For those of you that manage to have somewhat healthy relationships, I hear that you all suck and I hate you.
Wait… No… Rewind.
For those of you that manage to have somewhat healthy relationships, I hear that the economy is making it rough to have a decent date night anymore. And it makes sense. With salaries being cut, and things seeming to cost more and more, it’s only a matter of time until you wind up spending the majority of your time staring at each other with nothing to do.
One of my best female friends (yes, I have them) was mentioning to me how hard it was to have a date night with her fiance because of finances, and I got to thinking. There has to be some resource with ideas for a decent date night that doesn’t break the bank.
Then I found Thirty Dollar Date Night. A site devoted to, well, date nights under thirty bucks. They even have a section just for Chicago Date Ideas, so it can’t be all bad.
I’ve flipped through it a little bit, and yes, some of the ideas are just bad. For example, “Camp overnight in your backyard! Pitch a tent, cook on a little gas bbq and make yourself a little campfire. Avoid going in the house if you can!” Not going to happen. I am not sleeping that close to nature when there’s a perfectly nice air conditioned inside 20 feet away.
Or, “Cook dinner together – naked!” Which I suppose is nice as long as you don’t cook bacon.
Regardless, there are some pretty solid ideas for pretty cheap. Who knows it might inspire you to make your own! Or not. But it’s worth a shot.
Comments (5)
Awww.
YAY tequila!
Maybe Im just easy to keep happy
WTF, the X is no where near the N. Don’t know how I fucked that one up. TENTS!
You know how much texts costs these days?!
I’m with you on the tequila. This is why I love you.
I told you they weren’t all good ideas!
My idea of a $30 date night involves a bottle of tequila.
And a lime if I’m feeling fancy.
Oh, I’ll pitch a tent alright…
So, I click on the big red button and the response was “Meet for a jog in a scenic park, get sweaty and take it from there.”
Let’s look at why this is a bad idea:
1. A scenic park in the DC area? Great. How about we just walk around with a sign that says ‘Mug me. Please. Just so you know, it will probably only net you about $30.’
2. You want me to jog and get sweaty. First of all, jogging would require physical activity. That’s asking a lot of an American, isn’t it?
3. ‘…get sweaty and take it from there.’ Great. Translation ‘Go home and whine that you have shin splints because your a lazy American that couldn’t find a Segway to rent and you were mugged for $30′