Head Over Tails – Coin Toss Date Idea
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This week’s date idea is all about luck. Usually we plan our date ideas (somewhat) together, or in the very least I tell Adam what I’m planning on doing. For this date I told him nothing except that as usual we’d be having a date night on Friday. He asked a few times, but I did my best to be very vague about my plans.
At lunch on Friday I sent Adam an e-mail listing the top 5 reasons why I am lucky to have him. While it may have been out of the ordinary for us, I wanted to set the tone for the evening.
By the time we got home from work Adam was very curious to see what we would be up to. I showed him a quarter and told him we were going to leave our date to chance. Heads we would go out; tails we would stay in. I let him flip the coin and it landed on heads. Next I told him to pick one restaurant and I would pick another. We’d then let the lucky coin decide where we would go. I chose sushi and he chose our local pub. I flipped the coin and he called it in the air – our local pub it was!
For the rest of the evening, any decision we had to make was decided by the coin. What should we do for dessert – go for ice cream or order dessert at the restaurant? After dinner we flipped the coin to decide if we would go see a movie or go bowling. When it landed on the movies I chose Friends with Kids and he chose Safe House. We even went as far as letting the coin choose if we would order popcorn or candy.
After the movie we stopped at our local convenience store and tried our luck out once more. Should we buy a lottery ticket or a scratch card? We ended up with a Cash for Life scratch card and unfortunately our luck didn’t run that far – we didn’t win anything 
While the date wasn’t anything different – we ended up going for dinner and a movie (which is pretty much the standard date) – the way the night unfolded was so much fun. Not knowing what was coming up next, betting against each other, and doing exactly as our coin commanded, all added to the excitement. Plus, as someone who struggles making decisions, this took all of the pressure off!
I really like this date idea because you can replicate it any way you want to. If you end up staying in, here are a few things you can bet on:
- Make dinner or order in?
- What type of food to make or order?
- What to have for dessert?
- After dinner should you go for a stroll or take turns giving each other massages?
- Watch a movie or play a board game?
The possibilities are endless. You can make it even more fun by raising the stakes and each choosing an activity that you would prefer to do. Is there a movie that you’re always bugging your partner to watch? Maybe an activity you’ve always wanted to try, but your partner hasn’t seemed as eager? Bet on it – maybe you will get lucky!
Another great aspect about this date idea is that you can try it again and again with different outcomes! On the next coin toss date night you could end up mini-putting, or playing twister. Not knowing what to expect is most of the fun.
Next time you are looking to add a little excitement to your date night or can’t agree on a date idea, why not try flipping a coin – you never know how it will land.
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From Adam:
This date idea definitely caught me off guard but it was simple and a lot of fun. We usually look for new things to do on our date nights but the coin toss worked so well because it was all the same activities with a twist.
The best part was not having to make any decisions on a Friday evening - exactly what I want after a week at work.
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What a fabulous idea! I might use this idea for other decisions…
Stopping by from SITS.
Yah SITS! It was so nice not to have to make any decisions for a night. The next time I have to choose a paint colour – I’m definitely bringing out a coin! Thanks for stopping by
Good Morning! I’m visiting from SITS! That is such a cute idea and sounds like it was a hit for both of you!
Thanks for stopping by.
Yes the idea was easy and fun – pretty much everything you could ask for in a date.
Hi Adam and Ashley!
Love this idea! Tried it yesterday when choosing whether to eat at a Mexican or Japanese restaurant (wound up being Mexican – the Enchiladas were delicious and there was no “debate of which restaurant would be better” to worry about – “the flip has spoken”
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Thanks for the great idea!
George
“The flip has spoken” I love it! I”m going to start using a coin to settle all future debates about restaurants now. Thanks George!
Hi there! Visiting from Sits. Cute date- I just may give it a go
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Great idea! I love the coin toss. And I love not having to make decisions
Happy SITS day!
Thanks! Not making any decisions was the best part of this date!
What a fun idea, especially when you have the foundation of feeling that you’re lucky to have each other.
I’m definitely lucky to have my husband – especially when he goes along with my crazy ideas for some of our dates!
What a cool idea! I’ll have to try that sometime!
Visiting from SITS.
That sounds like a GREAT date night! Happy SITS Day!
