How To Romance Your Scruffy-Looking Nerf Herder On Valentine’s Day
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Are you dating a scruffy-looking nerf herder? A Star Wars fan who needs a little extra bit of care and attention this Valentine’s Day? Here are some great ideas if you are planning a date for a man who is a Jedi at heart.
The Food
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On A Budget: The way to a Wookiee’s heart is through his stomach, and it’s no different with a Star Wars man. There are a number of Star Wars cookbooks with recipes for a variety of levels. If your cooking skills are not great, we recommend Star Wars Cookbook II (the Padmé pad thai is tasty!). If you are confident, check out the Star Wars: Galactic Baking book and try the TIE Fighter ice cream sandwiches! The Kashyyyk cake from Star Wars: The Life Day Cookbook is another sweet treat that looks good enough to win the heart of Wookiees and geeks alike.
If your Star Wars fan isn’t driving and is over the legal drinking age in your country, there are plenty of beers and ales based on the galaxy far far away to go with the meal.
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Unlimited Budget: If money is not a factor, tell your man to sort out his hyperdrive and get down to Oga’s Cantina at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World or Disneyland. The ambiance will make him feel like he is on another planet, and so will the cocktails. We recommend the Bespin fizz, or blue milk for those who have to fly the spaceship home.
The Activity
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On A Budget: Your man has probably seen the original trilogy a million times. However, if you want to pull out the big guns on a date then go vintage. The movies have been digitally remastered many times, but the biggest changes happened in 1997 when the Special Editions came out. Many of the infamous bloopers were taken out and Han’s scene in the cantina with Greedo was changed (#HanShotFirst).
Fans have taken the original versions and created an unofficial Star Wars DVD to preserve the content, as Disney so far seems unwilling to release them. Copies of Harmy's Despecialized Edition are rare but can be found on the internet. There is a good chance he hasn’t seen Star Wars in its original form (at least not for some time). Not only will your Star Wars nerd love the nostalgia, but there’s nothing more romantic than looking for movie bloopers like the stormtrooper bumping his head, the see-through snowspeeder cockpit, and Obi-Wan’s dodgy lightsaber.
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Unlimited Budget: Couples who Vaapad together, stay together. Nothing will build your man’s confidence like being able to wield their lightsaber collection like their heroes. There are classes all over the world devoted to the seven forms, either as a one-off or as a long-term hobby that you can do together. Check out the Saber Guild in your area! Think of all the lightsaber first dance possibilities at your Star Wars wedding!
The Gift
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On A Budget: If your scoundrel is a Star Wars fan, there is one fail-safe option that you can always fall back on, whether it’s Christmas, birthdays, or Valentine’s Day. And you’ll never run out of options. LEGO!!!! If your beau has a favorite character, vehicle, or scene, LEGO has it covered! It doesn’t matter if he has already got it, because real collectors follow the Sith “rule of two.” One to open and play with, and one to stick in the darkest corner of your house, wrapped in endless layers of bubble wrap.
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Unlimited Budget: Staying on the LEGO theme, this giant LEGO AT-AT will make all his friends jealous. Perhaps, you can even splurge on the LEGO Millenium Falcon. This could be the ultimate test of a relationship. LEGO building with a partner takes a rock-solid foundation. It has started more fights than building IKEA furniture. It takes true cooperation and communication. If you make it to the end of this complex set, it is definitely forever.
Of course, if you are buying LEGO this fancy, it also needs a glass case to protect the completed sculpture as your man displays it in the middle of the living room where all your guests can see it.
We hope this has given you some great ideas for the big day, because if you are with a man that has stuck with a fandom that has gone through this many ups and downs (don’t ever mention the Ewok movies) then he is loyal and has a great capacity for commitment. He can forgive a great many things, like George Lucas’ writing for Attack of The Clones. If that’s not a perfect partner, we don’t know what is!
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