We had
agreed on having a date night once a month. A chance for us to have some
'us time' and to just enjoy being in each others company again doing
fun things, because if I'm honest 'the couch' isn't the hotspot I want
to be stuck on every Friday and Saturday night anymore.
In light of all this I've decided
to put together a list of some fun and alternative date night ideas,
things we wouldn't normally do but which I'd love to do throughout the rest of the year and hopefully they'll give others some date inspiration too.
Go to an outdoor movie.
You know, like Grease style where everyone pulls up in their cars and
watches a movie on a big outdoor screen? That. There's actually an
outdoor cinema about fifteen minutes from our house and we've never been
- shame on us. It only operates during the summer so this summer I'd
love for us to go out and watch a film in the great outdoors, it'd be
such an alternative from a normal cinema date and all from the comfort
of our own car too.
Have a scavenger hunt.
I think this would be such a fun idea and a really exciting one to put
together too. Now that the nights are longer and brighter I'd like us to
spend some time together outside and what better way to make it more
interesting than putting together a little scavenger hunt for my other
half? I'd have a ball putting together clues, hints and prompts and
choosing a prize or two for the end. It'd be so much fun egging him on
and seeing him trying to figure out my clues for each stage - yes I am
easily impressed!
Have a BBQ and drinks on the beach.
This is something we've never done in our area at night and there are
so many beaches to this so I really want to do this some night soon. We
could get one of those little disposable BBQs and grill lobster, make up some cocktails
and mocktails (for the person driving home) and just sit amongst the
sand dunes, watching the stars and listening to the lull of the waves
drifting in and out on the shore - romantic huh?
Have a themed date. I'm all for themed things - parties, clothing, days out, etc. so what
could be more fun then a themed date night? One or both of us could
choose the theme and match everything to that, from the food to the
music, the film we watch, the places we go, etc., we could even dress up
for it, if we wanted to go all out of course.
Go bowling.
This is something Jacek and I have never done together even though
there's a pretty decent bowling area in our city. We've talked about
going there a few times but just haven't gotten around to it, I really
want us to do it this summer, it'd be a laugh seeing each others poor
bowling skills!
Go to a gig.
This is a date night we have had before and it was great fun - I was
the only blonde and the only girl at a local metal gig but it didn't
phase me. I know Jacek loves seeing live music and has been wanting to
go to another gig as of late so we should just go for it and go out and
enjoy some music and drinks together.
Visit a psychic.
I am so into seeing psychics, spirituality and the paranormal and I'd
love for Jacek to see how fun of an experience it is visiting a psychic
too so I'd love for us to make a date out of it. I've gone on psychic
visits with friends and family in the past so why not my partner too?
It'd be fun to see if they mentioned either of us to the other and see
if our fortunes come true - if not at least we had a fun time!
Hot air balloon ride.
Now this certainly wouldn't be cheap but imagine the memories?! I have a
slight obsession with hot air balloons at the moment what with my
dress, my sons t-shirt and my soft furnishings so to actually go on one
with the one I love? Priceless.
Watch the sunset and moon rise together.
Is there anything more romantic than watching the sunrise or sunset
together with the one you love? No, but possibly watching the moon rise -
did you ever see that before, I didn't until last week, what planet
have I been living on?! It was romantic thought and it's something I'd
love to witness with Jacek too.
Photoshoot date.
As you all probably know I love photography and capturing a moment in
someones life. What better moment to capture than a date and the love
between two people? I'd love to set up the tripod and capture moments
between my other half and I in the meadow or somewhere else quite
scenic, they'd be beautiful reminders of a lovely, simple date together.
Visit a historic place.
Jacek and I have visited a lot of historic places together during the
years and each time was so much fun exploring and learning about past
times. You and your other half could pretend to be king and queen of an
old castle - imagination is everything when it comes to dates people!
The first date night.
Have you ever thought about your first date, the excitement, the
butterflies and suspense you felt before meeting your other half? I
would, only I didn't get one! So how much fun would it be to reinact (or
actually have!) a first date. Meet somewhere, pretend you don't know
each other and fall in love all over again? I know my whimsical self
would love this.
Road trip.
One of the best days Jacek and I have ever had together was when we
drove around the Ring of Kerry in a day. We saw so much, experience all
kinds of weather in that one day in one of most beautiful spots of the
world and I even bought a played a tin whistle on the way home to him in
the car. It was like something out of P.S. I Love You and I want to do
it again.
Write letters to each other and post them.
As a former snail mailer I absolute love this idea and think it's so
romantic. My first boyfriend (I'm only ever had three mind, including
Jacek), used to write me letters and leave them in my locker at school.
It was such a special thing for someone to do for me and I'd love for
Jacek and I to do this for each other, a Valentine's card one a year
isn't enough, we need more romance!
Play truth or dare.
Go outside, choose a scenic place and play truth or dare together. I
used to love this game as a child so how much fun would it be as an
adult? I'd have to come up with some very risque ones for Jacek if he
picked dare!
Have a picnic together.
Pack up a picnic, sit on a blanket by the lake or somewhere else you
both really love and just enjoy being together. This is something I
really want to do soon in one of our favourite places.
Mini-break date.
If you fancy having your date last a whole lot longer than a night or a
day why not surprise your other half to a mini-break date? I took Jacek
away to Amsterdam as a birthday gift and that was our little date weekend together, it was perfect and something we must do again soon.
Eat chips along the seafront.
Is there anything nicer than chipper chips smothered in salt and
vinegar, ate on a bench along the seafront beside the one you love? This
is such a simple date idea but one which I really like.
Go dancing together.
Okay, if dancing isn't for you then you could always substitute it for
clubbing. This may not be for everyone and although Jacek and I aren't
dance fans or that fond of clubbing there is a decades themed nightclub
in our city and we're both mad to get to the 90's floor one night.
There'd be nothing more fun than having a few drinks and dancing along
together to Rhythm Is A Dancer with each other - big box, little box
people!
I'm like you .. where do the days go? Pretty soon my husband I too look up and say "it's been forever, let's go out!" Your idea about watching the sunset and the moon rise. A year or so we brought home two new golden retriever puppies. It was summer time and I can remember so many nights we'd both be out with them and we'd linger because the moon and stars were so pretty. The neighbors were like "there they are again .. chatting in the back yard at 3am!"
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