20 Ideas for Couples to Have More Fun
January 27, 2010 by Smart Diva Online
Filed under Relationships
Have you lost that lovin’ feeling? Or just haven’t seen it for a while? It’s likely that work, family, and social obligations are getting in the way of your couple time. Stop what you’re doing for a moment and make a list of all the things you can do with your other half. Try it all.
Your love life will improve!
1. Spoil each other for a day. On Saturdays, it’s your turn to be spoiled and on Sundays, it’s his. Give each other massages, do face masks together, and make him paint your toe nails! Be imaginative for a great bonding weekend.
2. Entertain guests at home. Have a theme party, like Mardi Gras, or Dress Up as your favorite celebrity. Prepare for the party together. Go shopping and buy supplies – the anticipation will build and last for weeks. Then there’s the party itself!
3. Schedule reading time. Read a book together each month and take turns reading it aloud before bed or sprawled on the couch in the afternoon. Talk about it, share your opinions, and tell stories that come to mind.
4. Pick a TV series and watch it together. Watch your girlie show together and then watch his manly one. Taking turns is important.
5. Have a spa day. Couple massages are great, along with a coffee or apple scrub to heighten the senses. Spend a couple hours indulging then enjoy the hot tub!
6. Take a road trip. When’s the last time you picked a spot on the map for no reason and planned to drive, fly or sail there? A couple days or a week, it doesn’t matter. Just go for it.
7. Bake a cake. Pick your favorite or try the elaborate Opera Cake recipe. Shop for the ingredients together and then spend the afternoon baking. Take your time and relish it.
8. Craft a game of scavenger hunt. For your partner’s next birthday, or just for fun, hide 10 treats around the house, inside and out. Create a riddle for your partner to guess each location in sequence. Present the biggest present at the end – you!
9. Do more outdoors. Have a picnic, explore the zoo or botanic gardens, and go star gazing with a bottle of wine. In winter time, try cross-country skiing or hiking.
10. Go on a Staycation. Splurge on an expensive 5-star hotel in your own city for the weekend. Pamper yourselves, you deserve it.
11. Write love letters to each other. Remember the pen and paper? Forget Facebook and email – bring old fashioned back. Drop the big love letter in the mailbox or leave little mini love notes lying around the house before your partner wakes up. Put in in their lunchbox.
12. Assign household chores to both of you. You can’t do it all so share the domestic duties. Pick a day and do it together or ask him to make the bed and empty the dishwasher every morning.
13. Renew your vows or promises. Go back to where you had your first date, or where the proposal took place and do it all over again. Or say it for the first time.
14. Have a movie marathon weekend. Pick as many of your favorite movies as possible and watch them all weekend. Order pizza, make popcorn and have plenty of wine or beer on hand.
15. Start a new hobby. Try something you both have never done or want to do better. Enroll in a cooking, painting or dance class. Laugh at each other as you create fond memories.
16. Get fit. Join a gym, do yoga, or schedule walking time. Look forward to the routine every day or week.
17. Whip out the board games. Play the classics like Battleship, Monopoly or Scrabble. Or try romantic board games like Truth, Dare or Chocolate, Let’s Play Doctor, or Poker For Lovers
18. Surprise each other with gifts. Buy something your partner has always wanted or a sweet treat – just because.
19. Organize a charity fundraiser dinner. Cook or cater a feast for your friends and ask them for donations to the charity of your choice. Or join a club that helps the cause and let the event organizers do the work.
20. Unleash your wild side. For extreme adventure, go skydiving, bungee jumping, ballooning or zip-lining. For something a little different, go to a strip club together to appreciate the extreme art of pole dancing.
A healthy relationship is about bonding and adding memories and stories to your life book. It’s the experiences that make us feel more alive and excited, especially if we have someone to share it with.
Author: Dr. Martha Stanley
