Date Ideas for When You're Short on Time and Can't Leave the House
For most couples, time is both valuable and scarce, but allowing a relationship to thrive means we have to connect in ways that help us discover new things about one another. These 10-minute date ideas are perfect if you don’t have tons of time or can’t leave the house.
Time is valuable and scarce, but allowing a relationship to thrive requires couples to connect in ways that reveal new things about one another. These 10-minute date ideas are perfect if you are short on time or can’t leave the house. Of course, they are no replacement for longer, more extensive one-on-one experiences, but can still let you experience spontaneous day-to-day intimacy.
- Browse photos from your first couples trip and brainstorm locations for your next romantic getaway.
- Shower together and share your roses and thorns from the day.
- Learn how to give a great head massage and practice on one another.
- Bring home a nostalgic childhood snack and share it.
- Build your dream house using only blocks or Legos.
- Play a game of UNO and share a childhood memory.
- Share a passage from a book you love and share how it inspires you.
- Use your iPhone timer and take couples portraits—they will be fun to remember in a few years.
- Sketch your spouse and see what you look like from their perspective. Try not to make it look like this.
- Hold one another and dance to your favorite song.
