| Going green and being more environmentally friendly | | | | bonding experience in working together on a project |
| is becoming more in vogue these days and it is a | | | | with your date, and you'll feel good about doing your |
| very good thing. However, going green is not just | | | | part to help the environment, but you will also feel |
| about recycling and using eco-friendly products; it's a | | | | inspired and good about helping those in your |
| lifestyle choice and as a dating professional, it can | | | | community that are less fortunate than you. Soon |
| even be incorporated into your dating seeking | | | | you'll be such a dating professional that you'll be giving |
| relationships. Have you considered how you can go | | | | out eco-friendly dating tips to all of your friends. |
| green in your dating relationships? | | | | If you decide to go out to eat at a restaurant, |
| One big eco-friendly idea is to keep the car in the | | | | choose a local one that patronizes the local farmers |
| garage and walk or ride your bicycle. You may not be | | | | and farmers' markets. When restaurants buy their |
| able to totally dismiss your car, especially if you and | | | | food and ingredients from the local farmers and |
| your date don't live that close to each other. | | | | stores, it is good for the local farmers and keeps |
| However, you can plan dates that incorporate | | | | them in business and it also is good for the economy |
| parking your car and walking around town or biking. | | | | because they are not getting their food from |
| You can also plan to visit state parks and go on | | | | non-local places that where the food has to be |
| hiking trails or have picnics in the woods. When you | | | | transported a long way. If you are further along in |
| plan a picnic, use biodegradable containers or plastic, | | | | your dating relationship and want to go on a vacation |
| reusable containers. | | | | with your partner, you can always choose to go a |
| As a dating professional, plan a date where you can | | | | staycation rather than a vacation. If you really want |
| work together and do some yard work at both of | | | | to get away, plan a camping trip in a state park or at |
| your homes. Plant a tree or plants or other | | | | a beach. If you want to travel further away, check |
| shrubbery. If you live in an apartment and can't plant | | | | out some eco-friendly hotels that are within your |
| anything on the grounds, then plan a project of | | | | budget. |
| planting some plants in pots to keep indoors or if you | | | | Go to a local farmers market and purchase some |
| have a balcony and its still spring or summer, keep | | | | vegetables and other ingredients to make a healthy |
| them outside. Working together on a project is a | | | | dinner and then go back to one of your homes and |
| good bonding experience and it's also very gratifying | | | | prepare dinner together. Not only will you have a fun |
| when the project is one that is good for the | | | | time and bond as you work together, you will also be |
| environment and your personal living space as well. | | | | eco-friendly by supporting your local farmer's market |
| You can combine your tree-planting project with | | | | and eating organic food. After the dinner, forget |
| going out into the community to help some families in | | | | about watching television or a movie and take a walk |
| need. Check into the local non-profit organizations | | | | around your neighborhood. You'll be doing an activity |
| that are available in your community that has an | | | | minus a car and you'll be getting some needed |
| outreach project for planting trees or other | | | | exercise in the process. |
| horticultural activities. Now, you will have a great | | | | |