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Karaoke - This could either go really well or spectacularly badly. Either way, at least you'll have learned a bit more about the other's musical capabilities.
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Escape room - What better way to see if a couple work well than by putting them in an escape room and seeing if they can problem-solve together?!
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Scavenger hunt - Organize a scavenger hunt around your local area or city that leads you to a cool date spot. This should be a fun learning experience, and will demonstrate whether or not you both work well together.
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Sky diving - Is there anything more bonding that jumping out of a plane together? You'll soon realize if this is someone you can trust!
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Swimming with sharks - Can love blossom in shark-infested waters? You'll have to find out.
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Day picnic - Day dates are the best, though they are all too often forgotten about nowadays. Take them to a secret spot and while away the afternoon.
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Family party - How about bringing along your date to meet the whole family? If they can't cope with them now, they never will...
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Swap skills - Teaching a skill to, or learning one from someone, is a great way to get to know each other. Even if the actual lesson itself goes badly, you'll both have some memories you can laugh about.
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Daring food - Go out and try food that is different! It could be eating fugu, spice, or insects, or even drinking new wines or cocktails... sharing firsts makes a date exciting!
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Starlit picnic - Home-packed picnics give you a great chance to get creative. And an evening under the stars is sure to make you relax and open up to each other.
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Concert - Take a risk and go to a concert! Try seeing a band neither of you have heard of before... you'll either love it or have fun hating it together.
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Volunteering - Get to know each other while giving something back to your local community!
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Boating - Want an escape from crowded cafes and restaurants? Find yourself a boat for two. It will provide the perfect romantic setting in which to chat without distractions.
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Costume party - Taking your date to a costume party could be a fun way to break the ice... you'll both look ridiculous, and have funny stories to share later about your outfit choice.
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Amusement park - They say life is full of ups and downs, just like a roller coaster! If you can survive these together you must be compatible to some degree...
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Fire-breathing - Learning skills together is a great way to bond and get to know one another. Could fire-breathing start the flame burning between you and your date?
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Cooking class - Maybe you're both great cooks, maybe you're both awful. Either way, a class will teach you something new and give you an excuse to get messy in the kitchen.
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Dance class - Whisk away your inhibitions with a dance class—there's no chance to be shy here! Discover whether you and your date have got rhythm, or just four left feet.
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Coupon choice - Go on a coupon website like Groupon or similar, choose a budget, and then pick the first activity offer that comes up! Neither of you will know what to expect... Dinner? Spa day? Trampolining? The world is your oyster.
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Fast food shop - Challenge each other! Choose a budget, then race around a grocery store for 20 minutes buying treats and ingredients you think your date will like for a dinner at home. Split-second decisions can say a lot about a person!
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Triathlon date - Choose three fun activities to do, then enjoy as you journey through them. It could be drinks, dinner, and dessert, or beach, swimming, and cocktails... the possibilities are endless.
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Language swap - Chemistry isn't something that needs to be translated. Try dating in different languages and see where it takes you!
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Rock climbing - Facing challenges together is a great way of overcoming fears, and can reveal a lot about a person.
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23 / 34 Fotos
Go-karting - They say you learn more about a person in one hour of competing with them than during hours of conversation. Why not challenge your date to a race and see what happens?
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Tandem bike ride - A bicycle made for two... what could be a better way of exploring together? By the end you'll either be loving or hating your cycling companion.
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Cook together - Cooking together avoids the danger that your date won't like your food, and it's a great way to relax and create together. Whack on some great tunes in the kitchen and turn that heat up!
© iStock
26 / 34 Fotos
Fortune teller - Are you destined to be together? Maybe a fortune teller could give you a hint from day one.
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Piercing together - For more adventurous types, ever thought about getting a piercing together on a first date? It would definitely make it memorable!
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Tattoo together - Or if you feel really confident about the other person, how about getting tattoos together? At least you know something is going to last.
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Run together - There's nothing wrong with getting hot and sweaty in front of a date! Exercising together could be a great way to relax while you work towards a common goal.
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Pottery class - Any sort of arts and crafts session is a great way to channel your creativity into making something together that lasts, whether a relationship, or just a badly painted vase.
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Horse back riding - Haven't we all dreamed of riding away with our true love into the sunset? Maybe this activity could provide that moment when cupid strikes you both.
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Balloon ride
- Romantic and adventurous, taking a hot air balloon trip could take you and your date up to cloud nine. Whether that feeling lasts once you touch down again is another matter. See also: What is a "pick-me girl," and why is the concept so harmful to women?
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Karaoke - This could either go really well or spectacularly badly. Either way, at least you'll have learned a bit more about the other's musical capabilities.
© iStock
1 / 34 Fotos
Escape room - What better way to see if a couple work well than by putting them in an escape room and seeing if they can problem-solve together?!
© iStock
2 / 34 Fotos
Scavenger hunt - Organize a scavenger hunt around your local area or city that leads you to a cool date spot. This should be a fun learning experience, and will demonstrate whether or not you both work well together.
© iStock
3 / 34 Fotos
Sky diving - Is there anything more bonding that jumping out of a plane together? You'll soon realize if this is someone you can trust!
© iStock
4 / 34 Fotos
Swimming with sharks - Can love blossom in shark-infested waters? You'll have to find out.
