Whether or not you can drive and if you have any money to spend will determine the range of dates you can go on together. Going to a fancy dinner can be fun but may not be practical.

Being active together can be as simple as walking or shooting baskets at the park. When people see that you care about your health and you enjoy exercising together, they will see your cuteness in a new way.

Visit groups of each person’s friends so that you both still get to talk to who you want to. It’s okay to split up and get a little alone time, but when you stay together it is easier for people to see how cute you are.

Do winter sports like skiing, snowboarding or snowmobiling. Take an art class at the community center. Go to a martial arts studio and practice self-defense together. You don’t necessarily have to start a new hobby. Find something that you both like doing and do it together instead of separately.

Holding hands can be an exciting step in the early stages of a relationship. In middle school and high school, people who are holding hands are almost always seen as a couple.

Nicknames can be simple like sweetie, pumpkin, honeybunch, or love. Make your nicknames more specific by incorporating your real names. For example, on How I Met Your Mother, Marshall and Lily call each other Marshmallow and Lilypad.

Go out of your way to hug each other and let people see you hugging. Hug each other for longer than you ever hug someone who is just a friend.

You might get caught, so don’t include anything too private in your notes. If the teacher catches you and reads your note, you might be embarrassed if you write secrets.

If you are very different in size, this may not always work. Small people can wear big clothes, but big people in small clothes might look silly rather than cute. If you want to wear your partner’s clothes, even if they are tight, though, go for it.

Pick a theme for each day like what you’d wear to a fancy dinner, how’d you dress on a day off, or an unfashionable, mismatched outfit for something silly. Make a deal that you have to wear whatever you pick out for each other. Be sure to tell people that you styled each other that week.

Look at costumes that people have already designed or come up with an original idea and design it yourself. For example, you could dress up as Ash and Pikachu from Pokemon, Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, or a slice of pizza and the pizza delivery guy.

The main goal is to be on the same level of fanciness in your attire. If one person wears a nice dress and the other wears sweatpants, it’s not really matching. Wear jeans and flannels, your fanciest outfit, or matching tracksuits.