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Steve and Sally: Weekly Relationship Advice

December 15, 2013

What are some seasonal date ideas?

SALLY

The Holiday season is great for so many reasons, but especially because it fosters many seasonal activities that are fantastic date ideas. During finals and preparations for finals, it’s tough to find time to hang out with your significant other. But once you have time, there are many fun, seasonal things to do.

1. Seasonal movies – Elf is a fantastic movie…even better when watched while snuggled up with someone you care about! It’s a Wonderful Life, Christmas with the Kranks, and Love Actually are each great movies to watch with the person you are interested in, but if you want to go for some Christmas/holiday classics, Elf or The Grinch Who Stole Christmas are other great options! Snuggle up with hot chocolate and caramel popcorn to get into the holiday spirit even more!

2. Ice skating in Union Square – Ice skating is one of the cutest dates out there. Holding hands is basically a given when you’re ice skating, and it’s SO romantic! Even if you don’t feel coordinated enough to ice skate and don’t want to risk embarrassing yourself in front of your significant other, there are a lot of other seasonal things going on in San Francisco that are worth checking out

3. Make hot chocolate and cookies – Baking together is adorable. Working together to do something fun is a good couple bonding experience… and you get to wow your significant other if you have any amazing cooking skills! Bonus points for making a family recipe together… so cute!

4. Go shopping for gifts for your family together – This one is especially cute if you know each other’s families decently well but also simultaneously helpful because you can learn more about the other person and their family! Being able to do things for your significant other and even their family show that you really do care about them… this last one is incredibly heartfelt and has the potential to make your relationship even more serious! Shopping is also lighthearted and fun when you are looking around at all the weird little holiday things together in stores or dressing up in funny Christmas tree hats to goof off!

Good luck with your dates, and have a cute holiday with your significant other!

Sincerely,

Sally

STEVE

As the outdoors grow colder, one may think that the options for going out on a date decrease because there are not as many activities to do. Going on late night walks on the park are brutally cold, and hanging outside late into the evening is not a great idea as well. Swimming with friends is also a bad idea because the pool will be so freaking cold. However, there is still a lot to do, and here are some of the best ideas to pursue throughout the winter:

1. Go ice skating. What girl doesn’t dream of ice-skating with her boy on a romantic Friday night. Although
the idea sounds like a bad one because of the crowded ice rink and lots of noise, the odds of a little kid going 40 mph around the rink and hitting you is only two to one. The ice skating is also great because there is a chance one of you will stumble (most likely the girl on purpose) so that the guy can catch her and pull her back up. This is great chance for the guy to channel his inner Superman and show off his extensive weight training with Jesse, while the girl gets to be swooped up in the arms of the guy. Win-Win situation! For this, ice skating is great because you can grab a nice dinner before and then go ice skating together for a couple of hours.

2. Go take a dip in the hot tub. There is nothing better than submerging yourself into a hot pool of water while it is freezing outside late at night. It is even better when it is snowing, but the chances of that happening here are very slim. And the best of all is when you have a friend or partner to do it with. I love going in the hot tub in the winter, and it is great idea because you also do not get overheated because of the cold air outside. It is the perfect combination and a great way to spend a low-key night.

3. Watch a movie with lots of blankets. Turn on a great movie (preferably romantic comedy) and relax while you sit back and enjoy together. Bring extra blankets and pillows to pile on top of each other so that you can be warm. When it is cold outside, there is also a tendency for the girl to cuddle into the guy to generate body heat. This is always nice.

Hopefully these three ideas will spark some fun nights during this very cold winter.

Sincerely,

Steve

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