It doesn’t matter if you just met or you’ve been married for decades, every couple is always on the lookout for cheap date ideas! From taking a walk on the beach to making pasta at home together, getting creative with dates is essential for keeping the spark alive, but it can’t always be five star dining and big nights on the town. Sometimes the most simple dates are the best – the ones when you actually get a chance to talk, get to know one another or maybe understand each other just a bit more deeply. No matter what, dates do matter – keeping it interesting is the name of the game! Need a bit of cheap date inspo? You’re not alone. Keep reading for 35 inexpensive date ideas.
- Go for a picnic at the park
- Take an evening walk on the beach
- Go to an exercise class together (hit up a freebie sesh at a new gym!)
- Have a movie marathon
- Learn how to make pasta from scratch together
- Have a “spa night” at home
- Take a bike ride
- Go bowling
- Get out of town and go for a hike
- Break out the board games and get competitive
- Go for a run together
- Try yoga at a local community center
- Check out some local theater
- Go garage-saling
- Paint your house together
- Go apple picking
- Then come home and bake a pie together
- Play Frisbee at a local park
- Get up early on a Saturday, get some coffees and take your dog to the dog park
- Try meditating together
- Hit up all the local happy hours (not all in one night!)
- Try windsurfing together
- Rent a canoe or a kayak and spend the day on the water
- Go camping
- Make s’mores on your camping trip
- Watch Sunday Football together
- Go fishing
- Have an at-home wine tasting
- Fire up the grill and have a romantic outdoor dinner
- Take a drive
- Take the train somewhere on an adventure
- Get into a new T.V. series together and binge out
- Try doing an art project together
- Learn how to bake bread
- Just hang out.
What do you think? Can you find some pretty good ideas in this list to spice up your dates?
