Memorable dates with your partner are a must… otherwise, the relationship fizzles out and dies.
My man, “Dan the man” (otherwise known as “Babe”) took me on a surprise date this past weekend.
Ten minutes before we got there, he told me we’d be flying in a small, 4-seater airplane!!!
I was stoked… and a little nervous. 😬
He registered for “romantic flight date” option, but after chatting with the receptionist (who is also a pilot who loves planes), we were like, “Fuck it! Let’s turn it into a flight lesson!”
“You go ahead and sit in the front, babe,” I said… LOL.
As a control freak, sitting in the back seat is harder. And scarier.
But I wanted to film everything.
Also, Dan has been intrigued with taking flight lessons his whole life. (He took one twenty years ago, but never pursued it further.)
In the 100-degree weather, I climbed onto the wing of the airplane, squeezed myself into the small back seat, and almost vomited from the stench of old sweat.
With no air conditioning in the plane, and my blue “cool pad” melting fast… the inside of the plane started smelling like a used towel.
I was like, “Ok. Today’s all about getting out of my comfort zone. Game on.”
When princess-perfect conditions aren’t surrounding you, you must adapt!
My legs were already dripping with sweat. Thank gawd I wore shorts.
Dan sat in the front seat, with the instructor on the right… and was thrown into the deep end with hands-on learning!🫣
The instructor guided Dan on how to turn the plane on, how to get it moving on the runway.
Very quickly, we were up in the air. Incredible.
I listened with rapt attention as the pilot explained all the knobs, buttons, dials, and purpose of everything.
“Redundancy, safety, and triple-checking everything” were the key points that stuck for me.
Mentally, my mind was all in.
Physically, my body felt queasy. I was willing myself not to puke, once we were up in the air and making turns.🫠
But overall, it was a fantastic date… I loved seeing my babe get out of his comfort zone by doing something unfamiliar. I was SO excited to see him in the freaking “driver’s seat” of a plane!!
For the past few days, I’ve been envisioning us being up in the sky again… gliding over Arizona and beyond.
Maybe I’ll take a lesson myself.
As a writer, I get to be safe and comfy sitting at my desk, typing up words for clients whose content stirs hearts & souls and gets people off their lazy @sses… no one fucking dies if a button gets pressed incorrectly. Lucky me.
With a plane, so much goes into flying. It’s life or death.
There’s no room for error… no room for emotional meltdowns, bratty behavior, shitty attitudes, or any type of weakness or second-guessing!
Commit to fly, or don’t get in the plane.
It inspired me.
Thankfully, the pilot had a clear passion for flight and a strong expertise of how to operate the plane.
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Listening to him through the headset, as he communicated with air traffic control, was like hearing a foreign language.
This experience gave me a new appreciation for airplanes, flight, pilots, the sky…and LIFE. And of course, my BABE!!
Thanks babe for an amazing and memorable date!
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Michelle Lopez Boggs is a copywriter, copywriting mentor, and author of "The Anti-Marketing Manifesto: How to Sell Without Being a Sellout." She's helped her clients sell millions of dollars' worth of products and services online by using the MEI(S) principle — motivate, educate, and inspire, and sell. 