Things to do on dates?

Go to a sports bar perhaps or a lounge and have some drinks, or spend the night singing karaoke....I dunno there's a lot that you can do in TS3. If you have Roaring Heights you can take sims to the roller coaster on a date, there are also cafes you can go to....etc

Choosing where to go is a learned skill. When we were little, our dad always showed us a good time. He would take us to places like just outside of restaurants, tell us to look in the window, and say, "See, kids? Those people inside are all having a good time!" Then we would all go home. :/

Okay but seriously, I was curious a while back what other players did with their sims on dates. Hence this poll/thread from a couple of years ago.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/933559/its-date-night-where-do-we-go-first/p1

It depends on the Sims who are dating.
I like for my Sims to do activities and so I'll have my Sim who is dating one who likes music (for example) to tour the Music Hall or some other venue. Or, I'll send them to the library if one has the bookworm trait. Sometimes, I'll pack a ball in my Sim inventory and send them out for a date at the park. The park is fun because there are always other Sims for both to interact with and it never get boring.

There's also usually a chess table for them to engage in a game of chess. Then, I may conclude the date by having a candle light picnic in the park or roasting food over the fire pit. If my Sim really likes the other, sometimes I'll have them prepare a group serving of that Sims favorite meal and find a good picnic table and 'call them to meal'. I also (using the 'go here with date' option) always have my Sims drive their dates home (by clicking the sidewalk outside of their house) before ending the date.

This thread reminds me of things my sims never do, like go to a movie or a restaurant. I thought these places are there to buy and earn money from other people who go there :smiley:

So yeah, my sims are mostly outside and talk or play something. That may also be the tables in front of the restaurant, the parking lot of the gym or the space in front of the stadium. The latter place gets bonus points for offering free tours with some additional free public fun. You can even play soccer in the library.

Which reminds me I should probably sell all those flowers my sims never use. My hopes of opening a flower store haven't materialized so far.

Most of what I send my sims to do on dates is expansion content. If you have University Life, the bowling alley makes a good place for dates. I made a copy of the one from the university town and placed in in the bin with a few edits (like a professional bar). That’s definitely my favorite place to send my sims.

Otherwise, you could do a picnic on the beach. If you have Island Paradise send them for a romantic boat ride, or let them go jet skiing.

If you have Seasons installed the festival lots are nice for dates too. Skating, snowball fights, etc.

I rarely send my sims on dates but, when I do, it's usually only the teens. If I don't have too many sims in the household I will send them to a venue like the bowling alley or the beach and check in on them occasionally but when I just want them out of the way I go the rabbithole route and send them to a movie and dinner.

You gotta hit the club!

Also, you can technically have a date at home. Watch some TV and have a pillow fight.

"Choco446;d-967325" wrote:
When my sims go on a date I always do the same thing; watch a movie and then go to a restaurant.

Do you have any suggestions of other things to do on dates since doing the same things over and over again gets very boring?

Go to a bar. Go to the park, especially on a festival day if you have seasons. The key to a Sims 3 date being good is the same as any group -- go to a few places and do things together. So go to the diner for an afternoon date, or go to the park for a picnic then do activities together. If the sims have mutual interests, say, fishing or martial arts or whatever, get some of that in as well. Just do fun things that get their mood up.

I mix and match several different locations and activities, depending on the traits and interests of the Sims involved or whatever sounds like fun. I tend to prefer outdoor date activities in general, and opt for indoor activities at night or when there’s bad weather. I also personalize my lots to have a variety of activities to choose from wherever they go.

Some options I’ve used (which will depend on the EP or Store content you have):

Visit rabbitholes (tours, woohoo, greeting card photos)
Eat out at bistro, diner or non-rabbithole restaurant, or have a picnic
Theater (watch movie)
Stadium (attend game or concert)
Parks
Beaches
Pool lot
Dates at home
Nectary
Hangouts
Bars/clubs/lounges
Simfests at performance venues
Festival grounds
Bowling alleys and arcades
Resort stays, diving, or other water activities like waterskiing or windsurfing
Store activities (gondola rides, roller coaster, circus, casino, Ren faire, etc.)
Use NRaas Traveler mod to take an extended “date” vacation in another world

A movie and then a restaurant? Jeez that's got to be a long date? Unless its a problem in my game, a meal at the restaurant takes about 5-6 hours in my Sim time. I have to start a restaurant date at around 5pm to get them out of there at a reasonable time! However my Sims do talk a lot. Sometimes its the only way to keep them all at the table.

Try performance venues or museums. Or a Karaoke venue? - Side note - what's with all the Karaoke venues recently? There's like 3 in San Myshuno?