REKINDLE YOUR ROMANCE!

All the relationship advice books say you’ve got to have scheduled date nights with your partner to keep your romance alive. What they don’t say is, the key to having a dynamic date night is to keep it interesting— and find ways to grow your relationship while exploring new things together. Try these date night ideas to rekindle your romance:

Surprise date

Every marriage needs the surprise date. I suggest each partner choose one date each month to plan fully without letting the other partner know. The surprise date gets to be a really special gift from the planner to the other partner.

Adventure date

Get out and get wild! Try something adventurous with your mate. Do a scavenger hunt, hit the shooting range or go fishing. If you have it in your area try indoor skydiving or a maze room.

New to both date

It’s so much fun to discover something new together. Try a new restaurant, or type of cuisine. Head to a nearby town you haven’t explored yet. Maybe try a sport or activity neither of you have tried.

Competitive date

The competition date is always fun but can be dangerous if you’re highly competitive people. Go bowling, head to the gym or for a hike, play mini golf…anything that will provide a friendly challenge. If it’s an at-home date, whip out the cards or chess set. Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

Nostalgia date

Have you ever recreated your first date? Go to places you went when you first started seeing each other. If you now live in a different area you can wear something you would’ve worn, and play music you listened to back then.

Other date night ideas:

Take dance lessons.

Create a playlist and take a long drive. Make your favorite dinner together.

Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity. Invite friends over to play cards. Stay the night at a resort you’ve always wanted to visit. Visit a vineyard and learn about local wines.

“Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, storytellers, and singers of song.” – Unknown

“When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” – Linda Poindexter

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” - Jim Valvano

“My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it.” - Clarence Budington Kelland

“She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father.” - Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman

“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” - Sigmund Freud

“A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” - Steve Martin

“No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.” - Abraham Lincoln

“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.” - William Shakespeare

“A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.” - Emile Gaboriau

“Lately all my friends are worried they’re turning into their fathers. I’m worried I’m not.” - Dan Zevin