It can be complicated trying to plan a date for you and your partner that suits both your interests and love languages. Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to communicate through your love languages while doing something you both enjoy.
Whether you want to goof around, strengthen your teamwork skills, or just dive into romance, this list of 7 date ideas has activities that will support both of you in planning the perfect date.
#1: Try a Dance Class
Whether you’re looking for fun, romance, or something to strengthen your intimate connection, taking a dance class together is a great idea for you and your partner. Learn the most romantic and intimate dances, like the rumba, the salsa, or the tango, while building each other's confidence.
Throw out everyday stress to make room on the dance floor for this engaging, playful, and romantic art of communication and emotional expression.
#2: Take a Wine and Painting Class
Join a no-pressure painting class where you can sit side by side, sip wine, joke around, and be creative together. You each get your own canvas and paints and follow the instructor as they take you through a step-by-step demonstration.
#3: Get a Couples Massage
Sometimes stress can get in the way, so setting the intention to relax and prioritize self-care could be the much-needed break you both need. Find a spa that offers couples massages or couples spa packages so you and your partner can get replenishing face and body treatments.
Whether you're an office worker or a laborer, massages can help you relieve the muscle tension that builds up from stress and the physical demands of your job. Most spas offer 60-90 minute massages and you can choose your ideal place based on your budget or massage preferences.
#4: Go to the Arcade
Work together or compete against each other while playing games at an arcade. Focusing on games can help couples build their teamwork and communication skills. It's important to challenge each other and test your conflict resolution skills, even if it's over Mario Bros.
Date night at an arcade is both fun and romantic, bringing silliness and play to the forefront. Grab a drink at the bar, order some pizza, and win each other gifts with your tokens!
#5: See a Live Production
If you or your partner are more interested in arts and culture, catch a live show. Whether it be a comedy, romance, or drama, seeing a show together is a great way to expand your intellectual intimacy and experience something beautiful together.
Check out your local community theater for upcoming musicals or plays. For fresh comedy, spend the evening at a comedy club or an improv theater performance. Or, if you're both music enthusiasts, visit the opera or symphony.
#6: Have a Picnic on the Beach
Pack a basket, a blanket, and an elegant selection of wine and cheese, for your relaxing Valentine’s Day getaway. A beach day gives you and your partner a chance to take a vacation from reality and watch the sunset together while relaxing in the sand.
#7: Play Adventure Mini Golf
If you and your partner thrive on competition, then adventure mini golf could be the next chapter in your love story. Smugglers Cove Adventure Mini Golf is a pirate-themed mini golf course and is the ideal setting for your romantic enemies-to-lovers mini golf competition.
Connect with some one-on-one conversation as you two walk through caves and underneath waterfalls. Challenge one another and cheer each other on as you putt through their 18-hole course. Get a drink and take a break at the picnic tables. You can even feed live alligators at Smugglers Cove’s American Alligator Exhibit.
Whether you're dancing the night away, painting a canvas of love, or enjoying a romantic round of mini-golf at Smugglers Cove, each of these experiences is sure to deepen your bond and ignite the flame of romance. And if you do choose to spend your Valentine’s Day at Smugglers Cove, make sure you get your discount coupon!
