Now that you’ve lucked out and found that special someone; I know you are probably starting to panic.  Your thinking ‘my gosh, I can not afford to go to dinners and such all the time.’  Well the good news is that although you still will be paying for dates now that you are a couple, not all of the dates need to be something that cost money.  Here are a few ideas to get you started:

* Cook Dinner For Her  - As opposed to going out to eat, use some of the groceries you have on hand and make a special meal for her.  If you want to make it something special then cover your table with a nice cloth and light a candle or two.  If you have any romantic CD’s play those as you cook and as you eat.  (If you don’t have any romantic CD’s then borrow some.)  Have some candles lit for ambiance.  Although there may be miniscule investments to get something you don’t have, for the most part the cost of this date is zero and is one that many girls enjoy.

* Game Night  - Either at her place or your place gets together and plays board games and/or video games.  It’s a good tension buster for you both, and costs absolutely nothing to do.

*Massage - This could actually be incorporated with the cooking dinner date if you wish.  Depending on where you are in your relationship will determine whether it’s a clothes on or clothes off massage.

*Watch PPV Movie - Now this is technically a date you have to pay for, but you do not have to pay for it until the next month when the cable bill arrives.

If this were a new relationship, I wouldn’t recommend using these things for second or third dates, but if you’ve been together a couple months or more, it should be fine to do these things.