An I'll Meet You There-Inspired List of Top Ten Things For Broke Lovers To Do

Since I’ll Meet You There is, at its heart, a love story about two kids in a broke-ass town, I wanted to indulge my inner romantic with a Top Ten for Broke Lovers. Whether you’re a teenager whose parents don’t have the scratch or a thirty-year-old who’s pinching pennies, you don’t need much to feel the love. These are in no particular order.

1. Star Gazing

Let’s be honest: even if you’re one of Donald Trump’s kids and can buy passage on the next rocket for space tourists, you can’t compete with the nightly celestial light show right here on planet Earth. Lovers have been starry-eyed since the beginning of time. There’s something so romantic about looking “up in perfect silence at the stars.” (Come on, if you know me, I had to throw in a little Whitman). Sky and Josh find a nice field and lay in the back of his pick-up truck, but you and your lovely can camp out in your backyard and get the same effect. The darkness makes for optimum hand-holding conditions and staring up at the vastness of the universe may just spark an intimate, bonding conversation or two. Bonus points if you can impress your love with some constellation knowledge.

2. Late Night Drive Thru

Even if I had the money, I’d choose a late night dash through the McD’s drive-thru before a fancy-schmancy restaurant…