If you're looking for some quality private time, this list of private date ideas is perfect for you and your date. This list includes romantic dates at home, secluded beaches, parks, and more. It's not hard to find romance in a date when you're sitting alone under the stars gazing into each other's eyes.
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Limo for a Night
Rent a limo for the night and spend the evening around town in style. Bring along some champagne and enjoy the romance. Make a stop at a romantic restaurant for dinner, then continue the romance in the limo. If you're feeling adventurous, spend the after-dinner ride getting a little frisky.
Canopy Lights
Set up a canopy outside and fill it flickering candles, twinkling white lights, and a radio playing your favorite love songs softly in the background. Have his/her favorite drink chilling and a romantic meal prepared. After dinner, dance together under the lights or take a planned walk lit up with luminaries that leads to a blanket full of rose petals where you can lay together and look up at the stars.
Puzzle It
Spend the evening piecing together a puzzle. It's something completely different that allows you work together with a challenging puzzle, but also have an incredibly fun time.
Cemetery Picnic
Go to an old cemetery to watch the sun set/rise or for a picnic and try to contact the dead for fun (if you're into spooky stuff).
Midnight Dancing
Pull over and dance off to the side of the road under moonlight.
Have a bonfire
Take a hike and have a bonfire on a little known trail complete with a sunset and s'mores.
Watch a Meteor Shower
Make a date of it either in your backyard or at a local park. Bring along a blanket, a bottle of wine and a few decadent treats to enjoy while you lay on the blanket and watch the show together.
Hot Air Balloon Ride
Take a hot air balloon ride together, especially at sunrise or sunset for an incredibly romantic and inspiring experience.
Take a Sunset Boat Ride
Whether you have your own boat or make reservations for a dinner cruise, take her out on a sunset ride. Standing close together watching the sun setting over the water is incredibly romantic.
Pizza Picnic
Get pizza from your local favorite and have a picnic in the park.
Carriage Ride Through A Quaint Town
You don't have to be in New York City to enjoy a romantic carriage ride. Many smaller towns offer smaller carriage tours that are just as romantic.
Take a Carriage Ride
Many cities from Charleston, SC to New York City, NY offer carriage rides through their downtown areas under the moon and stars. Grab a blanket and go for a romantic nighttime carriage ride.
Watch Trains Go By
Lunch in a secluded pasture near a train track and watch the trains go whizzing by as you lay looking at the clouds and talking.
Cook Together
Choose a recipe that neither of you has tried. Shop together for the ingredients and then slave away together in the kitchen. Be sure to sit down to a romantically set table including candles.
Play Board Games
Get a few games such as Scrabble or Monopoly, a bowl of popcorn, and a few treats and settle in for a fun night at home together.
Play Card Games
Grab a deck of cards and settle in for an evening of Gin Rummy and Hearts. Up the ante with a few little friendly bets. If you're really adventurous, you could even try strip poker.
Sunbathe Together
Whether it's in your backyard, at a local pool, or at the beach, grab a couple of towels and spend the afternoon sunbathing together and talking.
Catch Fire Flies
Grab a Ball jar and waste away the night time hours catching fire flies like you did when you were children. Bring along a blanket and when you're done, just lay together looking up at the night sky.
Go for a Country Drive
Bring along a few snacks and spend a Sunday afternoon just driving through the country roads.
Go Stargazing
Whether in your backyard, a secluded pasture, or the beach, lay down a blanket and stargaze together. Get a star chart ahead of time and you can identify the various stars and constellations together.
Rent a Movie
Head to your local video store and pick out a movie (and yummy treats to go along with it) to watch that night while cuddled together on the couch.
Home Picnic
Put down a blanket in your living room and have a romantic picnic at home together.
Watch TV Together
Watch your favorite tv programs together just to spend more time together. Spend the commercials making out.
Feed Ducks at a Pond
Bring a picnic lunch and some day old bread for the ducks. Spend the afternoon eating, feeding the ducks, and lounging on your picnic blanket together.
Go on a Hayride
Though often found in October during fall/harvest time, you could find hayrides at other times if you look hard.
