Dating

Here are some icebreakers:

• Family (Immediate, Extended)

• Common Friends and Neighborhoods

• Art (Realistic, Abstract, Antique, Modern, East, West)

• Music (Rap, Pop, Rock, Classical, Jazz, Regional)

• Literature

• Desserts or Candies

• Games (Verbal, Board, Sports, Video)

• Comics

• Vacation Spots (Local, Domestic, Foreign)

• Formal Knowledge (Arts, Sciences, College, News)

• Recipes (Snacks, Entrees, Sides, Soups, Desserts)

• Exercise (Swimming, Bikes, Hiking, Camping, Jogging, Lifting)

• Parks

• Pets (Dogs, Cats, Lizards, Snakes, Rats, Spiders, what else do girls like?)

7 DATES TO TRUE LOVE:

1st Date Objectives

Talk about family, friends, education, career goals, family goals, beliefs, ethics, personality, desired lifestyle, questions of life or society

Settings: Lunch, Park, Breakfast or Coffee, Church Social

2nd Date

Cooperative Compatibility is the Quality sought

Cook dinner together, play a board game, video game, or sport, go cycling together, go to a gym alor swim, write poetry/songs

Other qualities- wit, memory, multi-tasking

3rd Date

Volunteer- see commitment in each other

Share stories of grief, joy, accomplishment

Plan an adventure

4th Date

Not with each other!

With person's best friend- see their 'other' side through them

5th Date

Go Dutch!

Let Best Friends chime in with their opinion, maybe spark a match betwixt

6th Date

Meet Parents

7th Date

Crusade- Adventure with a Moral Accomplishment

Start after Mass

Go on a charitable journey; not a pleasure cruise

Test stress compatibility and honesty; "Earnest"

Keep in contact with a mediator

Can be 3 days to a month, however long it takes to be sure!