The Perfect Date

I’ve always imagined the perfect date to be a borrowed page out of a romantic movie script. Some rich and undoubtedly handsome gentleman lays out a series of instructions for his beautiful girlfriend to follow. He directs her to a spa, where cool cucumbers peel the stress away from her eyes. He assembles a team of fashion experts to pick out “the perfect dress” made specifically for her curves. Hands work feverishly at her tresses, nails, and toes. To kiss the makeover off, the most seductive shade of red is painted along her lips. The male character then whisks his beauty off into a night of good food, dance, and pure magic.
And Cut!
Of course that is a scene out of Hollywood. I’m not Julia Roberts and the last time I checked, “Richard Geres” aren’t exactly hanging out by my door (I’m talking Pretty Woman people!). So….what consists of the perfect date for us regular folk? I know a lot of men have given up on constructing the perfect date because they are either 5 years deep in a relationship and don’t see the need (shame on you) or living it up in the “wham bam, thank you ma’am” era (shame on you too). We have got to reintroduce romance into the dating and relationship world. Pop culture may not glorify spending all your time and efforts on one person but it sure as heck beats waking up next to a complete stranger, wondering if you remembered to wear a condom the night before.
So lets discuss the perfect date.
The perfect date is a memorable one. It is one of those dates that you’ll think about many years down the line, in between sips of lemonade.
One version of the perfect date is to experience something totally new for the both of you. Not only does this add excitement and anticipation but it cements a memory of something just the two of you shared. There is nothing like sharing a laugh together about the time one of you almost fell during horseback riding.
Another way to set the perfect date is to borrow a page from childhood. Participate in a nostalgic experience such as carnival rides and cotton candy. Seeing your love interest in a different light (an innocent one) can add to the ways you appreciate and love that person.
The final two ways to sew up a perfect date are polar opposites of each other.
One way is to plan a perfect date. Your loved one will see the effort you put into the planning of the date and you will feel proud to see your hard work unfold. The little black dress, and dinner with drinks followed by a show, will always be a classic. Even if you are low on money, sending the kids to grandma’s and cuddling up for horror movie night would fit into this category.
The last version of a perfect date is my favorite. In my experience these dates have always been the ones to remember. Spontaneous dates. Those dates that you go on in the middle of the day or well into the night just because the mood strikes you. This category doesn’t even have to be an actual date. Just two people madly in love or “in like,” living in the moment. Get off the couch and climb out of stranger’s beds. There is actually a life out there waiting to be lived. The perfect date is waiting to take place. Go on now, you can do it.