Let’s face it, these days <ahref="http://www.askmen.com/top_10/dating/top-10-first-date-ideas.html">dating candeliver an iron punch to the wallet. And since most women don’t enjoy sneaking intomovies through the service entrance or dining and dashing in heels, other solutions arerequired -- cheap solutions. It’s time to get creative with our dates, guys -- andnot go further into the red -- so use what ya got. I recommend making alist of all the resources, places and experiences you have available to you and creating adate drawing on some or all of these things. When I found myself flat broke one summerevening, but with access to a small pickup truck, I took my <ahref="http://www.askmen.com/dating/dating_advice_300/357_five-first-date-questions-to-ask.html">date-- a fiery Nova Scotian beauty named Clare -- to a ski resort just outside of town. I cuedup one of her favorite songs, pointed the truck straight up the grassy ski hill and hitblastoff. Dinner at the Ritz it was not, but it gave us something to talk about later. Thepoint is, today’s man can show his date he’s a fun and considerate guy withoutbreaking the bank. Here are a few suggestions. 1- Picnic
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