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  无论你是毫无经验的爱情菜鸟,还是饱经风浪的情场达人,看看以下初次约会实录,你就知道,即使是在土得掉渣的约会地也能留下惊喜难忘的美好回忆。
  
  What does a “date” mean to you? If you automatically say “dinner and a movie,” you don’t know what you’re missing. Sure, that strategy was fine the first time around, but now that you’re more mature, self-confident, and back on the dating scene, it’s time to think outside the first-date box. Take a clue from these folks who broke out of the old 1)stand-by evening and opted for more unconventional settings.
  
  Lights, Camera, Action!
  “I met Amy at a friend’s party, and we immediately connected because we are both huge movie 2)buffs. I suggested we catch a movie for our first date, but we had trouble deciding what to see—there were so many good ones out. So Amy suggested we see them all. We watched four movies 3)back-to-back, lunching on popcorn, candy and soda and chatting between each show. Not only did we catch up on all the movies we wanted to see, but we had a fantastic first date.”
  —Mark Hobkin, 53, St. Louis, MO
  
  Be Open to the Pots-ibilities
  “I like to know what a woman enjoys doing before we go out so I can plan our first date accordingly. When Julie said she likes those paint-your-own-pottery places, I wanted to kick myself. I was in far from the best mood when we met, but her enthusiasm and fun-loving attitude immediately got the best of me. We joked around, painted silly things on vases, and occasionally on each other. I can honestly say it was one of the best dates I’ve ever had.”
  —Jonathan Millstein, 38, New York, NY
  
  Animal Behavior
  “A date once took me on an afternoon trip to the zoo for a first date. It just so happened that we went during mating season, and the animals were all quite 4)amorous, if you know what I mean. It set an interesting tone, to say the least, but I think we both felt a bit more relaxed from all that laughing.”
  —Mary Colon, 44, Phoenix, AZ
  
  约会对于你来说意味着什么呢?如果你脱口而出的是“吃饭看电影”,那么你就不知道你错过什么了。当然了,如果是初次约会,这个策略也还不错,但现在的你更加成熟、自信,重回约会舞台,所以是时候跳出初次约会的框框了。从下面这些家伙们那里获取些提示吧,他们懂得打破约会陈规,选择更多非常规的戏码。
  
  灯光,摄像机,开拍!
  “我在一个朋友的聚会上遇到了艾米,我们一拍即合,因为我们俩都是超级影迷。我提议初次约会去看场电影,但麻烦的是我们不知道该看什么——好电影太多了。于是艾米建议说,不如我们全都看了吧。我们一连看了四场电影,午餐就是爆米花、糖果和汽水,每场的间隙我们就尽情交谈。我们不仅看完了所有想看的电影,还经历了一次绝妙的初次约会。”
  ——马克·霍布金,53岁,
  密苏里州,圣路易斯
  
  陶罐内藏的无限可能
  “我在约某位姑娘出去之前,喜欢了解她爱做些什么,这样我就能据此计划好我们的初次约会了。当茱莉说她喜欢去那些“原创陶绘”的地方时,我真想踢自己一脚。当我们见面时,我的心情并不是特别好,不过她的热情和爱闹腾的态度立刻把我打败了。我们无乐不作,在瓶瓶瓮瓮上画着傻气的图案,有时候还画在彼此身上。我得老实承认,这真是我有过的最棒的约会之一。”
  ——乔纳森·米尔斯坦因,38岁,
  纽约州,纽约市
  
  禽戏助庆
  “有次初次约会,那位约会对象带我到动物园下午游。就那么巧,我们去的时候正是交配季节,动物们全都是情意绵绵的——如果你明白我的意思的话。至少可以这么说,约会的气氛变得很有趣,而我认为我们俩都因为笑个不停而放松了许多。”
  ——玛丽·科隆,44岁,
  亚利桑那州,凤凰城
  翻译:小狐
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