Is it possible to date without having sex?

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Of course it is!

Here are some fun ways to spend time together without compromising your values:

  • Spend time together in public places:
    Park, Restaurant, Mall, Library, Coffee Shop, Museum.

  • Go hiking, bowling, camping with your friends.

  • Go to the theatre or a series of film festivals.

  • Volunteer together by serving dinner at a homeless shelter, reading to kids at a library, or generally helping people together.

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  • Take a painting class together.

  • Spend one hour on the town with a disposable camera and see who can get the coolest photos.

  • Create something together such as a short film, poetry, music, or artwork.

  • Invite your friends over and cook together (make it a food tasting contest and have prizes for the winner).

  • Go to the beach and take a walk, read, build a sand castle, rollerblade, bike, or just hang.

  • Take a dance class together…and discover if your boyfriend can learn how to lead. See if your girlfriend can learn to follow.

  • Go to the gym together.

  • Join a club or social group and be an active participant of their activities.

  • Go to a sports game.

  • Learn to play a sport together: golf, tennis, basketball, etc. Take Tae-Kwon-Do classes, martial arts, scuba diving, skydiving, surfing lessons.

  • Play board games.

  • Go on a picnic.

  • Go horseback riding.

  • Bake cookies and give them out to friends and neighbors.

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  • Throw a party together for your friends.

  • Be a tourist for the day and go sightseeing in your own town.

  • Double Date (going out in groups is generally more fun).

  • Have a bonfire with friends, roast marshmallows and tell scary stories.

  • Play paintball or laser tag.

  • Go to an arcade.

  • Spend a day riding the roller coasters at a local amusement park.

  • Go to an aquarium.

  • Plan a scavenger hunt around town.