This sounds like a fun idea. I’m always up for a gamble!
I love flipping a coin! I do it with the kids…and it works out when I want something in my favor (wink, wink).
Haha I never thought of that! I will have to let my friends who have kids in on your secret
This is a great idea! I love that the coin makes the decisions!
This sounds like a lot fun! It sounds like you both win either way. Happy SITS Day!
I love this idea! For everything!
I am totally trying it with my kids, my hubby, my life! 
Happy SITS day!
I am a planner, but the idea of leaving the date details up to chance is interesting!
I love how you are committed to dating your husband and all of the great ideas you have for dates!
This sounds like a fun and novel date to try.
I like the idea of sending the list of 5 reasons you’re lucky to have him. That’s also something I’d like to read : )
Happy SITS day! Sounds like a fun way to take a chance and not have things so planned, which I tend to do. I like it!
{Melinda} Absolutely adore the concept of your blog. This idea sounds like so much fun. My husband and I can never agree on what to do on our date nights (which are far too rare, I might add). This would make our inability to agree kind of fun!
Subscribing to your blog for more great ideas! Happy SITS Day!
Thanks for sharing about your lives, what a cute blog idea!
Happy SITS to you!
HAPPY SITS DAY!! This is a great idea! My fiance and I have done this multiple times when we couldn’t decide what we should do. Never thought to use it all night.
Wow, what an awesome idea! We typically do some variation of dinner and a movie, never once thought to try this. It’s great, because often we’re both tired and don’t want to make a decision. I’m going to introduce this on our next date
How fun! Love this idea. Stopping by from SITS. Have a great SITS day!
Sounds fun. Reminds me of the penny walks my friends and I went on as kids. Every time you come to a corner you flip a penny. Heads, you turn right. Tails, you turn left. The walk can end up long or short depending on chance. Fun.
I love the coin. We have trouble making decisions and years ago we decided that the person driving would pick the dinner spot. We go out of town once a week and alternate cars, so that is kind of our coin toss. Definitely going to try that for other decisions. I guess we’re both too polite. Thanks. BTW, love your site. The fonts, etc are very nice.
This is a great idea! I may have to do this really soon! we are in need a date night… Might even apply it to staying in and watching a movie, having dinner and playing board games. I tend to think that date night automatically means going out, but that is not the case. Just need to get a little more creative. Oh and by the way, Happy SITS day. I’m new so it was nice to get to know you and read your blog… and your about page.
I love this idea. Me and boyfriend always have the back and forth of ‘you pick’ ‘no, you pick’ so this way we can both pick and leave it to chance. I’ll have to bring up the idea to him someday soon.
Great Idea! I might just steal this and use it with my three year old as well!
What a fun idea! I am HORRIBLE with making decisions too, so this would be perfect for me!
And I love that you both add to the blog – it’s good to hear the guy’s perspective too! Congrats on being featured on SITS!
I’ve been married 13+ years and we always struggle with what to do to keep things fresh. I love this idea. Such a good, yet simple, one. Thanks! Happy SITS day!
Brilliant. Definitely want to try this.
visiting from sits! loving your blog, and this idea is great for indecisive people like myself! “Where you do want to eat?” takes awhile for my husband and I to answer (seriously…forever) so this would be fun & simple to just get what we toss! <3
Happy SITS Day! Fun idea and pondering using it for other areas…the options are endless. Thank you!
Cute!
Happy SITS day! As someone who has a really hard time making decisions, this is a great idea! I think my husband would really like it as well. We will have to try this next time we are having trouble figuring out what to do!
Not so much of a luck-believer, I believe in blessings
Hope you had an awesome SITS day! xx
What a creative idea! I am going to have to try this with my hubby!!!
What a cute idea! Definitely gonna have to give this one a try.
Happy SITS day!
I am in love with you blog, what a GREAT idea!! I really love the coin toss date idea, such a great idea to keep things spontaneous! Stopping by from SITS and I’m so glad I did! You definitely have a new follower!:)
Oh, my hubs and I totally need to do this … we have a running dialogue that goes something like “what do you want to do” “I dunno what do you want to do.” and on and on until all the time is sucked away and we just watch TV and go to bed. Let’s just say I’ll be following this site…because we need to spice things up a bit. {visiting from SITS}