5 Dates For A Recession

Posted in Relationships, Xilla Post on Oct 23, 2008

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Life doesn’t stop because the economy is in turmoil. The Dow gains 200 points one day and loses 500 points the next and somebody wants you to go on the date. Did I mention you’re going dutch? Nothing is wrong with that if you’re an independent woman, but no one wants to pay 90 bucks to go see a movie, eat stale popcorn, and drink flat soda, only to have the loud mouth guy behind you be funnier than the actually movie. So I’ve come up with 5 great date ideas that are friendly for a wallet during the recession.

Happy Days – During happy hour, bars and restaurants have wonderful deals like 40 cent wings, 2 dollar beers and 3 buck beverages. You can spend this time having great conversation over some drinks and good food. Remember the food and drinks don’t change just the prices.

Get Cultured – Museums, Art Galleries and public parks are generally free. So why not take advantage of some of the tourist attractions your town has to offer? Chances are you haven’t been there and if you have you were probably like 5 the last time you visited. There are tons of things you can do there, mainly laugh at out of towners. As we know nothing brings a couple closer than laughing at other people.

Brunch – It’s not really breakfast and it’s not really lunch, but it’s a great way to get great food, for a great price. Here in Atlanta there are plenty of trendy spots who offer brunch buffets, so why not head there after a morning snack?

Kesha’s House – Admit it we all know at least 5 women named Kesha, and I’m willing to bet money that one of them are having something at their house this weekend. So, why not bring your new friend? Free drinks, free food and you can take home a plate!!

Combo Value Date – Grab your laptop, put on your sneakers and something relaxing to wear and go for a walk. Not just any walk a walk to the book store. I don’t know about y’all, but I can spend hours in the book store just getting lost in all the information available at the turn of the page. After you’re done browsing, walk some more to a coffee shop and relax over a nice hot cup of Joe.(Not the plumber) The two of you can crack open the laptops and browse the internet together. Which honestly is one of the funniest things I think a couple can do together. After you’re done with your coffee, latte or whatever you call it, head back to the house and get busy.


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  • DC_REALEST
    this post was on point. just in time for the weekend too.

    is it just me...or the ppl who don't work or on assisted living seem to have more money? my homie and this girl i know both are unemployed...but they stay in the club STUNTIN. well, im sorry i like having my gas on, my cable, electric...etc. but on the real these are the same two whose phones are off every other week. LOL

    feel me xilla family?
  • your key word is STUNTIN....

    there comes a time where you are supposed to mov eout of teh projects and off PA. Some people don't care that they live in roach motels as long as the rent is low enough that they can buy the new louis purse
  • I like the projects... well not the projects but the hood. Well not really the hood but i like for my spot to have a little bit of life going on... it makes me feel like I live some where. Maybe it's because I come from the hood.

    And just because you live in the hood don't mean you're going to have roaches.
  • Well I used to live in the projects but The projects are a place to gather yourself, that is thier purpose. Once you have enough you're supposed to move out. Roaches are everyone and not just limited to the projects but the majority of houses that I have been to in the porjects had roaches.. Even if you are the cleanest person you have roaches becuase your neighbors have roaches,
  • Yeah but if you have a clean house you might see a roach, but that doesn't mean you have roaches. My moms ain't have roaches when we lived in the PJ's. My moms know every remedy in the world to get rid of roaches... don't leave water in the sink thats how you get roaches. Don't open the blinds you'll get roaches...
  • lol but when the neighbors bomb the house, they travel.
  • DC_REALEST
    indeed. i like the hood too. life in the inner city is where it's at. the burbs are boring and bore me.

