Eleven dates, minus the cheese
Other websites have ten ideas...we've got eleven
Do you yawn at the thought of your standard dinner-and-movie routine? Bust out of a dating rut with these cute you-and-him plans.
Sex up a classic board game
Stay in and play a few rounds of cheeky chess. Every time one of you takes a piece, the loser has to peel of an article of clothing. Be warned though...things may get kind of, er, pawnographic.
Try extreme dating
Check out www.Adrenalin.com.au for heaps of get- physical activity ideas near you. Pick something you know you’ll both love – like skydiving, abseiling or paintball – and you’ll share a new kind of rush.
Get your creative juices flowing
Grab some blank canvases and acrylic paints, and then spend a night painting portraits of each other. (Tip: make things even more interesting by turning it into a nude life-drawing class).
Offer to house-sit for a friend
...or relative who’s heading out of town for a few days. It’s fn to play house if you’re not living together already, and staying in unfamiliar places is kind of naughty (like having a dirty weekend at a hotel, minus the expensive mini bar and hefty room fee).
Indulge in some animal-friendly activities
If you’re both animal-lovers, try horse riding on the beach, penguin-watching, camel-riding or swimming with dolphins. www.redballoondays.com.au has heaps of ideas for folks with animals instincts.
Take a tour of each others' pasts
Take a drive through the suburb/town where you or your boyfriend used to live. Plant a sloppy one on him in the same spot you had your first-ever pash, take him to the place where you had your first ever date, or both of you hop onto the slippery dip in your childhood playground.
Take your bloke (and your bikini) out of town
Visit www.takeabreak.com.au/hoildays for affordable getaway ideas – you can even narrow you search through categories such as “last-minutes” or “pet-friendly.”
Pop into a luxe car dealership
Test-drive and outrageously expensive set of wheels (preferably a shiny convertible).
Channel Dancing with the Stars
...without the dodgy costumes! Sign up for some dance classes and you’ll learn plenty of new ways to get your body in sync. Check out www.dancenetwork.com.au to find one near you – they’ve got everything from salsa to square dancing.
Do something simple outside
Instead of bumming on the couch, move your TV outside, grab a blanket and have a moonlight flick-fest with your date and your favourite DVDs.
Reread Cosmo sealed sections
Turn your lounge room into a lusty library and pour over our raunchy ideas together. Guaranteed to turn a rainy arvo into a steamy one...