, and how they might impress me! Obviously direct copies of illustrated date examples is not very inspiring, but you may just get the drift.
The other bonus is that they're mostly free. I'm never impressed with money or cliches. Every time a man has given me a single red rose wrapped in plastic I've had to end the relationship through sheer cliche-disgust. I'd prefer you collected varieties of purple flowers from the park and tied them up with twine. That has meaning in it's making.
Here are my date suggestions:
What beautiful date ideas do you have? Or have you experienced?
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I had my first date with one particular boy (whom is still very much in my heart) sitting up a tree at the park, eating fruit tingles and watching people walking below, oblivious of our presence. I was 19. We had a picnic on the lawn, drank cider and played Cluedo. I miss him. He was good for creative and fun dates. We never went for the cliches. They make me feel queasy too.
R.
A date with completeness, peace and tranquility; a bush walk and a trek into yesterday... I revealed my wild, rocky tree covered playground and the secret cubby I built as a child.
Reminising; surrounded by natural bush, and a carpet of sweet smelling everslatings, we lit a fire, devoured hot, sticky marshmellows and watched the next generation play in the tee-pee cubby with the old tea pot and pans left from my childhood.
No need for anything else...this was the perfect setting for my perfect date!
I took the boss to the park recently; we took all kinds of nibblies to keep us fed whilst we wrote code on our laptops. It was great!
This is just a darling post, I love it!