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April 10, 2008 >> 1:48:46 PM
Dear Robbie
Dear Robbie,
I want to
take my wife out on a fun date - something that we have never done before.
However, we have been married for a while now and I suffer from a severe lack
of creativity. Normally I am able to overcome this by paying someone else to be
creative for me (a chef, a movie director, a band, an actor, etc).
Unfortunately, I have given all of my money to professors and crying babies.
Any suggestions?
Seriously, broke and uninspired
Dear Broke,
You
wrote, “Something that we have never done before.” Tell me, have you and your
wife never had a fun date? Or are you
looking for a fun date that you two have
not already done? And if it’s the latter, are you assuming that I know what
fun dates you have been on and expect me to pull a new idea for you right out
of my donkey? OK fine, I’ll see what I can do.
The first
important step is to understand your uncreative nature. I have included a
scientifically proved graph (Fig. 1) to highlight the nature of man:
As one can clearly see, the
marital creativity curve sharply drops just after the honeymoon. Some
psychologists call this phenomenon the “Idiot Husband Effect” or IHE for short.
Also note the sudden spike in creativity, that’s going to be your fun, creative
date.
It is
best to start saving cash in a “date jar” right now. Place it next to your “tithe
jar” (so you will be allowed in heaven…jk). Try to load it with $3-5/day with
plans to date two to four times a month. This allows $21-$70 per date depending
on your rate of going out. Hey, you’re not so poor now!
Here are fun date ideas. Combine them as you see fit:
-Antique stores in downtown
-Lexington Legends: Class A Baseball at Applebee’s Park
-Picnic at
-Stroll at Veteran’s Park: bring your disc golf equipment!
-Lexington Theatre: sometimes shows old classic films as well as new films
-Woodford Reserve Tour: beautiful spring landscape in
And finally my favorite:
-Sitting next to my sweetie in front of the John Wesley statue and silently reflecting on his life.
Robbie
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Actually I think the woodford reserve tour costs money. The tour of Buffalo Trace in Frankfort does not. Though the difference in distance may make up for the freeness in the price of gas.
"Sitting next to my sweetie in front of the John Wesley statue and silently reflecting on his life."
Or as an alternative, watch the rear of Francis Asbury's horse and contemplate a life of mission.
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