Great Ideas for Dates

Adventure & Exploring.

  1. Head to the beach or mountains (whichever you’re closest to) for the day or just an afternoon

  2. Explore a state park

  3. Take your meal outside with a picnic

  4. Go on a bike ride

  5. Take a fitness class 

  6. Run a 5k (marathon!?) or a mud-race

Out on the Town.

  1. Dinner out

    *Bonus point - Make a list of a wide variety of restaurants you’ve been wanting to try and check off your list as you visit them.

  2. Hit up the movie theater

  3. Food tour in your city

  4. Visit historical sites around town that you’ve never seen

  5. Attend a concert

  6. Go to a festival (food, music, wine, arts & crafts, whatever you’re into)

  7. Check out the local zoo, aquarium, or theme park

  8. Take a cooking class

  9. Try an escape room or mystery dinner

  10. Visit a museum or art gallery

  11. Go mini-golfing, driving range, or TopGolf

  12. Ice skating

  13. Rock climbing

In a Time Crunch.

  1. Weekday breakfast or lunch (great for while the kids are at school)

  2. Coffee date

  3. Grab ice cream or dessert

  4. Take a walk around the neighborhood

  5. Go on a drive together

  6. Visit the library or a bookstore

Let’s Stay In.

  1. Board games

  2. Play throwback video games together

  3. Movie night complete with popcorn, snacks, and cuddling

  4. Create artwork or make a DIY project together

  5. Build a “How well do you know your spouse” quiz & compete against each other

  6. Exercise or workout together, or even take an online fitness class

  7. Watch your wedding video

  8. Stream photos to your TV from favorite trips, dates, or early years of marriage

  9. Go for a late-night swim or soak in the hot tub

  10. Create your own contests with a prize (loser does dishes, winner chooses dinner, etc.)

  11. Online classes (cooking, dance, exercise, artwork, etc.)

  12. Cook dinner together

Couples Getaway.

  1. Stay local at a posh hotel downtown or resort for a night or two

  2. Explore travel by looking for cheap destinations and fly together for a long weekend

  3. Plan exciting bigger trips around major milestones (big anniversaries, birthdays, celebrations, etc.)

  4. Make picking the destination together part of the fun! OR, one spouse surprises the other!

Other.

  1. Volunteer at a local school

  2. Serve at a homeless kitchen or outreach

  3. Go shopping for items & donate them to a local food bank or orphanage

  4. Spend time doing local clean-up in your city

  5. Create a bucket-list together & work on checking it off