7 Creative, Out-of-the-Box First Date Ideas

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7 Creative, Out-of-the-Box First Date Ideas

There's nothing wrong with meeting for drinks on a first date, but doing something totally unexpected can make the experience that much more sexy, according to Chiara Atik, resident expert at dating site How AboutWe.com and author of the upcoming book Modern Dating: A Field Guide. She shares seven first date ideas that are anything but boring.

Ride Around

When the weather's warm, try taking a bike ride outside your city and having lunch in the next town over. Better yet? Pack a picnic and eat al fresco.

Kate Middleton’s First Official Portrait

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Kate Middleton’s First Official Portrait

The Duchess of Cambridge's first official royal portrait was unveiled Friday morning at London's National Portrait Gallery, and though she seems to be happy with the final result, reviews of the painting have been decidedly mixed.

"It looks like Paul Emsley was going for an 'old masters' look with this painting. She has a half-smile, a Mona Lisa smile, which is very mysterious—like she has a secret," Robin Cembalest, executive editor of ARTNews, told Yahoo! Shine. "As for the criticism, it's difficult to paint a portrait everyone will like of someone so incredibly famous."