Creative dates on a budget
Leslie Philip
Whether it’s the first date with a new guy or girl or the usual Friday date night, coming up with something that’s fun, new and that won’t break the bank can be difficult. “I normally go out to Chilli’s or something,” David Garne, an MCC student, said. “It’s better than McDonald’s but not as good as you know, Elephant Bar or something.”
One way to keep things spicy and creative in the dating arena is to try something new.
Having a dinner where all of the food and decorations are the same color or pitching a tent in the backyard to order in Chinese and tell ghost stories by flashlight are some inventive ideas.
Chase Garrett, a civil engineering major, preferred going to a drive-in movie.
Cheap dates are hard to come by. Rachel Jensen, an MCC student, felt that her best cheap date idea was to “maybe make dinner and watch a movie. if you want to get crazy with it, then maybe go have a picnic.”
In the economy today, money is always an issue, especially when it comes to dating.
Many couples have found themselves getting imaginative in designing fun dates such as going for an all-day hike and then getting ice cream or spending an afternoon test driving cars.
“I’m not cheap,” Debbie Hendricks, a professor in exercise science at MCC, said.
Ordering pizza and hanging out at home are her favorite things to do next to going out with her husband.
Mike Morgan, an MCC Public Safety officer, felt going to a movie was a good cheap date.
A romantic date can still be attained while on a tight budget by packing a picnic and watching the sunset or going to a local department store and challenge each other to come up with the most romantic gift possible to buy each other.
Even though the recession has put a damper on dating, MCC students and faculty can get the most bang for their buck and still have fun on dates by thinking outside the box.
