You hear time and time again that the longer a relationship goes, the harder it is to keep up with actual dates. This seems to be especially true if you and your significant other move in together or get married. Yet, dating is important. It’s not just something you do in the beginning. It’s what brought you two together.
Date night should be continued throughout your relationship, and honored as the tradition and ritual that helped you to fall in love in the first place. It’s a scheduled (or spontaneous) time to pay respect to your relationship and keep the intimacy and spark alive in your relationship.
If you’re hunting for some fresh ideas for date night, we’ve got some tips for you. Let’s start with a date for two at the aquarium. Remember the fun when you were in school and looking at all the fish? It’s still fun now that you’re older!
Another fun idea rooted in childhood—camp out in your own backyard! Set up a tent, a couple of snuggly sleeping bags, get some flashlights, and camp out. Tell each other scary stories and then zip the sleeping bags together and cuddle.
Our last fun date idea for tonight is a dessert date! Go to one of your favorite restaurants and just order dessert and maybe some drinks. It’s naughty, delicious, and good fun!
If you’ve ever had a first date, you probably have strong memories of the anticipation, nervousness, and the unknown. Sometimes all of that energy carries you through the experience in a really positive way. Other times, well, it just doesn’t.
It also seems as though no matter how many first dates you have, you can’t really get good at them. You can’t control how the other person is going to act, so there are just a lot of unknowns. We’re going to give you some tips that are good for no matter what kind of first date you’re on.
First, it’s important to be yourself, but not like your ‘all-by-myself’, ‘walking around in my undies’ self. Keep your mom’s manner lessons in mind—don’t chew with your mouth open, no passing gas from either end if you can at all help it, don’t order the most expensive thing on the menu (unless you’re paying for it!), and don’t drink too much.
The not drinking too much one is a biggy. Some people get so nervous being on a first date that they think, “I’ll have a drink to loosen up.” Six margaritas later, you’re not going to be any version of your best self and you could get yourself into a situation you’re not proud of (or even remember!) the next day. So limit yourself to two drinks, max. And sip them slowly!