Just because you’re married, doesn’t mean date night should go out the window. I actually think it’s more important to make sure to keep it up once you’re hitched. It’s all too easy for life to get in the way and to forget just how wonderful spending time together is.
Here are 50 fun and affordable date night ideas for all you lovebirds out there.
1. The supermarket challenge (aka set a spend limit, separate and go and buy each other fun gifts!)
2. Cook dinner for each other
3. Wine tasting
4. Go for a romantic picnic
5. Stargaze
6. Make something together
7. Go for brunch
8. Go to a museum or gallery
9. Hop on the train and see where it takes you
10. Model village!
11. Set up a scavenger hunt
12. At home movie night
13. Take a class together
14. Paint your bedroom
15. Go thrift shopping
16. Jumble sale!
17. Watch the sunrise or sunset
18. Go to the beach
19. Walk the dog together (if you don’t have one, just walk!)
20. Play video games together
21. Get up early and go to a car boot
22. Go bowling
23. Ice skating!
24. Play tourist in your own city
25. Rent a boat and go out on the river
26. Karaoke
27. Go to a funfair
28. Take a bath together
29. Go for ice cream
30. Ride bikes
31. Take photos
32. Gardening
33. Go window shopping for each other
34. Go to a gig
35. Visit the zoo!
36. Go on a ghost walk
37. Visit a castle
39. Play crazy golf
40. Abuse a photo booth
41. Go camping
42. Visit a street fair
43. Go to the aquarium
44. Bake cupcakes together
45. Play board games
46. Strip poker!
47. Go swimming
48. Make cocktails (and drink them!)
49. Go for a coffee date
50. Lie in bed together all day… preferably naked.
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- Photography: Katy Mutch Photography
Great list!!
51. Go on a petrol station for a coffee. Just sit there, drink coffee and watch the cars passing by you.
These are brilliant ideas! Me and my husband have been trying to come up with ideas for date night and I think some of these may definitely come in to play!
Couldn’t agree more. Getting married is just the start of the rest of your life together. Never take one another for granted. Marriage is a two sided relationship. Always respect one another and remember why you fell in love in the first place. As years go by you face challenges together and may disagree or have different perspectives. Work things out together. Give and take. Remember to tell one another how much you love one another. Dating is fun and a great way of making sure you take time out for one another. We love the winter months snuggling up by the fire under a blanket together watching our favourite tv programmes, but we remember to change routine now and then to avoid getting stale. X
Such a cool list! Thank you, Kat.
Great advice! I’m very happy to know that we do a lot of these things still after 9 years.
strip poker would definitely be on top of my list even after so many years of my wedding
This is a great list to inspire.
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Drag racing too. Awesome list.
Go Andrea!!! Have an awesome time!!! Applaud you for the knowledge that even though many years go by, we don’t have to settle.
What do you mean by abuse a photo booth
This list doesn’t work for married couples with a bunch of kids. The babysitter comes. We have a date night. What to do? I’m tired of going to restaurant for fate night. Going to movies is stupid. We are tired after work. Yes, sometimes we go food shopping. Seems stupid to pay babysitter only to go food shopping. Sometimes we go sit at Starbucks. But there is nothing else to do. Sure, occasionally we could go to theater. Or visit friends. But if we have a date night every week, what do we do? It turns out the best thing to do is see a marriage counselor. $10-$15 copay for an hour time of talking about stuff with a counselor who moderated and stuff. I recommend that. Only good things can come out of it
to all my fellas out there anywhere now too here is something you all can look at instead of what,s in your pants let alone anything and yes we can go on dates outside ca na da and anywhere else too and your buying on me too I supposedly too I hope hint???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and can this site send me this list too,but I do have my own ideas for this sort of thing too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll give some of your suggestions a try.ill let you know if it works
What did that person say a few comments up?! Lmfao!!!
For people with children and can’t get away, have a “camping trip” in the house. Put the kids to bed & set up a tent in any room. It doesn’t have to be a big tent or room. If you don’t have a tent, use sheets.(we actually did this outside once) Use air mattresses or several layers of blankets & pillows. (the softer, the better)Play outdoors sounds from youtube. Light the tent with flashlights & have a light picnic, with wine or any beverage & play strip poker. If you don’t have cards, get out the kids crayons & make your own.