We will start by letting you know Adventure Dates are not for everyone. They are for those willing to take risks, try new things, enjoy new experiences and put your fears aside for a few hours or a full day in order to experience life and live it to it's fullest!
If that sounds like fun to you, then it's time you try an Adventure Date!
An Adventure Date is one in which you and your honey set out to try one or even several new experiences, thereby making awesome memories to last a lifetime! In many cases, Adventure Dates may involve activities known as extreme sports or just a daring experience or two. Some couples classify Adventure Dating as going to a new restuarant and trying something totally new, unique and somewhat disturbing, while others engage in activities such as skydiving, base jumping, skiing, kayaking, whitewater rafting, hang gliding, paragliding, mountain biking, rock climbing and cliff diving. If you think you would enjoy an extreme sport or you just want to overcome your fears, give it a shot.
We do, however, highly recommend (for your relationships sake) you be careful when it comes to "motivating" your honey into doing something they don't really want to do. Some people tend to go beyond motivating and they throttle up past encouraging straight to challenging, threatening and humiliating. Don't damage your relationship with your honey just because you want to see them do something they really have no desire to do. As stated earlier, Adventure Dating is not for everyone and you both need to be willing participants, rather than one just heavily influencing and possibly overly pressuring the other into doing something they prefer not to do.
While some of your Adventure Date activities don't need anything more than a firm stomach such as eating Calamari or Escargots, other activities that fall within the category of extreme sports such as Skydiving, Scuba Diving and whitewater rafting require various levels of training.
It would be foolish to think you could (or should) show up to a designated location to give something a whirl without some level of associated training. For example; if you and your partner decide to go skydiving, there's a couple options for you. The quick route to a skydiving experience is to do a tandem jump with a certified instructor. Minimal training is involved with a tandem jump because you are physically attached to the instructor during the jump and they do all the work. You just enjoy the experience on the way down. However, if you or your honey are hell bent on having your first jump to be a solo jump (which is highly discouraged at many jump locations), you will be required to complete a 5-6 hour training course before completing your jump. This lengthy training will obviously take the better part of your day so planning an Adventure Date of skydiving before heading off to work may not be realistic.
Other activities may require additional lead time or follow time such as traveling back after a white water rafting trip or driving back after a hot air balloon ride. In addition, many locations and activities may require advance reservations days, weeks or even months out prior to the date of your planned activity. As always, do you research and plan accordingly. The better your planning is, the better your odds will be of success!
