| These cheap date ideas are by no means | | | | and create a special fresh-fruit-in-season |
| second-rate. If you're a real romantic, you | | | | dessert.Cheap Date Idea #11Visit an invalid |
| know that romantic living need not be | | | | or elderly person in your neighborhood, and |
| expensive. Rather, it's simple, but a little | | | | plant some flowers in their yard or flower |
| involved as you'll see in these 21 cheap | | | | box for them. Stop in and share a cup of tea |
| romantic date ideas.What makes a date | | | | to brighten their day.Cheap Date Idea #12Stay |
| romantic is not how extravagant the price tag | | | | Home! If you're married-with-children, send |
| is but how much you reveal of yourself and | | | | the kids out to a babysitter and just stay |
| how creatively you interact with one-another. | | | | home. Order some Chinese take-out, leave the |
| Most free romantic date ideas are far more | | | | TV off and spend some really intimate time |
| enjoyable than their pay counterparts. These | | | | together.Cheap Date Idea #13Make a trip to |
| cheap date ideas require something of your | | | | the grocery store and pick up some creative |
| creative, and sometimes wild and risky side. | | | | pizza ingredients. Take your groceries home |
| One or two are downright outrageous. You'll | | | | and assemble your masterpiece pizza together. |
| enjoy!Cheap Date Idea #1Pay your local | | | | Choose a CD of music from your youth, light |
| library a visit, and ask the librarian where | | | | candles and enjoy.Cheap Date Idea #14Check |
| you can read aloud. Choose an engaging | | | | with your local parks and recreation for the |
| mystery or steamy romance and spend the | | | | schedule of summer dramatic and musical |
| afternoon reading aloud to one-another.Cheap | | | | performances in the parks. Prepare a picnic |
| Date Idea #2Take two pads of lined paper, | | | | supper, take in the concert, then go for a |
| some nice pens and visit a quiet coffee shop. | | | | quiet stroll after the show.Cheap Date Idea |
| Order two cappuccinos, and write the stories | | | | #15Get your school district's community |
| of your lives. After one hour, read them | | | | education program literature and choose a |
| aloud to one-another. Then ask lots of | | | | class on a subject about which you know |
| questions.Cheap Date Idea #3Take a digital | | | | absolutely nothing. Attend together. You'll |
| camera, go to a downtown or busy area of town | | | | be surprised at what you've been |
| and make believe that you are paparazzi, | | | | missing.Cheap Date Idea #16Check your yellow |
| gathering as many candid shots of interesting | | | | pages for the locations of two or three used |
| people as you can. Next date, see number | | | | book stores. Visit them together and unearth |
| four.Cheap Date Idea #4Upload your paparazzi | | | | some literary treasures. Stop at a coffee |
| shots which you took in number three to a | | | | shop and examine your finds over a |
| computer either at home or at an internet | | | | cappuccino.Cheap Date Idea #17Pick up your |
| cafe and write fantastic or crazy news | | | | Sunday newspaper and look up the local parade |
| stories incorporating the photos. Email them | | | | of new homes. Get in the car and visit three |
| to a friend or post them on a free web site | | | | of the most expensive homes making believe |
| and send friends a link.Cheap Date Idea | | | | that you're really rich. Be careful that you |
| #5Take some nice watercolor paper or sketch | | | | don't sign anything! Afterward, stop at a |
| pads with brushes, paints and pencils and go | | | | service station to pick up their 3 for $1 hot |
| to a town square or park. Situate yourself at | | | | dog special and a Coke.Cheap Date Idea |
| a table or bench and find something beautiful | | | | #18Call your local college or university and |
| in your surrounding to paint or sketch. Sign | | | | inquire about their film society's schedule. |
| and exchange your works and post them at home | | | | Take in a screening of a foreign or art film |
| or work.Cheap Date Idea #6Here's a romantic | | | | and join the discussion group afterward. |
| date idea for when you don't know one-another | | | | You'll enjoy the departure from the usual |
| well. Go to a cemetery where your relatives | | | | theater and DVD fare.Cheap Date Idea #19Take |
| are buried, plant flowers and share with your | | | | your digital camera, choose 10 or 12 unusual |
| sweetheart some stories about your family | | | | or even bizarre locations and ask a stranger |
| history.Cheap Date Idea #7Take bicycles or | | | | at each location to take a picture of the two |
| roller blades, pack a lunch and choose an | | | | of you. Go home and prepare an album of your |
| easy trail ride or wander through some | | | | day out or post them on a free website and |
| country roads. Stop often when you find | | | | send friends a link.Cheap Date Idea #20Go to |
| something interesting to look at or just to | | | | a second hand clothing store together and |
| rest and talk.Cheap Date Idea #8Visit an art | | | | select an outfit for each other without the |
| museum, conservatory or botanical garden and | | | | other knowing what it is. Exchange outfits, |
| pretend it's your first date. Unless of | | | | and change into them. Go out for an |
| course it is your first date, then you won't | | | | inexpensive romantic dinner and find out how |
| need to pretend. Stop to sit on every bench, | | | | merciful (or not!) the other is.Cheap Date |
| hold hands and kiss.Cheap Date Idea #9Get | | | | Idea #21Here's our simplest, yet most |
| tickets to a local high school or college | | | | traditional and romantic cheap date idea. On |
| musical or drama performance. Ask the stars | | | | a hot August night, take a stroll to your |
| of the show for their autographs on your | | | | favorite ice cream shop. Get a cone or sundae |
| program. Afterward, go for a walk in the | | | | and stroll down the city street to check out |
| dark.Cheap Date Idea #10When in season, go to | | | | the shop windows.Add your own, but mostly be |
| a strawberry patch or apple orchard and pick | | | | together. Enjoy your dates!Rod Froseth is a |
| a few baskets of your own. Have a cup of | | | | freelance writer, photographer and webmaster |
| coffee and enjoy some of your freshly-picked | | | | of inspiration for a romantic way of life. |
| fruit. Finally, return home with your produce | | | | |