How to Have an At-Home Dinner Date - Create a Romantic Evening

Dating reaches a fun place when you and your date can go to each other's homes. This is a perfect opportunity for a romantic at home dinner date. Suggest how to save money to your partner by recommending dinner at your place. Decide before the date if you would like to cook something together or have the dinner ready when your date gets there. Getting right to eating can leave room for more romantic things later in the evening. Cooking together can be better for a still budding relationship, because it gives you both something to do in case you get nervous.

Dating and being prepared go hand in hand. Know what you are going to make a couple days in advance is how you prepare for a dinner date. This will give you time to get everything you need. You don't want to be late for your date because you had to run out and get more sugar. Pull out a nicer dinning set. It doesn't have to be your fine china. Just make sure that it all matches and isn't disposable. Having a few candles set out and some mood music are both classic ways to make the evening romantic.

Having a theme for your dinner can make the evening more fun. If you have an Asian theme, how about helping your date learn to use chop sticks. This also makes a good opportunity for customized fortune cookies, which are also fun for any dating situation. Pulling everything together in a theme will also show your date that you can pay attention to details when you do something special. Just don't surprise your date with the menu selection. A fun night can turn into a disaster when you discover your date's food allergy the hard way. Your date also might want to offer to bring the desert or drinks if you are not cooking together.

During your meal you should remember your manners, just as if you were going out to eat. Don't push your date into telling you how good the food is. Dating is about honesty, but not that much honesty. Even if you are not the world's greatest chief, your date will know that it's the thought that counts and want to spare your feelings. Plan on doing the dishes in the morning, but don't leave all your cooking supplies out. How your kitchen looks only matters if it's a big mess to begin with. You will both have more fun if you are not thinking about the mess in the kitchen.