    and i seen roaches at ppl house in the burbs too.
  • Every other week? Well I once went all out to stunt. it was a mistake actually, I got invited to dinner with my girl an her moms I thought this mean shit was serious and next thing I know i'm paying for the whole family to have dinner! The shit messed up my hot water i had to boil water for a week until i got paid! smch
  • Killa
    DUTCH?? That's not in my vocab Xilla. lol
  • If DUTCH is not in your vocabulary why you type it? Well ilet me splain something to you. It stands for. Doing Unbelieveable Things Cheaply & Happy! You got beef with Happy too? lol...
  • Killa
    It was typed because you wrote it..obviously, just like some of the topics of your previous posts...not in my vocab but I commented on them . Naw homie...I can do cheap by myself. lol
  • Well let's not say cheap lets say cost efficient. How about that? and you saying you wouldn't go to a museum with me? Well not me but in general because it's a cheap date?
  • Killa
    Yeah I'd go to a museum, that's a cool date, I'd even go walk in piedmong after but a least buy a sister a burrito at Willy's! LOL
  • VIChick
    I personally have no problem with the museum or the park. Those can be very romantic dates if ur with the right person. But when you start talking about getting something to eat and you dont have any money that is a issue for me. Don't ask if u aint got it. Now if before hand we discuss the money situation and I say well lets get a bit then cool
  • VIChick
    That is economically conscious list. The dutch part isn't something I promote but I can deal with it knowing the state of the ecomony.
  • Dutch is cool right? Or when the economy gets better dutch goes out the window?
  • Nothing wrong with going dutch at all. At least when we both pay, I won't have to feel like I owe him something a little later, if you know what I mean. If he paid (which he should), sometimes he can be a bit of an asshole and say that he is entitled to some ass because he paid for Red Lobster.
  • I think Dutch is okay in the beginning. I want to be with a guy who will pay for things but also knows that I can handle my own. Some guys lump you in that gold-digger category because they paid for dinner ar MoBays.

    Once we're in an established relationship we can alternate who pays for the date.
  • Killa
    I'm old school, dude needs to pay for the dates. Birthdays are an exception.
  • DC_REALEST
    indeed KingsMomma...you are on point.
  • VIChick
    Dutch is ok once in a blue... but every dam time? Hell no, if you taking me out then you need to pay. One time a nigga sprung the "I aint got no cash on me" line after we ate. I payed for my shit and dipped. Never ever talked to his ass again.
  • So you need a man with money... I mean i don't get that females can get treated time and time again but when the man needs to get treated its time to end the relationship... I don't understand you females sometimes...
  • VIChick
    I am not saying that I need a man w/money but I would like a man to be able to hold his own. If you aint got it then you aint got it but dont ask me out and expect me to pay for the meal. If I ask you out that is a different story. Men always think that women are just trying to find the next baller or something. A woman wants to know the man has her back and vice versa. Thats all.
  • DC_REALEST
    and on the flip...fellas want an "independent" lady who got her own stacks. i mean women kill me with that equality ish then they hit you with the traditional ish "if you asked me then you pay" naw, if you suggested then you pay...
    if a dude spend dat...he gonna wanna hit dat. TRUST. but if a female pay...a dude may be like shawdy cool...and will go above and beyond so she ain't gotta spend her's...but those stings chicks...keep it moving.
    not directed at your Black Barbie...just saying.
  • VIChick
    I understand ur point of view. As far as me I do have my own and I am very independent. I am just saying a woman does want a man that can be independent also and nothing is wrong with taking turns in a relationship ie. the female paying. Thats cool and all. I am just saying men that want to act like "I got this" type mentality and when its time for the check " Shawty I forgot my wallet in my other pants". That is what I have a issue with. Then I look bad just paying for my own shit and dipping. hell nah
  • QT Pye
    See - to spring that "I aint got no cash" WHEN the check comes is simply not cool. Why not state that long ahead of time? What if I didn't have any either? What happens then? Are we still washing dishes for a meal in '08? LOL I had that happen to me once in a lingerie store. Dude told me days in advance he wanted to "take me shopping" for some nice new panties/bras/lingerie. I picked out all the things he liked. We get to the register and then BAM........."Oh I don't have any money - I just brought you here". I was so f*ucking embarassed. The cashier was embarassed for me too and gave him a busted and disgusted look.
  • VIChick
    That is very embarassing. At that point I would have no problem walking out on ol boy. That is for the birds!!
  • Oh shit. LMAO
    what did you do?

