Great Date-Night Ideas

From silly to sweet to flat-out scorching, I've got togetherness tips for every mood

Go out for pizza — ask them to cut the pie into the shape of a heart.

Try live entertainment, such as a band at a local bar, instead of a movie.

Pick a TV show, get a season’s worth on DVD and make a date to watch it together every night.

How about dinner and some stargazing at the planetarium’s evening show? Try brunch and a matinee. Pick up a bucket of fried chicken and head for the drive-in.

Put on your sexiest stilettos; sip fancy cocktails at a hotel bar. Bubble bath for two. Candles. Champagne. Need we say more?

Oysters are said to be an aphrodisiac, so head to a seafood place and slurp them right out of the shell. Take a dinner cruise: The motion of the ocean sets off sensuous signals inside us .

Gooey, sexy, delicious: Get a fondue pot and have a feast. Add a French movie and French-kiss all night.

Try a trip to a jazz club or a night at home with a CD by Jazzy Joe.

Make a finger-foodsonly dinner and feed each other.

Cleavage is nice. Bump it up with a push-up bra, a scoop-neck top and a sparkly necklace.

Have your own version of trickor-treating: Put on a sexy outfit and knock on the den door.

Don’t forget the treats! Dress up your backyard picnic table with a white tablecloth.

Add candles, fancy cheese, chocolate and voilà: five-star fun.

Spread a blanket on the floor and have a carpet picnic.

Curl up with the Sunday crossword puzzle.