1) Expect to be respected! Don't settle for less.
2) Don't send mixed signals. Dress modestly and fashionable.
3) Don't leave your brain at home. Date with your brain! Your brain is you compass - morally and to reach your goals. Don't be manipulated!
4) Is that movie you are about to see supportive of chastity? How about that party? Make sure your activities aren't going to spoil the chastity plan. Attend these functions but reserve the right to leave if they don't measure up to your standards.
5) Trust your parents! They are your backup is the date turns sour! Reach out to them, they have been with you from the beginning. Parents may get loud but they love you!
6) Remember you may be dating someone else's spouse. One day you all may meet in public, is that a situation you will welcome or avoid?
7) Don't be afraid to cancel! If the date doesn't measure up to your standards, don't go! Go with friends instead or stay home. Better to change the plans and risk one night at home than to suffer the consequences of being used - remember we want to look back on this and smile, not remember while in the line of the pharmacy for a prescription to treat a disease filled with regret.
Date Ideas
Go to a toy store! Play!
Go to a playground!
Have a bubble blowing contest!
Fly a kite
Water balloon fight
Jump into puddles
Climb a tree
Play Pinball
Work a puzzle together
Watch clouds
Frisbee
Go for a walk
Feed the ducks!
Watch Whales-sea lions
Horseback rides
Boat ride
"Do a rough it lunch"
Concert in the park
Art Museum
Planetarium
Play a game of chess/backgammon
Go bowling
Share some chocolate
Breakfast Date!!!
Watch a sunrise
Plant something
Build a banana split for 2 & share
Feast on favorite childhood snakes!
Watch favorite childhood Christmas movies
Eat with chopsticks
Go to an outdoor cafe & watch people
Visit the state capitol
Share an interest - attend a conference
Go to a book store - read a book together out loud do the voices of the characters!
Take a foreign language class together
Look @ photo albums
Ballroom dance lessons
Learn a craft together
Make homemade pizza
Work for a cause
Adopt a path or street to clear regularly
Write love letters
Make a CD of favorite songs
Some dating ideas are taken from the "little black book of dates"