© iStock
5 / 34 Fotos
Day picnic - Day dates are the best, though they are all too often forgotten about nowadays. Take them to a secret spot and while away the afternoon.
© iStock
6 / 34 Fotos
Family party - How about bringing along your date to meet the whole family? If they can't cope with them now, they never will...
© iStock
7 / 34 Fotos
Swap skills - Teaching a skill to, or learning one from someone, is a great way to get to know each other. Even if the actual lesson itself goes badly, you'll both have some memories you can laugh about.
© iStock
8 / 34 Fotos
Daring food - Go out and try food that is different! It could be eating fugu, spice, or insects, or even drinking new wines or cocktails... sharing firsts makes a date exciting!
© iStock
9 / 34 Fotos
Starlit picnic - Home-packed picnics give you a great chance to get creative. And an evening under the stars is sure to make you relax and open up to each other.
© iStock
10 / 34 Fotos
Concert - Take a risk and go to a concert! Try seeing a band neither of you have heard of before... you'll either love it or have fun hating it together.
© iStock
11 / 34 Fotos
Volunteering - Get to know each other while giving something back to your local community!
© iStock
12 / 34 Fotos
Boating - Want an escape from crowded cafes and restaurants? Find yourself a boat for two. It will provide the perfect romantic setting in which to chat without distractions.
© iStock
13 / 34 Fotos
Costume party - Taking your date to a costume party could be a fun way to break the ice... you'll both look ridiculous, and have funny stories to share later about your outfit choice.
© iStock
14 / 34 Fotos
Amusement park - They say life is full of ups and downs, just like a roller coaster! If you can survive these together you must be compatible to some degree...
© iStock
15 / 34 Fotos
Fire-breathing - Learning skills together is a great way to bond and get to know one another. Could fire-breathing start the flame burning between you and your date?
© iStock
16 / 34 Fotos
Cooking class - Maybe you're both great cooks, maybe you're both awful. Either way, a class will teach you something new and give you an excuse to get messy in the kitchen.
© iStock
17 / 34 Fotos
Dance class - Whisk away your inhibitions with a dance class—there's no chance to be shy here! Discover whether you and your date have got rhythm, or just four left feet.
© iStock
18 / 34 Fotos
Coupon choice - Go on a coupon website like Groupon or similar, choose a budget, and then pick the first activity offer that comes up! Neither of you will know what to expect... Dinner? Spa day? Trampolining? The world is your oyster.
© iStock
19 / 34 Fotos
Fast food shop - Challenge each other! Choose a budget, then race around a grocery store for 20 minutes buying treats and ingredients you think your date will like for a dinner at home. Split-second decisions can say a lot about a person!
© iStock
20 / 34 Fotos
Triathlon date - Choose three fun activities to do, then enjoy as you journey through them. It could be drinks, dinner, and dessert, or beach, swimming, and cocktails... the possibilities are endless.
© iStock
21 / 34 Fotos
Language swap - Chemistry isn't something that needs to be translated. Try dating in different languages and see where it takes you!
© iStock
22 / 34 Fotos
Rock climbing - Facing challenges together is a great way of overcoming fears, and can reveal a lot about a person.
© iStock
23 / 34 Fotos
Go-karting - They say you learn more about a person in one hour of competing with them than during hours of conversation. Why not challenge your date to a race and see what happens?
© iStock
24 / 34 Fotos
Tandem bike ride - A bicycle made for two... what could be a better way of exploring together? By the end you'll either be loving or hating your cycling companion.
© iStock
25 / 34 Fotos
Cook together - Cooking together avoids the danger that your date won't like your food, and it's a great way to relax and create together. Whack on some great tunes in the kitchen and turn that heat up!
© iStock
26 / 34 Fotos
Fortune teller - Are you destined to be together? Maybe a fortune teller could give you a hint from day one.
© iStock
27 / 34 Fotos
Piercing together - For more adventurous types, ever thought about getting a piercing together on a first date? It would definitely make it memorable!
© iStock
28 / 34 Fotos
Tattoo together - Or if you feel really confident about the other person, how about getting tattoos together? At least you know something is going to last.
© iStock
29 / 34 Fotos
Run together - There's nothing wrong with getting hot and sweaty in front of a date! Exercising together could be a great way to relax while you work towards a common goal.
© iStock
30 / 34 Fotos
Pottery class - Any sort of arts and crafts session is a great way to channel your creativity into making something together that lasts, whether a relationship, or just a badly painted vase.
© iStock
31 / 34 Fotos
Horse back riding - Haven't we all dreamed of riding away with our true love into the sunset? Maybe this activity could provide that moment when cupid strikes you both.
© iStock
32 / 34 Fotos
Balloon ride
- Romantic and adventurous, taking a hot air balloon trip could take you and your date up to cloud nine. Whether that feeling lasts once you touch down again is another matter. See also: What is a "pick-me girl," and why is the concept so harmful to women?
© iStock
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Out-of-the-box ideas for an unforgettable first date!
They could be weird, they could be wonderful... they'll definitely be memorable!
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Everyone knows about first date nerves. The dread of toe-curlingly awkward encounters over coffee or cocktails, the aversion to formulaic question asking, the embarrassment of misunderstood jokes and misread signals.
But what if there was a way to rid yourself of all of that, and go on a first date that blows all others out of the water?
From extreme sports and cooking, to art classes and fortune telling, check out these epic ideas for first dates that you have to try!
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