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It’s important to share meaningful time together and have fun in a relationship and you should take time out of the hustle and bustle of life to connect with each other. That being said, we aren’t made of money! (I might have mentioned it!) and most people think of date nights as getting a babysitter, dressing up and going someplace extravagant or to a nice dinner. Personally, I like to try new things, get outdoors (when I can) and be creative about ways to spend time together without spending a lot of money.
Here’s a few fun and frugal ideas to get you started:
We live near a local water lagoon where there are plenty of ducks (although you aren’t allowed to feed them so we have to go to a local lake for that hehe) but it’s fun to give them names and create duck stories (we aren’t crazy I swear). Why not take a couple of sandwiches for yourself or pack a picnic lunch and next time you visit you can see if you can spot your favorite ducks!
You can do this one as a family if you want too but it’s great to snuggle up and check out the sky on a clear night with a glass of wine (ahem bottle). You can also download free constellation apps and see if you can spot any famous ones, you can see if you can see your star signs too!
Re-enact how you first met, create a vine or get miming to your favorite songs, you should post it to social media (so your friends can enjoy it too) but if not just keep it for yourself whenever you want a giggle! There are a ton of couple video challenges on YouTube that you can check out (letting your husband do your make-up is always hilarious) but either way having fun and laughing is key!
This is not something my husband or I would (or should- love you) do because neither of us can carry a tune but we love listening to other couples doing karaoke, if they are great then we enjoy the music and if they aren’t we hilariously bond over how we could (but never would) do it better! It’s a win, win.
The couple who sweats together, stays together and in our house a workout would be like date night! My husband is a cycling nut! His bike is practically his second (probably first) wife and running is more my thing but when we try each others sport we get a great varied workout and appreciate the effort!
You should all know how much I love to build a fort because my frugal activities for your kids post shares one of our creations. But who says they are limited to kids! Make an adult pillow fort, throw on a movie and stuff your faces with popcorn, it’s the best bonding ever!
If you are foodies (like we are) you can still have a restaurant experience from home! Experiment with new dishes, flavors and cook together, it’s a great way of chatting freely and you may even have leftovers! Eat by candlelight at the table and you’ll have a better atmosphere than any restaurant, with none of the cost!
I know it sounds ridiculous playing scrabble, chess or Boggle in this day and age but we are a competitive bunch and sometimes we just enjoy thrashing each other at games (we can’t help it) admittedly though a lot of them are played on the iPad rather in person but they work just as well!
If you know me, you know I love a selfie – my husband, on the other hand, loathes having his photo taken so will always take photos of what we are doing! (or the cats, the little guy or anything but himself) You can try and capture the best image and edit them together, it’s quite fun to show your creative sides together! Plus when you are searching for the best picture you can explore the city or area and go on an adventure!
You are already paying for Netflix, you might as well use it! I know it’s not outside etc but sometimes there is nothing better than snuggling and delving into another world together. Pick something that looks like it is for you both and you will find yourselves on a journey and will have plenty to talk about.
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