    I just told this story to everyone on speed dial.
  • MayMay81 aka J.Knox
    All great ideas!

    My dating rule of thumb is, u ask u pay. Don't ask me out and then do the lean-back when the check comes, u will get ur feelings hurt! In a relationship I think it makes sense to alternate who pays. It's cool, I got it!
  • exactly!
  • I agree MayMay,
    If its my idea, I got the tab; if he asks, he better get that wallet out when that waitress walks over. Personally, alot of times I like to order in though.
  • ANuJS
    One benefit of going dutch is you don't anybody anything. In this economy, I agree w/Xilla there's got to be some adjustments. You are doing fun & cheap things-TOGETHER- that's the key word. Sometimes, I just need the carefree, not calculating how much gas I shoulda woulda coulda bought had we not ordered shrimp. 1/2 price is a great thing-Happy Hour. BTW, I really LOVE LOVE LOVE the bookstore. Me and my husband are complete opposites. Sitting in the bookstore w/laptops after browsing thru all the books-priceless. I'd be romance to death if he asked me to do this and surfed the web. It'd be on when we got back to the crib. I also love museums, again-priceless. Great ideas! P.S. f*** going to the movie-not worth it!
  • VIChick
    I get a kick when me and my boo sit side by side with or laptops surfing the web. It is a time when I realize that we can be compatible sometimes. Dutch as I stated before isn't a problem but when it is dutch everytime u two go out that is what I have issues with. Or if he expects u to pay and he is the one that asked u to dinner.

    PBFE Shawty!!!!
  • Killa
    You dont owe him anything if he pays...who says that?
  • VIChick
    If he pays the woman doesn't owe him a dam thing. That's saying if I pay for dinner that nigga better be prepared to give it up. Nope it doesn't work like that.
  • ANuJS
    Well u and I both no that all dudes didn't get that memo and buying you a platter means he'll some later.
  • Dudes stil think paying for food =pussy.

    my coworker paid for my lunch from golden crust and it was about 5 avenues not blocks away-- in a fucking blizzard. He said he'll pay if I go get it- I was a college student, i threw on my timbs and got it. While eating lunch in teh break room he actually tried to fuck me and tried to pull the I paid for this, it came up to 30 dollars. wtf. Dude was married with kids with three bitches on the side. I guess that shit works for some people. Just not me.

    *scuse the french
  • Haha! I got a friend named Kisha and she's always having something at her house. Fuuuuuuny!
  • 404
    Good suggestions. Although Im not too sure about the seperate laptops surfing the web, that seems a little detatched and is similar to playin wii or PS3. It's like you just want to be in each other's presence without conversing. IDK...the bookstore is great tho. And I'm always down with wings, beer and football!!!! And dutch is great. I think it says something about a persons character if they reach without being asked.
  • ANuJS
    Hey Tiddy....what's up w/u?
  • 404
    StephSteph..........wuz hannin? What it do cyber buddy?

    Imma send you an IM request..........you know I don't know how to twitter. = (
  • good ideas...I likey lol

    don't mind going dutch or "trading places" as usher would say. I have paid for a dudes meal or drinks, or the movies depending on the level of our 'relationship'. I gotta show a dude that I'm a woman w/ mine. aint 2 many women like me ;)

    PBFE girl
  • Great Ideas, too bad I have no one to take out!!! :(
  • Cait
    So funny! I love "Kesha's House!"
  • dutch is NOT cool if you are just starting out. I can hang out solo and not run the risk of hating the person I promised to spend time with. At least if YOU pay and it was a bad date I wasn't tortured...and if it was a good date you will have the chance to make me WANT o go dutch in the future.
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