Often in times of economic uncertainty, desire and pleasure are relocated to the back burner. We become practical with our time, giving importance to only to what we perceive are our most vital needs. It is unfortunate that we do not see the pursuit of pleasure as a vital need because, I believe, it is very much one. With this in mind, I have devised a little guide of delights that is either entirely free or renders a very, very high ROI.
1.) Dress up… or Down
Look around your closet for the sexiest pieces—shoes, jewelry, stockings, hats, robes, dresses, gloves, anything you like. Pour yourself a glass of wine. Spend an evening dressing up and prancing for yourself in front of the mirror. Take some photos. The next day, send them bright and early to your object of interest (you may want to put a NSFW, or Not Safe For Work, in the subject so your paramour will know not to open them from his office computer—thank God for smartphones, right?).
2.) Serve dessert—on you
Cooking at home is one of the best ways to save money—especially if you divvy up the shopping list and ask your date to bring some of the ingredients. Spend an evening cooking and then, when it’s time for dessert, ask him to help you arrange it—on you! Cool-Whip and strawberries are a classic, but chocolate syrup is great, too. The dessert aisle of the supermarket has a ton of great items to consider—cinnamon sprinkles, colorful sugar, icing and pastry bags.
3.) Play strip Twitter!
Get a group of friends together, or just you and your object of interest, and without alerting your followers, put a question out to the Twitterverse and remove an item of clothing for every @reply. DMs count for two items and RTs give you the ability to pick which item someone else takes off when they get an @reply.
4.) Cool off
It’s summer and with this global warming business, things feel seriously hot, meaning getting it on can be a risky proposition. Instead of blasting the A/C, how about bringing out the fan, a spray bottle filled with water, and some ice cubes in a bowl. Get wet and play in the wind!
5.) Role play!
You may have come across last year’s Halloween costume while dressing up. If not, see if you can dig it up, or make something new from the stuff you have and invite your paramour to indulge in a little role play. Naughty nurse, obedient French maid, domineering school teacher, mischievous geisha? Go wild.
There is no limit to how much fun you can have with what you’ve already got. Like they say: the best things in life are free.
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