Parag | October 23, 2009 in date ideas | Comments (1)
Tags: date ideas, dinner and a movie, first date, relationship


To piggy-back off of last week’s suggestion, this week’s date idea involves a spot downtown called Bin 36.
Bin 36 is a great American cuisine restaurant that holds an event about once a month called “Movies in the Loft”. While dinner and a movie might be a little cliche, it is definitely a date that will occur at some point in your fresh new relationship. If you’re going to do it, do it in style…
Instead of taking your crush out to dinner and cabbing your way to a movie theater, why not kill two birds with one stone? These events have a 3 course meal coupled with some wine that will keep your belly’s pleased while your eyeballs are entertained.
They play classic movies, the two upcoming being ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ and ‘Bottle Shock’.
The next event is coming up on November 22nd, for more details click here.
Overall – 4/5 Stars

Parag | September 3, 2009 in date ideas | Comments (0)
Tags: Advice, Chicago, date ideas, dating, first date, Long-distance relationship
For those of you who missed last week’s first date article, I’ll be doing a series of potential ‘first date’ options and breaking down the pro’s and con’s of each. Due to the **sarcasm alert** impressive move by one of my species who asked a friend of mine to a wedding for a first date, I’ll continue throwing out ideas for first date options with a few venue locations at the end.
Today’s date idea: A Comedy Show
Pro’s –
Humor test - You’ll get a feel for their humor. If you’re laughing at the same times, it’s a great sign that you’re both on the same wavelength when it comes to humor. This can sling the doors open to favorite TV shows, movies, and embarrassing stories of the past. (more…)
Parag | August 28, 2009 in date ideas | Comments (1)
Tags: date ideas, dating, Double Door, first date idea, Music, Relationships
Recently a friend of mine met a guy with whom she immediately felt the ‘spark’. She said he hit home on all fronts of her mental checklist and they had a great vibe.
Once he had her hooked in, much like the underrated caliber of Subway Choco-Chip cookies, he threw down the surprise of a century. He asked her to a wedding… for a first date.
Now I’m not too sure what was going through this guy’s head. How does asking a girl to meet your family, entertain your friends, AND get to know you on first date help your chances? If anything, something like this will get a girl running faster than if she had the hounds of hell nipping at her heels.
So this inspired me to come up with a weekly treat for these people. We’ll come up with ideas for a potential date and discuss the pro’s and con’s. Since I’m not creative with names, we’re going to call the series “Weddings are a Terrible First Date”. (more…)