Easy date nights out
Which plan out of the house is still easy to say yes to?
Easy means you can decide this afternoon and still go. These plans avoid a tasting menu, a babysitter puzzle, and a ticket that sells out at noon. They do not avoid a budget. You still need one.
Rank the plan that fits the energy you have, not the plan you wish you were the kind of person who wanted. A bookstore and a loud show are both legitimate. They are not the same yes.
Rank two options at a time. Leave out anything you cannot judge. You can share the result or, on a public list, add your order to the visitor tally.
4–8 options keeps it quick. Leave at least two checked. You can adjust the order at the end.
What is on this list
The order here is a starting shortlist, not a ranking. Notes are context so a group can tell similar options apart.
- Coffee and a walk
- Coffee and a walk. Pick the café before you leave so you are not circling. The walk is the longer part. This is a good plan when dinner is more than either of you wants.
- An early dinner
- An early dinner beats a late one if tomorrow is busy. Choose a place you have been, or check that it is open. The where-to-eat page is for when you have a real shortlist.
- A matinee
- A matinee is a film in the afternoon, usually cheaper and less crowded than the evening show. Check the runtime so you are not late for whatever comes after.
- A bookstore browse
- A bookstore browse with a limit: one lap, or one book, or half an hour. Without a limit it is a move between aisles until someone is bored.
- Mini golf or disc golf
- Mini golf or a few holes of disc golf. Both are walks with a pointless object, which is the recommendation. Disc golf needs a course and a couple of discs. Mini golf needs a ticket and closed shoes.
- Dessert, not a full meal
- Dessert instead of dinner is a real plan and a smaller bill. Say so in advance so nobody arrives starving and disappointed.
- A gallery with hours you checked
- A gallery or museum whose hours you checked. Free-hours windows close. This row is only honest if you looked.
- Live music if the time works
- Live music if the venue, the time, and the volume work for both of you. Check the start time. A weeknight show that begins at 10 is a different plan.
Visitor rankings
Finish the pairs, then add your order from the results screen. Pickaside stores a random id in this browser and the order you submit. It does not ask for your name on a public list.
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Questions about this list
Why is there no specific restaurant?
Because this site does not know your neighbourhood, and a named restaurant goes out of date. Use the where-to-eat vote once you have two or three real places that are open tonight.
What if one of us hates mini golf?
Leave it unranked, or mark it unworkable in a group vote. A date list is not a dare. Disc golf is on the same row because some pairs would rather walk a course than putt on carpet.