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Date Ideas (Philly)

The Secrets to Keeping Romance Alive After the Ring

9th January 2012 by Christie View Comments

Ok, so full disclosure: Neither Jess nor myself are married.  However…we do have over 20+ years of combined serious relationship experience (yes, we are serial monogamists), so when we got asked to write about romance for those in a relationship after our seduction article got people talking, we said “hell yeah!” and here we are [...]

Date Idea (Philly): Lady MacBeth: The Original Drama Queen?

18th August 2011 by Jess View Comments

Friends of Philly, it’s that time of year again –time for the Philly Fringe, Live Arts Festival. And if you’re like me, that means its the time of year when you say to yourself, “Wow … Could I be falling any shorter in my goal to be a cultured, urban, sophisticate? No! But this year, [...]

FREE Date Idea: Rocky and the Capitol

15th July 2011 by Christie View Comments

You know you’ve been watching too many episodes of Golden Girls when you start sentences with: “Picture it: Sicily, 1923…”
Has anyone else ever had this problem? You know, where you quote old TV shows in random situations — like at work during a meeting, or on your couch as you write a blog about date [...]

Things We LOVE/Date Idea – Put Your Hands Together!

8th April 2011 by Christie View Comments

So, while in New Orleans recently for the sitting around, the chess, and the chandelier shopping (you know, best done after a large hand grenade at 2 pm), I bought a little purse table holder thing.  You know the things that you hang on a table, and then you hang your purse on them so [...]

Date Idea (Any Cold City): Snow Days

21st January 2011 by Guest Author View Comments

Another fun date idea from regular guest author, Katie B.!

With all this snow dumping on us lately, my thoughts are occupied with travel delays, staying in bed, spending my entire paycheck on boots, coats & cashmere sweaters, AND romantic date ideas.  Ok so maybe the date thoughts are occasional, but they are on [...]