What to do?

I'm back to being a swinging single. Now what? What do single people do these days?  I'm part of a singles church group so there are lots of planned activities to join in on. But, what do we do when there aren't any planned activities.  Do single people these days go out on dates? Or do we just do things as a group. What if we can't find a group to hang out with? And what constitutes a date anyway?

A friend told me the other day that he's lousy at coming up with date ideas, but what are dates really? How are they any different then what you'd do with your friends?.

Here are just a few suggestions of fun things to do with a friend or a date:

Physical activities such as: Rollerblading, Bike Riding, Hiking, bowling, golfing, tennis, fly a kite, go to the park, take a nature walk, go to the beach, go caving, ice blocking, etc.  Learn a new sport together such as cricket or lawn bowling.

Food: Cooking a meal together or for the other person. Learn to cook a new dish either from a book or cooking show. Take a cooking class together.

Dancing: Go to a club, take dance lessons together, go to a dance.

Live Entertainment: Go to a play, musical, comedian, or watch a band. Go to a sporting event.

Chores: Do your chores together, such as washing your cars(my car is in desperate need of a bath, any takers?!), painting a room, gardening, walking the dog, give the dog a bath, etc.  It's always more fun to do these things with someone.

Service: Help out at a soup kitchen, do a charity walk, visit the elderly, watch your friends kids so they can have a night out.

Family: Visit your families, spend time with the grandparents, take your nieces and nephews to the zoo or park, hang out with your siblings, have a bbq, have a game night.

Festivals and Seasonal Events: Look in the entertainment section of the news paper or News and Review(in print or online) and see what is going on in the area.  Go ice skating in the winter when the freeze a street downtown, go to the corn mazes in the fall, dress up and attend the Dicken's Fair in the Winter.  Not many people read the newspapers anymore, but they are great resource of things to do around town.

Explore: Learn about the historic landmarks in your area. Visit local monuments.  Be a tourist for a day. Go to the visitor's center of your city or a local town and see what there is to do.

Hobby: Learn a new hobby together. Learn how to whittle or play an instrument. Make something or build something. I had fun one year building the ball drop for New Years Eve Dance.  Take a class together, read a book, learn something new off the Internet or teach the other how to do something you are good at.

If you have some other great ideas please leave comments.