senior couple cooking at-home date night ideas

12 Fun At-Home Date Night Ideas That Aren’t Watching TV

It’s important to continue dating after marriage to keep the romance alive and communication concrete. But that doesn’t mean you have to go out and spend a fortune or stay inside stuck watching TV. Here are several fun at-home date night ideas that my husband and I enjoy or are eager to try. Have you tried them?

1. Learn a New Language

couple learning on computer
Image Credit: Art_Photo – Shutterstock.

One beneficial at-home date night idea is learning a new language together. Apps like Duolingo, Busuu, and Memrise are free and easy to use. Alternatively, you could purchase Rosetta Stone to immerse yourself in a new language fully.

2. Nerf Gun Battle

Nerf guns at-home date night ideas
Image Credit: Jarretera – Shutterstock.

Have you checked out the selection of Nerf guns available today? Some pretty cool options exist to start a full-on at-home Nerf battle with your spouse. Don’t forget eye protection! Taking one of those Nerf darts to the eye is no picnic. 

3. Create Culinary Magic

Black couple cooking recipe
Image Credit: Prostock-studio – Shutterstock.

Create culinary magic together by trying new recipes or putting a new spin on some of your favorite home-cooked meals. You can get creative and host a cook or bake-off, and whoever’s dish is better wins whatever prize you determine beforehand. My husband and I trade massages frequently.

4. Trade Massages

man rubbing woman's back massage
Image Credit: yurakrasil – Shutterstock.

You don’t have to be the next master chef to swap massages. Our favorite on the list of at-home date night ideas is getting our rub on. You can buy a massage table for $100, which makes finding the proper pressure and positioning easier. However, it’s not necessary. Set the mood to romance with candlelight and massage oils. 

5. Make a Music Playlist

couple listening to music headphones
Image Credit: Cast Of Thousands – Shutterstock.

Do you share memories attached to certain songs? Create a nostalgic playlist that includes those tracks. If you enjoy an eclectic mix of music, designate date nights to create different themed lists for each mood. They are perfect soundtracks for taking road trips later. 

6. Build Something

LEGO sets at-home date night ideas
Image Credit: Henry St John – Shutterstock.

Numerous model kits exist for your building pleasures, or you can construct LEGO kits together. LEGO features sets involving several fandoms, including Star Wars, Marvel, Harry Potter, and Disney. Spend time putting something together while chatting about life. 

7. Game Night

couple playing video games
Image Credit: StockPhotoDirectors – Shutterstock.

Playing games together is a fun way to spend an evening. To keep it interesting, rotate between board, card, and dice games. You may also play video games if that’s your thing. The Nintendo Switch has many classics from the original NES, Super Nintendo, and Nintendo 64. Get nostalgic by embracing the fun from your childhood. 

8. Read Together

couple reading book together
Image Credit: ViDI Studio – Shutterstock.

Reading a book together is a relaxing at-home date night idea that helps quiet the mind and stresses from your day. Choose to read a book together out loud, quietly cuddled up next to each other, or host a two-person book club to discuss your reading from the week. You may also enjoy doing a couple’s Bible study together.

9. Make a Scrapbook of Your Time Together

making scrapbook
Image Credit: Jota Buyinch Photo – Shutterstock.

Put a scrapbook together to document some of your favorite memories. Print out your cutest photos and accent them with cool scrapbooking materials from your local craft store. Alternatively, you could create a fun-filled holiday memory book. 

10. Do a Puzzle

couple doing puzzle together hobby
Image Credit: Dmytro Zinkevych – Shutterstock.

Putting a puzzle together guarantees a quieter evening with good conversation. Enjoy some instrumental music in the background while doing your puzzle. Sometimes, you can find good deals on secondhand items such as puzzles and games at the thrift store. 

11. Paint a Picture

Black couple painting together date night
Image Credit: Krakenimages.com – Shutterstock.

Make art together by painting pictures. There are free YouTube painting tutorials and online classes to help you create magic. Grab supplies from the craft store, or for a more frugal date night, the dollar store has everything you need to have a fun night of painting. 

12. Music Video Matchup

YouTube
Image Credit: PixieMe – Shutterstock.

Take turns showing each other your favorite music videos from childhood on YouTube. Do you remember when MTV used to play music videos? Going down memory lane and reliving some of your favorites while discovering new classics with your partner makes for a wonderful at-home date night idea. 

Read More: 10 Excellent Pieces of Relationship Advice to Heed Today

romantic couple traveling
Image Credit: DavideAngelini – Shutterstock.

Do you have any excellent advice for people who are dating or in relationships? I’ll start by saying that a potential partner should want you, not need you. Codependence places a massive burden on the partner and is entirely unhealthy.

10 Excellent Pieces of Relationship Advice to Heed Today

10 Once Romantic Things That Would Never Fly Today

man holding boombox radio
Image Credit: Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock.

Gone are the days when women would sit and wait in cars for a man to walk around and open her door. Some women call it progress, and others long to know what that feels like. Here are a few things that were once considered romantic but wouldn’t cut it in today’s dating world.

10 Once Romantic Things That Would Never Fly Today

10 Helpful Tips for Better Communicating in a Relationship

happy couple drinking coffee in love
Image Credit: Ivanko80 – Shutterstock.

An honest and open communication line is a basic human need for solid relations. Effectively communicating in a relationship involves a healthy interchange of feelings and ideas. The key to that open communication exchange is ensuring that you’re actively listening and processing what you hear rather than always talking or thinking about what you will say next.

10 Helpful Tips for Better Communicating in a Relationship

 

+ posts

Elizabeth Ervin helps people embrace a change in money mindset to achieve their financial goals. After struggling for a decade as a single mother, consumed by the American debt cycle, she recognizes the value of financial education and lifestyle changes and aspires to motivate others to make those changes to obtain financial freedom. She heavily advocates for praying about and over your finances and speaking positive money affirmations to manifest abundance.

Similar Posts