My favorite date idea
As men, it’s typically our job to come up with fantastic ideas for dates. Yes, you’ll start off with coffee and then maybe move on to dinner and a movie, but what else? This new girl in your life wants to be taken out of the norm, she wants you to help her escape the normal doldrums of her life. You have a very small window of opportunity during the dating “honeymoon” period to make a good impression and move the relationship towards where you want it to go: something real and lasting. To that end, I submit for your approval an evening at a musical.
The thought of a bunch of people wandering around on stage singing about their lives tends to make most guys cringe, but trust me, this can turn into one of the most incredible dates of your life. For some reason, musicals resonate with most girls…maybe it’s the closest they ever get to experiencing that fairy tale they grew up dreaming about. Whatever the reason, there’s only a very small subset of girls that will absolutely refuse to go to a musical. The majority love them and get completely swept up in them.
I personally enjoy musicals a great deal and have performed in quite a few. I can tell you from experience that those on the other side of the curtain find the performance equally as seductive as those that watch from the crowd. Musicals represent a side of life that we don’t often see, the side where people simply emote. No one is truly ashamed of their emotions in a musical and they sing about whatever comes to mind. There are few girls who wouldn’t love a guy with a great voice professing his love for her through song. Musicals can be fun, they can be sassy, they can be romantic, but they are almost always gold as a date.
Assuming that you’re still with me on inviting her to a musical, the question is, which one? My all-time personal favorite for a musical date is The Phantom of the Opera. I’ve not come across a musical that is more romantic or seductive than Phantom. There’s something about the production that’s magical and really stirs up the flames of passion. The music is haunting and the story, a not-so-classic love triangle, is riveting. The character of the Phantom, at once masculine and vulnerable, is one of my favorite musical characters; most men can relate to him and most women find him irresistable (also helps that he’s usually played by someone with a ridiculously good voice).
If Phantom isn’t playing nearby, pick another musical whose core story is about love. It doesn’t have to be romantic love, it can be familial or friendly, just make sure it’s there. Other musicals that fit into this category are Rent, Miss Saigon, and Les Miserables, among many, many others.
On a musical date, the musical itself is doing the job that you normally have to do with conversation. They say that the best way to connect with someone is to experience a wide range of emotions together. Musicals do this job for you. You’re making her feel a variety of emotions without doing anything in particular. This emotional roller coaster, taking place over a couple of hours, tends to stir romantic feelings and make you feel closer to each other.
The timing of this date is important, though. Musicals aren’t appropriate for a first date, or a second, or a third. You can start planning it around the fourth date, where you’re comfortable with one another and determining where this relationship will go. Get the tickets, invite her out, and make sure you both dress up a bit for the occassion. Putting all of this together will result in a great date and a memorable experience that you both may be talking about for years to come.
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How about Avenue Q? After the date, you both can sing, “The Internet is good… for porn!“