Lets plan something fancy! [Date advice por favor]

DanMach

Hi!

So I have been dating a lovely lady for a while now(a month) and I have the urge to take her out on a fancy date. This is 100% a BS excuse to A. spoil her some. B. See her in a dress.

Budget: 300$ or something? Its pretty flexible.
Time: Friday night to saturday morning
Where: Phoenix, AZ. I'm pretty close to Scottsdale?


So help me plan out a fancy date. We tend to go out to game places on our dates normally, bowling, dave and busters, movies, whatever. None of which count as fancy. I'm thinking some kind of fine dining and something interesting after??

Any ideas?

Thanks PA forum!

The Cow

This is weather permitting, but...

Spend about a $100 bucks on a cheap telescope. Take her to dinner, buy drinks, don't get tipsy, then when it seems like you're leaving dinner and driving her home, drive her out somewhere far away from lights, get out the blanket (that you have packed beforehand. Many blankets and warm things.), and look at stars and/or the moon. Drink wine and/or beverage of choice. Make up some constellations. Whoever makes up the most convincing constellation gets kisses/sexual favors. Etc.

Okay reading that over, the whole drive her somewhere far away from civilization at night can come off as kinda creepy. Do not do this if you think she may believe you are a predator, and if she starts freaking out just turn around. Still, if it doesn't backfire, good times! And you get a small telescope out of it.

Or maybe ice skating. I'd say opera, but I you two are a gaming couple I am having a hard time seeing an opera being pleasant. So maybe ballet? They are fancy, expensive, and a lot easier to take in than opera IMO.

Sentry

Lewis Black is going to be at the Orphium this weekend. Everyone loves Lewis Black. Then go out for a really nice dinner. The Orphium is a really classic theater too, so dressing up won't look too out of place. But driving her out to the desert is not a bad idea.

Honestly, depending on the relationship, you should take her up to Sedona and stay the night there. Seriously, you can't swing a cat without hitting a romantic place.

ahava

wow, the telescope thing totally wins.

but really, nice dinner, maybe a place for some dancing?

You don't really need to spend a lot of money to make your girl feel spoiled and appreciated. some flowers, maybe a silver trinket or something (earrings if her ears are pierced?).

nothing major, but something slightly fancy but still true to you.

I'm still falling in love with the telescope thing though.

Hevach

Telescope idea sounds great, if it doesn't backfire like the poster mentioned.

Other than that, I'm with lonelyahava - you don't need to be prepared to spend that much money just to make a special date, just something different. Best way I've found to make a girl feel spoiled is to do something completely unannounced. Meet her with a few sappy gifts (At the risk of sounding like a cheapskate, it is right after Valentine's day, a lot of those sappy gifts are on clearance) and don't tell her where you're going. One of my personal favorite has just been a midnight dinner - it helps that this part of Michigan is boring enough that all night restaurants that don't serve alcohol can still thrive.

Doesn't have to cost much. Heck, some of the cheapest dates I've been on have been 1 AM dinner at the Texan and a couple rented movies, and have been some of my fiancee's favorites.

Wezoin

With the telescope idea make sure you look into the cloud and stuff on the weather network before going... I'm not an expert so you'll want to look up what effects visibility of stars somewhere before planning this and know what to look for for a good night to do it.