Broke Love

Show that special someone you care. Just not enough to spend money.

Stroll through the IU Art Museum.
Go in before your date and learn about a few different art pieces. Impress your date with your knowledge. You could also make stuff up and pray that they do not know anything about art. Students from the Jacobs School of Music will be playing romantic chamber music on the first floor at 3 p.m., Feb. 13.

Hold hands at the IU Cinema.
 Pick up your free tickets for almost all movies at the IU Auditorium Box Office. “If I want to whistle, I whistle” will play Feb. 14. It is a story of a young prisoner who is in love with an intern at the prison.

Go on a photo scavenger hunt.
Take pictures of things you love, including each other. Or, make a theme — like undercover PDA police — and see who can snap the best shots. A little competition adds excitement to a date.

Go to the library and rent a movie.
IU’s library has about 20,500 film titles. If that is too cliché for you, pick up a how-to-dance video and learn some new moves together. The Monroe County Library has ballroom dancing and hip-hop how-to videos. Ready for the next step? “The better sex guide to erotic dancing: for your lover” is available at the Kinsey Institute Library.

Ritz it up.
If you feel that your date may be a bit mischievous (and you are too), go to a local hotel and try slipping into the pool or hot tub when guests enter or leave.

Use winter weather as an excuse to cozy up.
De-ice her car. Shovel the drive. Build a snowman together or go sledding. Bring some hot chocolate along for afterward.

Make a meal with food you already have in your kitchen.
No shopping allowed. This is a tasty way to use your imaginations and leftovers. Check out the Lazy Chef on idsnews.com/inside for examples. The “Taco Soup” recipe is easy and delicious.

Don’t be a creep, but watch people.
Go to a busy location like the mall or IMU and talk, watch passersby, and tell stories.

Put the relationship on ice.
Slide over to the Frank Southern Ice Arena to go ice skating. Admission is $5. If you are both inexperienced, it could be awkward and romantic to learn together.

Buy some watercolors for $1 at a dollar store.
Use your own paper or snag some from a campus printer and paint together. Or paint each other.