While Chace Crawford's Gossip Girl character, Nate Archibald, may hit all the New York hot spots, in real life the actor plays it cool.

When it comes to dating, in particular.

"The ideal, I think, when you're starting out, is something low-key, like playing the [Nintendo] Wii, ordering in pizza and then grabbing a beer," Chace Crawford, 22, told People magazine.

But come time to step out, the actor says he'd take off "to a concert in Central Park or an NBA basketball game, if she likes sports."

His teams of choice, not at all surprisingly:

"The Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Cowboys - I'm a Texas kid!"

Crawford dated Carrie Underwood - until the pair broke up via text message - but now he's single, staying busy with work and working out.

Guess Casey Laine is just a friend after all.

"Part of me being single is focusing on my work right now," says Crawford, who joked, "I've been dating my gym bag for a while now."

When in a relationship, though, this hot Gossip Girl guy finds himself getting creative in the gift department.

"I like to do artwork and draw," he says.

"I did a big beautiful drawing. It was very meaningful to [my girlfriend], and she loved it ... that's the kind of stuff that I like to do."

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