Relationships benefit from regular date nights.
Many couples have had to deal with physical distance.
Remote working isnt the only reason couples may be apart.
Kenny and Celina Beaumont have a date night in the backyard of their home in Orlando, Florida. Photo courtesy of Kenny and Celina Beaumont
One could be on a military deployment or an out-of-town assignment.
Then, of course, there are couples in long-distance relationships.
Thanks to technology, there are some ways to re-create a date experience via long distance.
Read on for our best ideas for at-home date nights.
And if youre in a long-distance relationship, its hard to establish a connection when youre apart.
But there are still free and low-cost ways to keep up the date night tradition.
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But dinner dates are just the beginning.
Here are some of our favorite at-home date night ideas.
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Thats exactly what the Beaumonts did.
Kenny cooked up the steaks, while the kids made the salad and dessert.
After all, nobody except your SO and maybe the cat is watching.
Make you could even do aTikTok dance challenge.
Just think, you could go viral.
If yourereallygeeky, you might even take on a match or four of Magic: The Gathering.
We recommend adding fancy duds to the equation to make it feel even more date-y.
At-Home DIY Spa
Treat yourself and your beau to some DIY indulgence.
Check out thislist of spa treatments you could do at home.
The easiest way to create a scavenger hunt is by first deciding what the prize will be.
Both of you agree on how long you want it to last.
Then plan it by working backwards from the last clue.
Heres asitewith a lot of romantic scavenger hunt ideas.
Do a Jigsaw Puzzle
This can be a fun competition (who can get their section done first!)
or a romantic cooperation.
Two sets of eyes can make a puzzle come together quickly.
Build rewards for finishing the corners or the outline.
Plus when your hands are busy it is easier to talk about things.
Play Sexy MadLibs
Why not get a little ridiculous.
Concentrate on being silly and spicy.
If there is a lot of light pollution, binoculars and telescopes bring the nighttime sky much closer.
Extra bonus points for knowing some romantic starry quotes, maybe some E.E.
Go on a Late Night Drive
This isnt exactly at home, but starts there.
Even though gas is a little expensive, this will be worth it.
Driving with no place to go, just listening to music and chatting, is incredibly romantic.
Here are some tips to keep it feeling romantic.
Couples who are apart exchange an average of 343 texts a week!
Here are some date-night ideas if youre apart from your sweetheart.
It could be a military deployment, an out of time assignment, or a regular regional route.
Maybe one of you is newly working remotely miles away.
Thanks to technology, there are some ways to recreate a date experience even if youre miles apart.
According toEarthweb, 14 million Americans are in long distance relationships.
60% of long distance relationships are successful.
Couples who are apart exchange an average of 343 texts a week!
Reading to Each Other
This ones super romantic whether youre at home together or apart.
Many are free, though its nice to drop a tip for these struggling artists.
But even if youre stuck apart, you could spend time in front of the silver screen together.
Dont forget the popcorn!
You could even make plans to give each other the products of your art session.
Attend a Virtual Art Lecture Together
During the pandemic many museums started virtual curator tours of new shows.
Sometimes it is easier to write how you feel than say it out loud.
Best of both worlds you get to write it and they get to hear it.
Or learn aboutmountainsand maybe plan to meet on one soon.
One extremely popular course isThe Science of Well Being, offered through Yale, for free.
Pick places you want to visit, or live, and go house hunting online.
It is fun to look at homes you may never see IRL.
Or head over to home share sites likeAirbnborVRBO, and pick a fantasy place to go.
Maybe you will be on an island in the Caribbean, or a villa outside of Rome.
you might each pick quizzes and the person with the best score gets to pick the next one.
Its always fun to laugh with your hunny bunny.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
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