Are you skipping date night with your spouse or significant other? If so, you may want to rethink the amount of time you rendezvous with the one you love. Research shows that couples who spend time together every week have higher quality relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What better way to have one-on-one time than date night? No matter what your interests, personality or financial status, there are date night ideas to suit everyone. In recent years, dating has been difficult due to social distancing, closures and even financial concerns. Don\u2019t let the challenges stop you! With a little creativity, couples can still find ways to spend quality time together. Taking the time to reconnect as a couple is an important and often overlooked form of self-care for parents<\/strong>. Hire a sitter or trade child care with another couple and try one of these 52 plus creative ways to date your mate \u2013 more than one for every week of the year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cheap Dates<\/strong> Fancy Dates <\/strong> Take a horse-drawn carriage ride around the city at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay-At-Home Dates
Pretend the electricity is out. Turn out the lights, light candles, build a fire and make a comfy pillow fort. Use a charged device to watch a show or listen to music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stargaze. Find a spot away from city lights and look at the Milky Way, Orion\u2019s Belt or possibly a shooting star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go to a local wine-tasting or coffee-tasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rent bikes and ride around town. If you feel really adventurous, try a tandem bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visit a local pool hall. Shoot pool and play darts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treat each other to an at-home spa night with bubble bath, foot rubs and massages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch a sunrise, sunset or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take a cruise on a dinner yacht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dine at a restaurant that has live entertainment like jazz, blues or theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ride on a dinner train. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go out to a progressive dinner. Have drinks at one place, dinner at another and dessert at another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Make popcorn and enjoy a romantic movie like Casablanca, The Notebook, or La La Land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Play a board game like Carcassonne, Pandemic Legacy or Patchwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Build a roaring fire in an outdoor fire pit, make s\u2019mores, and snuggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have trivia night at home. Try a trivia app or Trivial Pursuit based on the show \u201cFriends\u201d is a fun option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enjoy a fondue night at home. Dip your favorite fruits, veggies, bread, crackers, chocolate and cake in cheese or chocolate.
Thrill-seeking Dates<\/strong>
Take a hot-air balloon ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visit an amusement park and ride all the roller coasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Race go-karts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take a helicopter or airplane ride together. If you really want a thrill, sky dive out of the plane. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take SCUBA diving certification classes together. Plan a trip to an exotic place to scuba dive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go Skydiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Try your hand at axe throwing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n