At Home Date Night

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BY ADAM BAILEY

Whether you’ve been dating for a few months or you’ve been married for years, there will come a time when you need new activ-time when you need new activ ities for date night. Luckily, romantic date night ideas don’t have to be extravagant—you can have fun home date nights that are even better than any fancy dinner at a restaurant or night out on the town. These at home date night ideas are perfect for couples looking for home date night ideas are perfect for couples looking for fresh, casual (and affordable!) 1. Play a Board or Card Game. Break out Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly or Scrabble. Play some Gin Rummy or War. A little friendly competition is always healthy for any rela little friendly competition is always healthy for any relationship. 2. Watch Your Favorite Childhood Movies. 2. Watch Your Favorite Childhood Movies. What better way is there to spend a few hours together, cozying up on way is there to spend a few hours together, cozying up on the couch? Make a throwback snack (like hot popcorn the couch? Make a throwback snack (like hot popcorn mixed with chocolate chips) and snuggle in for the night. mixed with chocolate chips) and snuggle in for the night. 3. Put a Puzzle Together. Challenge yourselves to a huge 3. Put a Puzzle Together. Challenge yourselves to a huge puzzle and see if you can figure it out in one night. puzzle and see if you can figure it out in one night.

4. Have Breakfast in Bed Together. Usually, one person 4. Have Breakfast in Bed Together. Usually, one person makes the other breakfast in bed, but there's no reason makes the other breakfast in bed, but there's no reason both of you can't curl up under the covers with coffee, both of you can't curl up under the covers with coffee, pastries, and eggs. pastries, and eggs.

5. Have an Indoor Picnic. The best part about an in- The best part about an in door picnic is that you don't have to worry about the weather. Do all the things you'd normally do—like cre weather. Do all the things you'd normally do—like create your favorite picnic recipes—but lay your checkered blanket inside, preferably in front of a cozy fire. blanket inside, preferably in front of a cozy fire.

6. Have a Dessert-Only Dinner. Haven't you always dreamed of skipping dinner and going straight to dessert? Well, here's your opportunity.

7. Shake Up Some Special Cocktails. 7. Shake Up Some Special Cocktails. Give yourselves a crash course in mixology and whip up a delicious cock-crash course in mixology and whip up a delicious cock tail for the night or try your hand at creating a cocktail tail for the night or try your hand at creating a cocktail of your own.

8. Have a Video Game Tournament. Face off with your favorite multiplayer games like Mario Kart, Overcooked, or Super Smash Bros. Face off with your night off from their kids and spend your night playing This is a great twist on the 11. Take a Bubble Bath. Take a break, slow things down, and get romantic by lighting up some candles and soak ing in a relaxing bubble bath with your significant other. question prompts can get you laughing, conversing, and learning new things about each other again.

9. Babysit. Do a good deed and offer to give friends a night off from their kids and spend your night playing house. If real children seem like too much responsibility, try dog-sitting.

10. Have a Theme Night. This is a great twist on the typical dinner-and-a-movie cliché. A “Night in Italy’ theme might include making lasagna, drinking Chianti, and watching Roman Holiday or The Italian Job.

11. Take a Bubble Bath. Take a break, slow things down, and get romantic by lighting up some candles and soaking in a relaxing bubble bath with your significant other. 12. Ask Each Other Questions. Asking interesting question prompts can get you laughing, conversing, and learning new things about each other again.

13. Give Each Other Massages. This one needs no ex-13. Give Each Other Massages. This one needs no ex planation.

14. Binge a season of your favorite show. Finally finish the last season of whatever show you've been watching the last season of whatever show you've been watching together by binge-watching it all in one day. Make sure together by binge-watching it all in one day. Make sure to equip yourselves with enough snacks!

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