AT-HOME DATE IDEAS FOR THE CASH-STRIPPED MARRIED COUPLE
Category Home owners tips
A random sample study of 274 married individuals in the U.S. in 2012 revealed that sharing novel and challenging activities together can help keep the spark alive even after 10 years of marriage. So, while sticking to your normal household routines might be convenient and simple, it might be slowly killing the spark between you and your partner.
But, with the cost of living being as high as it is, it can be difficult to find the spare cash to go out and tackle new experiences together. Below are a few at-home date ideas for the cash-stripped long-term couple:
BACKYARD BONDING
For those with backyard space, make the most of the Summer season by spending a night under the stars. For active couples, challenge each other to a sports match. It could be as simple as kicking a ball around or as elaborate as creating a mini-golf course or attaching a basket basketball hoop to a vacant wall. Of course, there's also the standard option of laying out a picnic blanket and enjoying a meal together. To keep the fun alive, bring out a pack of cards or some board games.
REKINDLING IN THE KITCHEN
The way to some people's heart is through their stomach. Spend an evening cooking a meal together and settle down for a candle-lit dinner where the two of you take some time to reconnect. For an element of flirtatious fun, throw in a blind tasting where you blindfold your partner and challenge them to identify the foods you feed them.
TAKING SOME TUB TIME
To rekindle the romance, partners with similar water temperature preferences (and with a large enough bathtub) can spend an evening immersed in bubbles, surrounded with candles, and a flute of champagne in hand. If this idea appeals to you but your bathtub proves too small, you could always invest in an outdoor hot tub or heat and install jets in your swimming pool - as a bonus, both options hold the potential to increase the value of your home.
PILLOW TALK PURSUITS
Revisit the early days of your dating years by tucking in for some good old-fashioned pillow talk. For those struggling to think of what they could talk about, there are various online couple questionnaires you could go through to rediscover what makes your partner tick. If you both happen to be book worms, you could read aloud to each other from a novel you've both been meaning to sink your teeth into.
NO ROOM FOR ROMANCE?
It can be difficult to work up a spark in a home that only causes arguments between the two of you. If your property is making it complicated for you and your partner to get along, then it might be time to start searching for a new home before the property pulls you apart.
Author: Ask RE/MAX