The new-year-new-you concept doesn't mean you can't still have fun dates in Atlanta. You may even have resolved to have more dates this year — wouldn't January 1st be a great day to start? The only problem is, sometimes your resolutions conflict with all your former go-to date possibilities. But don't pitch the commitment like the 80 percent of resolution makers who are done within 30 days, according to Business Insider.
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Instead, try a different date option than your typical on the first weekend of the New Year. Also keep in mind that Stanford researchers found that relating the behavioral changes you want to make to similar changes in societal norms help you keep up with that resolution.
Here are great places to take both a date and your New Year's resolution the first weekend in January 2020:
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The resolution: Eat healthier
The date: Head to Table & Main for a seasonally-inspired dinner
One of the AJC's picks for "best reviewed metro Atlanta restaurants in 2018," Table & Main is debuting a menu that can be both healthy (or at least healthier) and indulgent for fun dates in Atlanta this January.
Table & Main is at 1028 Canton Street in Roswell, phone 678-869-5178.
The resolution: Do better with finances
The date: Dress in Steampunk attire for Park Tavern's Fire and Ice Rink
Want to do better with money this year? Park Tavern's Fire & Ice Rink sessions, which won't end until MLK day, are free after 8 p.m. for anyone dressed in, ah, Steampunk Attire. And hey, there's also half-priced sushi from 9 p.m. till midnight.
Park Tavern is at 500 10th Street NE in Atlanta, phone 404-249-0001.
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Resolution: Be more active
Date: Guided hike on Arabia Mountain 8 a.m.- 10 a.m. January 3
This freebie takes you through the exposed granite, wetlands and pine and oak forests while you pick up some history lessons. The option may also cover any ideas you had about trying to wake up and get moving much earlier in the day this year.
Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve is at 3787 Klondike Road in Stonecrest, phone 770-484-3060.
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