Classifying an Enviro-Friendly Date

My honey and I have been asked one question on a semi-frequent basis. “How do you decide what is an eco-friendly date?” Our answer is simple; we have four parameters we judge.

What would make IT romantic? – Sometimes just chatting about the experience is enough of a connection, but we like to share the experience, maybe hold hands, get a chance to say ‘I love you’, sneak a smooch and just know we can reach out and touch if we like.

In the many shades of green, is IT sustainable or can IT be made more environmentally friendly? While I prefer non-motorized, high action sports and events, my honey enjoys horsepower of the non-four-legged kind. We compromise because awareness and innovation are great companions in all aspects of life. To eschew all pleasures for a cause leads to frigid (yes we mean cold) fundamentalism. Happy people spawn invention and creative thought. We would encourage anyone to enjoy any sport as long as you consider the impact and think of possible ways to make it better for the future.

Will IT be something to hold our interest over time? Will we do IT more than once? This might qualify as a two-for in our parameters. We have tried activities that aren’t for us with rented equipment, just to see if we might like the activity. We consider this the best way to start something new instead of buying all the latest gear and then deciding we’d made a poor investment. Most often we try out a sport or activity and then we try to scrounge the equipment. If that fails, we purchase used at yard sales or second-hand stores. Since my honey is an experimenter he loves to design, repair and retrofit (the hobby feeds the romance).

Is IT able to be enjoyed by individuals with different skill levels and abilities? Activities we enjoy in our twenties should be adaptable for our sunshine years. We believe grit leads to gratification and we want a lifetime of romance and activities in agreement with our ideals.

No matter what an individual’s commitment to being environmentally conscious, activities can be adapted for romance and to be environmentally friendly. If you are passionate about an activity, find a way to share it with someone you care about and impress that person with your concern for the future too. Happy dating.

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