DATES

It's official, I'm an old fuddy duddy. The sad thing is, nowadays I can't even remember what it was like to be young and dating.

This is not good for someone who's trying to write romance!

Here's my dilemma--I have heros and heroines meeting at work and at places where they may share a mutual interest, but when it comes to their actual first date, where do I take them? To dinner. {insert snore}

LOL!!! It was all fine and dandy the first few books, but now I'm starting to think I have a hang-up. You see, almost every date I've been on--before I was old and married, mind you--involved a restaurant. The first time I went out with my (now) hubby, he picked me up in a Land Cruiser and we went to a place that serves fish tacos. In fact, we've had way more fun on dates later in the relationship (sporting events and such), and after getting married.

Now that I've recognized this pattern in my stories, I know I need to dig deeper into my characters to see what creative things they'd do--perhaps something that doesn't involve a restaurant?

To start my creative juices flowing, tell me about your favorite first date! But if that favorite first date wasn't with your hubby, tell me about your "friend's" favorite first date. Hee hee, we'll keep it here amongst friends ;-)