Married Couple Date Night! Helpful for LDS Brides and Grooms As Well As Non-LDS Brides and Grooms

Married Couple Date Night! Helpful for LDS Brides and Grooms As Well As Non-LDS Brides and Grooms

You're married... now what? That is a funny question. In all the excitement of being engaged

and planning your wedding, you probably didn't give much thought to how your daily post-wedding life was going to be.

One thing that will make a lot of difference in your closeness as a married couple, especially the longer you've been married, is continuing to "date" each other.

Importance of Spouse Date Night

Elder Russell M. Nelson pointed out that "couples need private time to observe, to talk, and really listen to each other." Regular date night for couple's is a very important and helpful way for husbands and wives to continue building their relationship through shared experiences and pursuing common interests together.

The Three Keys to being consistent about regular date night are:

1. Making date night a priority. Many couples set a regular night, usually Friday or Saturday, as their "date night." Nothing else is allowed on that evening, which is reserved for date night only!

2. Planning ahead. If date night rolls around but you haven't planned a date, then you'll likely end up doing something boring. And if your date nights are consistently boring, they'll quickly disappear.

3. Brainstorming a list of affordable dates. Between school, starting a family, and other expenses you may not have extra cash for extravagant date nights. Remember that good dates don't have to cost a lot (or anything at all.)

Married LDS Date Night Ideas

Whether you've got money to spend or you're broke, whether you are outdoorsy or artsy, or whether you're free to stay out late or homebound with young children, there are plenty of date ideas that will work for you and your spouse.

Outdoor Activities

Go for a walk or hike

Rent a tandem bike

Go rollerblading

Play basketball or a game of 'horse'

Go camping

Play tennis or racquetball

Go rock climbing

Learn how to canoe or kayak

Go fishing

Garden or plant a tree

Go horseback riding

Play croquet

Go ice skating, cross country skiing, or sledding

Have a snowball fight

Go sightseeing

Wash the car

Go Geo caching with your GPS

Fly a kite

Go to the beach or pool

Play mini golf

Places to Go

Attend the circus

Go to a water park or amusement park

Visit a local arboretum or rose garden

Browse in a bookstore(or to the library)

Go garage "sale-ing" or to an antique auction

Visit the batting cages or driving range

Go to the cannery

Go to the LDS Temple

Browse around in IKEA and have some Swedish meatballs

Volunteer at a local shelter, school, or library

Go for a drive through the country

Visit a local U-Pick orchard for apples, blueberries, or raspberries

Go bowling

Visit a flea market, thrift store, or antique shop

Go window shopping

Go out for breakfast (instead of dinner)

Meet each other for lunch in the middle of a busy day

Visit a zoo or aquarium

Go to a local festival or parade

Go to a family-friendly comedy club

Take a dinner cruise

Check out houses on the Parade of Homes

Attend a sporting event (minor league or high school games are cheaper)

Visit a museum or art gallery (college campus museums are usually free)

Play laser tag or paintball

Take a dance class

Browse at a furniture store, try out all the sofas and chairs

Go to a local high school or community theater play or concert

Attend a dance or music recital on a nearby college campus

Go out for dessert; order something and split it

Get a hotel room, swim in the pool, and enjoy the continental breakfast

Stay at a bed and breakfast

At-Home Dates

Learn to cook something new together

Do yoga, Pilates, aerobics, or stretching together

Watch a TV show together on a blow-up mattress or futon in your living room

Read the same book over a month, then discuss it in a spouse "book club"

Read and discuss a chapter in the scriptures or an article in the Ensign

Watch a favorite Disney movie from when you were a kid

Go to a drive-in movie theater

Learn to make and paint pottery

Find a food storage recipe and try it out

Go rake a neighbor's leaves or shovel their driveway

Rent a Redbox movie (or a free one from the library) and pop popcorn

Make homemade ice cream

Work on family history

Work on writing up a will together

Bake a treat and deliver it to the neighbors

Play a Scrabble tournament

Trade back rubs

Take a bubble bath or shower together

Invite another couple over to play Scene It

Have a picnic on a blanket on your living room floor or in the backyard

Make S'mores in a fire pit, your fireplace, or the microwave

Go camping in your backyard a cook with your Dutch oven

Plan a vacation you'd like to take someday

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