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Two good ideas.
Which fits the evening?
A plan can sound simple until travel and timing join in. Compare two options using your own estimates—then offer a plan the other person can actually choose.
Compare two plans ↓ Choose together ↓
For adults planning with someone they already know. No matching or compatibility scores.
Cost.
Choice.
Compare the practical parts
Enter the same currency for both plans. Enter cost per person to the nearest cent and time in whole minutes. Travel is the total round trip for the person whose schedule you are checking.
MAKE THE RESULT USEFUL
Make the tradeoff visible, not the decision for them.
The example costs 15 versus 25 per person, while the total time is 105 versus 140 minutes. Neither is automatically better. A shorter plan may fit a busy evening; a longer one may be what you both want.
- Check venue opening hours, prices and access directly.
- Discuss travel separately if you are coming from different places.
- Include an easy way to suggest another time or decline.
FREE TWO-PAGE PRINTABLE / SEPARATE WEB COMPANION
A two-stop date plan you can both revise
Choose two activities for one date, then check the full cost and time before making an invitation. This worksheet does not choose for either person. No names, addresses or contact details are needed.
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Page 1 is a blank writing sheet. Page 2 is a fictional worked example. The same prompts are available below as labelled fields. Entries stay in this page until you refresh; they are not submitted or saved.
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These are invented activities and amounts, not current venue prices. Both people allow 160 minutes and up to 25 currency units each, including shared expenses. They also set a 12-unit ceiling for shared costs.
- Stop 1: café, 35 minutes, 8 units per person, no shared charge.
- Stop 2: small gallery, 55 minutes, 10 units per person, no shared charge.
- One shared parking cost: 10 units for the pair. The fictional prices include all taxes and fees.
Cost: 2 × (8 + 10) + 10 = 46 units for two. If split equally, each pays 23 units. Shared costs are 10 units, below their separate 12-unit ceiling.
Time: 20 travel in + 5 arrival + 35 café + 15 between stops + 55 gallery + 5 wrap-up + 20 home = 155 minutes. That leaves 5 minutes within their 160-minute limit. A 17:00 meeting means leaving at 16:40 and returning at 19:15 in this example.
Fallback: if rain changes the walk between stops, they will check the route and opening hours at noon. If it no longer fits, they can propose a single indoor café stop rather than assume the other person wants a substitute.
Choice: person 1 says yes to the 155-minute plan. Person 2 proposes the café only and a 19:00 finish. They have not agreed the two-stop plan; they need to confirm a revised plan before treating it as settled.
Created by Honest Little Apps, publisher of SecondYes. This free worksheet works without the app. The optional SecondYes link below leads to the separate iPhone app; this sheet is not a screenshot or an independent endorsement.
THE NEXT STEP
Turn a shortlist into one easy invitation.
SecondYes lets you offer up to three complete plans in one invitation link. The other person can respond in their browser without downloading the app.
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Publisher disclosure: Honest Little Apps publishes SecondYes and this companion resource. This is not an independent review. App details checked November 4, 2026.
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