Dancing Date

One way to turn up the romance side of your relationship is to schedule some dance lessons. Maybe some tango or merengue would be good to start with because they are two of the more sensual dance types. You dont have to have any dance background to start to learn to dance. That is part of the fun is being uncoordinated together and laughing it off.  

This date could potentially be turned into a multi date over several weeks. The better you become the more confidence you have together as a couple. The key here to this date is to learn something new together. This gives you something to bond over and who knows, maybe you have found your new passion together! 

Photoshoot

For all of the married couples, think back to your wedding day. It was amazing wasn’t it? If you hired a photographer you probably spend a good while taking pictures.

Taking pictures is a fun way of interacting with your spouse and to reconnect and remember back to your wedding day. Hire a photographer, or recruit a best friend to take some photos of the both of you. To take this one step further, recreate some of your favorite wedding photos. Before you go out to take pictures, pull out your old photo album and reminisce about your wedding day. Talk about what your favorite part of the day was and how your love has grown since then.

Let the new photos portray how your love has grown for each other over the years.   

Take a Hike!

In today’s world we are so caught up with Facebook and electronics. We look at computer screens far too much and we communicate with each other through our phones. It would be nice if you could take a date into nature. Leave the phones at home and take a hike in to the nearest nature park. Even though this is not a typical dinner and a movie date, it gives you an opportunity to talk face to face.

There is something about being outside and getting some exercise that gives you endorphins. It makes you happy and can help improve your relationship. If you live in a large city, even going on a walk can do the trick, but an area in nature with trees and little people would be better. 

Competitive Date

Are you and your spouse really competitive? Does it somethings get in the way of your relationship?  It is important to harness your competitive side and express it in a healthy way.

Normally in a relationship it is not good to keep score. Keeping score in a relationship can damage it. You are not against the other person, you are trying to work with them to have a healthy relationship. If you are keeping score, you may be more focused on what they have or haven’t done, that you are not present in the relationship.

A fun date is bowling. It can be during the day or at night and possibly later in the night during a cosmic bowl night for a fun time. Play against each other and keep score. Have the “winner” do something for the “loser”, opposed to the loser doing something for the winner. By keeping score in the game it is reinforcing where it is positive to be competitive and not in the relationship.

Surprise Movie Night At Home

Sometimes staying “in” on a Friday night is the best thing! You can dress comfortably and snuggle on the couch. Step it up a notch by turning your living room into a movie theater. Make some popcorn in the microwave or over the stove. Grab some of your favorite candy from the grocery store and any other snack you normally have at the movies. Rent your favorite movie or one that you have been wanting to see for a long time.

The surprise to this date is surprising your date with a movie ticket. You can create the movie ticket from a piece of paper. Get creative! Tell your date that you have a special date planned and then hand them the ticket. 

Different Dinner

How often do you cook dinner? Every night? Once a week? However much you cook at home, it is always fun to change things up. I recommend doing this on a weekend when you have some alone time to spend with your date.

Together, decide what you would like to cook. You should try something you have never made before. Try some foods from a different culture. Thai food can be simple to make a usually you can find the ingredients in a normal grocery store. Make sure that you prep and make dinner together. Think of this as teamwork, teamwork needs communication and togetherness. The outcome could be a beautiful dinner that you created together. Enjoy making something different!   

Ice Cream Crawl

An ice cream crawl is a fun way to eat ice cream and judge your favorite from a few parlors. This date can be done as a couple or in a large group. Map out a few of the top ice cream shops in your town and visit each one. You can share one scoop at each shop so that you are not eating four scoops, unless you want to.

After, you can judge the different ice cream on texture, flavor, and overall satisfaction. Have a fun time judging the different types. 

Go Camping!

Do you love the outdoors but don’t have much time to money to spend on camping? No problem! Bring the outdoors to you. Turn your backyard into a camping experience. Only use the things you have in your house (don’t buy anything extra) to use for camping gear.

Leave the phones and electronics in the house and trade it in for stargazing and marshmallow roasting. Assuming you don’t have a fire pit in your backyard, you can put a few tea light candles together and create your fire to roast your mallows.

By leaving all of the electronics and distractions in the house, you have time to talk and soak in nature. If you need some entertainment, bring a deck of cards outside and play by candlelight or with a lantern.

You could even make foil dinners in the oven and eat them outside for dinner! Happy camping!