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This month, DOLLY

columnistScott Tweedie

has come up with four

ultimate boy-friendly

dates to win him over.

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or the past couple of months, I’ve

been giving out lots of advice about

dating, new relationships, figuring

out signals and ‘playing it right’, but

I’ve just had this massive revelation. The

revelation came to me as I was sitting

around with my mate discussing cricket,

the beautiful game that it is, and I realised

what the best date would be for a guy.

Get ready for it... a sports date!

Now, bear with me. I’m not saying

you have to be a professional athlete,

or even an overly sporty person. All you

need is a good sense of fun. As much as

a movie date can be great, if you really

want to appeal to your dude’s manly-man

side, planning a sports date is by far the

best way to go about it. Seriously, there

is nothing we love more than showing

off when it comes to the sporting realm.

#1 THE TENNIS DATE

Tennis is not only a lot of fun to play, it’s

also often referred to as ‘the social sport’

(corny, I know). It’s social because you

can still chat as you play – try doing that

while playing water polo. Tennis lets you

get both competitive and create a good

line of banter with each shot, and

hopefully you’ll get a good rally in there

too. If you’re stuck for an amazing date

idea, suggest this to the guy you like. To

keep the romance going strong, go grab

a cheeky milkshake or some gelato

afterwards to continue your convo.

#2 THE ROCK-CLIMBING DATE

Here’s one for the adventure sport fans,

or those of you who want to have a good

laugh at your boy being strapped into

a harness (yeah, the wedgies suck, but

we’ll get over it). The rock-climbing date

is a good one to suss out each other’s

sense of humour and love for adventure

because not many of us have a lot of

experience with a sport like this. Rock

climbing is challenging and lets you see

a few of each other’s crazy quirks, fears

and how pumped up you get when you

conquer that epic sideways rock!

#3 THE SURFING DATE

I’m a surfer and still to this day find it

very attractive when a girl wants to come

out in the water to catch a few morning

waves with me. Even if you don’t catch

any at all, a date in the ocean under

the Aussie sun is always awesome.

Or, if you’d prefer to leave it to the

pros ‘cos you fear the worst when it

comes to coordination, there’s always...

#4 THE SPECTATOR DATE

There are heaps of different sports you

can go and watch. Think of this one like

a movie, only better! The sport will keep

your guy entertained and he’ll think it

was pretty cool that you considered his

interests in planning a date. Plus, it’s

a good opportunity to impress him with

your knowledge of whatever sport you

are watching. Trust me, guys love when

a girl knows the rules of a game, and if

you don’t, we get to feel important (and

I guess a little smart) when we explain

them to you. Let the bonding begin!

So ladies, there you have it – my pick

of the best man-friendly dates out there.

Let me know what you think and how it

goes. Actually, you can thank me later. c