Ride the Ferris wheel, eat cotton candy, and take a turn at the booths to win your partner a stuffed animal.

 

Ø      OR go to Amish country and watch the picturesque horse-drawn buggies, eat homemade ice cream and see how quilting is really done.

 

Ø      Take a trip to a ski lodge (whether you ski or not) and snuggle by the lodge fire.  Take long walks and look at the blindingly beautiful snow.  Shop in the local shops and eat great food. 

 

Ø      A camp out in your back yard or on the roof top of your apartment building (check to be sure you can do this before you plan to get up on your roof). 

 

Get a two-man tent, or if the weather is warm, snuggle under a blanket on top of an air mattress. 

 

Bring some wine, cheese, bread and whatever else you’d like to top off the evening.  Light a lantern, or candles depending on where you are and what is legal. 

 

Ø      Pretend you are strangers, meeting for the first time in a restaurant or bookstore or on the street.  Have an impromptu cup of coffee or glass of wine at a bistro and ask each other questions about your favorite things.

 

You can be truthful or make up outrageous stories about your life and background. 

 

Now go out for the evening or go home, as you wish and continue the charade.

 

It may be hard to get started, but you’ll love it once you get used to the role-playing and, if you are truthful with your ‘getting to know you’ date, you may even find out some things about your partner you did not know.