20 Date Ideas For Cultivating Closeness & Connection

Giving ourselves the time to build a close relationship with our spouse has to take priority over work commitments, socialising with friends, parenting, sports and anything else that tends to take up the majority of our time.

Most experts say couples need to contribute to their relationship for cultivating emotional connectedness by spending intimate moments together and enjoying fun times in each other’s company. Making the effort to spend quality together sends a clear message to our significant other of how much we value the relationship.

The challenge most couples face is finding the time to go out on a date. However, in most cases, if we look for the immediately available time, it won’t be there. Commit to investing in your relationship. Start by planning ahead by adding a date night into your calendar each week, fortnight or month, allowing nothing else to get in the way of your time together.

The bible tells us clearly that we reap what we sow. Thus, what we invest in flourishes and multiplies. Gal 6:7

Start by using these fun date ideas as a guide to planning your adventures.

20 Date Ideas

1. Winery – Visit a winery or two. Arrange a private wine tasting session, enjoy a cheese platter and walk around the vineyard to take in your surroundings.

2. Harbour Cruise – Spend a romantic evening on the water enjoying a gourmet dinner and sipping on your favourite wine.

3. Fruit Picking – Enjoy the freshest seasonal fruit as you pick it straight off the vine or tree.

4. Dinner Date – Enjoy dinner at your favourite restaurant or explore a new one. Take turns in choosing where you will eat.

5. Get Sporty – Go scuba diving, rafting, surfing, swimming, bike riding, play a game of mini-golf and you can do a workout together, go for a motorbike ride or go jet skiing.

6. Go Hiking – Get your hiking boots and explore places and enjoy the great outdoors.

7. Early Morning Bike Ride – Take out your bikes and hit your local cycle pathways together for some fitness fun and adventure.

8. Bed and Breakfast – Book a bed and breakfast for an intimate and romantic night in a more secluded, cosy and quiet place.

9. Candlelight Dinner – Give loved one the special treatment with a home-cooked meal, made with TLC in a romantic setting.

10. Take A Trip Back in Time – Visit old churches, museums and historic buildings as you explore a bit of the old world.

11. Country Drive – Take a drive in the country, enjoy the scenery and visit some tourist attractions.

12. Balloon Ride – Get up at the crack of dawn to see your city from a bird’s eye view.

13. Take Dancing Lessons – If you like dancing or would love to learn this is a fun way to get fit.

14. Facial & Massage – Sip some bubbly and sit back and relax as you both get pampered.

15. Snow Day Trip – Spend the day at the snow, enjoy some wine and a woodfired pizza.

16. Support Your Favourite Team – Go to a sporting event, footy, soccer, hockey, netball, tennis, motorbike or car racing.

17. Botanical Gardens – You don’t have to enjoy gardens and gardening to appreciate nature. Walk through a botanical garden holding hands or arm in arm.

18. Go Rafting – White water rafting is for those who enjoy the adrenaline rush they get from facing challenges.

19. Swimming – Spend a day at the beach or nearby swimming pool or river. You may opt to enjoy a picnic, pack a home-cooked meal, some drinks and take out the picnic rug. Enjoy a swim if the weather allows for it.

20. The Theatre – Go to the Theatre to see a live show. The theatre has a variety of shows, musicals and comedies to keep you both amused.

Sandra Ciminelli
Cred. Dip.Couns.(Christian)

Sources

Dianne Grande Ph.D. Psychology Today – Date Night Not a Luxury But A Necessity
The Bible Gateway

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