Give Each Other Backrubs
Get some massage oils and spend the evening giving each other back rubs and body massages. This often leads to more bedroom fun. ;)
Go for a Sunset Walk
Take a walk, hand in hand, as the sun goes down. Need we say more?
Cook Dinner for Each Other
This is actually a two part date idea. On Friday night, cook dinner for your partner and then have them cook for you the next night.
Make Dinner Together
Plan a gourmet dinner and cook it together in the kitchen.
Build Ice Cream Sundaes
Get all of the ingredients and make banana splits or ice cream sundaes together while watching a flick.
Color in Coloring Books
Pick up a couple of coloring books and crayons and snuggle up down on the floor to color the pictures like you did when you were kids.
Play With Play Dough
Want to really play like a kid again? Get out the play dough and create romantic figures that describe your partner's feelings for you.
Park and Star Watch
This works best if you have a convertible or a sun roof. If not, bring along a blanket and spend the evening identifying stars together.
Rent a Limo for the Evening
It doesn't matterr if you're heading out for a 5-course gourmet meal or to fast feel.
Walk on the Beach at Midnight
Take a walk on the beach, with the romantic sound of the waves gently crashing on the shore.
Roast Marshmallows Over a Campfire
If you went camping together, roasting marhmallow are a given. For everyone else, build a mall fire in your back yard and roast marshamllows together or even make s'mores!
Finger Paint
Get back to your childhood roots with finger paints! Create a print that describes your love for your partner.
Snuggle up in Front of the Fireplace
Snuggling in front of the fireplace. Need we say more?
Coffee Break
Go out to a local coffee shop for some great java, conversation, and people watching. This makes a great first date because it's in a non-committal setting -- meaning you're not stuck if it's not going well. Plus, it's a great date for really talking and getting to know another person.
Cruise in a Convertible
Rent a convertible for a day and take your date out for a drive.
Listen to Music
Visit a local pub for some live music, go to a concert, or even listen to music at home while you talk and just enjoy being together.
Take a Bubble Bath
For those that have been dating for awhile... or possibly for the end of the date? Set the mood with bubbles and candles.
Relax in a Hot Tub
If you've ever watched ABC's 'The Bachelor' you know that the hot tub is an excellent end to any date.
Laptop Movies
Pick a romantic movie together at your local video store, then watch it together on a laptop under the stars while laying on a blanket.
Make Your Own Video
Set up the video camera and make your own fun videos. We don't mean sex ones. Unless that's what you both want to do. ;)
Pick Apples at an Orchard
Pick apples together at a local orchard, then bake an apple pie (or other apple dessert) together when you get home.
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Comments to date: 15. This is page 2 of 2.
wendy ireland
Posted at 5:48pm on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
really really stupid ideas
Amy Atlanta, GA
Posted at 5:06pm on Sunday, October 7th, 2007
I have to agree with Mike about the "picking of apples." I don't think my boyfriend (or many other people) would enjoy prepping & baking a pie either.
Bubble baths, fireplace snuggling and making food together...I think we were all aware of that stuff since we had our first relationship. Where are the fresh ideas? Those aren't even dates. That's just...hanging out, spending time together. -_-
Mike, you seem funny. That ought to score you some dates. Luckily, not with any sappy women like Elizabeth.
nathan sydney, Australia
Posted at 12:47pm on Friday, July 6th, 2007
hey...i need an idea as it is mine and my gf's 2 month in a week...and i got sumthin in mind "i wanna take her to an italian restaurant and plus i kno the guy there so he might do sumthin special for me" im 17 by the way so if u hav any ideas can some one please tell me an idea thnx
Elizabeth Manchester, England
Posted at 9:15am on Sunday, April 29th, 2007
I think your ideas are really unique and show a woman that the guy is in touch with his sensitive side and wants to spend quality time with you... i think your dumb mike and pity the poor woman who ends up with you!
Elizabeth
Mike Hunt Tallewacker, NC
Posted at 7:55pm on Friday, March 9th, 2007
Your ideas are really dumb!! Honestly who picks apples in an orchard for a date. Well anyways, keep up the bad work.
Respectfully,
MIke Hunt
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