50 Best Dates

A food truck! Find a local food truck and consume all the yummy food.

Take a hike. Lace up your boots or tighten your Chacos! A hike is always a good idea.

Go sky diving or bungee jumping. If this is a fear of yours, that’s an even better reason to do it! You’ll have to depend on your significant other to keep you alive.

Game night! I’m a lover of all things game night. Grab a few snacks and some cards are you’re promised to have a good night.

Go bowling. There’s no better way to seek out someones competitive side than a few games of bowling.

New food! Go find something that you’ve never ate before and try it.

Take a dance lesson! I think everyone has a little fun learning a new dance. And if your local (East TN) than Salt & Light Studio is my go to for all things dance!

Eat at the park. Grab some food to-go and enjoy it at the park. Then feed the ducks.

Go to a local fair or festival. This always seems like a good idea. There’s time to play and time to get to know each other. Also, who doesn’t love to ride rides with their crush!

Stay local. Walk through downtown, enjoy a restaurant and maybe a coffee shop.

Run or walk a 5K. This could be something to work on together for a few months. Everyone needs to prepare for a good 5K. Create quality time together a few times a week to walk or run.

Donate blood together. I know that sounds a little bizarre, but what better way to spend time together than to help someone else!

Plant seeds. How fun would it be to plant seeds all over the place and be surprised when things started popping up.

Take a pottery class. This is something I’ve always wanted to do. It would be interesting to see how this turned out.

Solve a puzzle! I’m thinking like a 250 piece puzzle would be the perfect way to challenge each other but not stress you out. Maybe some coffee would help!

Build something together. Go to the local hardware store and buy the supplies needed to build something. It might be helpful to find something that one of you could use or have needed.

Go to an arcade. What better way to let loose and have fun than playing tons of arcade games.

Go to a flea market or farmers market. This is the perfect date if a lot of chatting needs to happen or you are new together. You’ll get to know each other just by looking through random things.

Standup Comedy. Go enjoy some live standup comedy! Maybe it wouldn’t be the best place for conversations but we all need a good laugh.

Binge watch a new show. Try finding a show that you both will watch and binge watch it together.

Have a picnic. Prepare a picnic together with all your favorite things and find a quiet and relaxing area. Eat and hangout for hours.

Make homemade pizza. I’m not sure anything makes a mess like homemade pizza… making a mess could be fun!

Take a short road trip. I wouldn’t suggest this on a first or second date, maybe a few months in. But what better way to get some chatting in and hangout with no real agenda.

Pick up litter. You may not consider this a date but it’s a great way to help your community and do something you normally wouldn’t do by yourself.

A productive date! Yes I know that sounds lame… but goodness as adults sometimes it would be nice to have some help with things you need done. Plus this could turn into such a fun day with the right person.

Cook dinner over a fire. Build a cozy campfire and cook dinner together. Then hangout, chat, and eat some s’mores!

Learn a new language. This would be an ongoing process but it would be cool to communicate in a language no one around you would know. Sign language would be my pick!

Take a train ride! Find a train and take a ride together. Seems like a fun adventure to me!

See a play or a musical. Find a local theater to support and enjoy something different. Conversations may not happen during the show but you’ll have something to talk about afterwards.

Spa day. This one would be a more expensive date but maybe if you saved it for a special occasion it would be perfect. I could go for a massage!

Go jumping! Go to an indoor trampoline park and channel your inner child! Maybe on a night you don’t have to work the next morning.

Start a hobby together. Find something that neither of you have tried and do it together.

Start a garden! Pick out your favorite fruits and veggies and get to work. Some weeks later pick them together.

Make a dessert together. Get on Pinterest together, pick out a dessert, go shopping, and then start baking!

Paint a room! Pick out some paint together and start painting. Afterwards find some new decor and make the space feel new again.

Cut each others hair!! Okay, I’m only kidding.

Find some antiques! Go to a small town full of old stores and explore. You’d be surprised at what you might find for near to nothing.

Go see live music! Find some local live music and appreciate each other’s company over some good food or drinks.

Get Ice cream. I’m a lover of all ice cream shops so this would make me extremely happy!! Plus it would be an easy date on a warm day!

Stay in. Maybe do nothing but lay on the couch and cuddle. Sometimes after a long week, that’s all you need.

Play pool. Find a local restaurant or bar and play some pool. Being awful at it could make this date even better!

Attend a concert. Find an artist neither of you have saw and go!

Go tubbing! Grab some tubes and head to the river. This may possibly be painful but it will also force some fun teamwork.

Go stargazing. Grab the blankets and pillows and find an open field with the widest view of the sky. Hold each other until the sun comes up!

Have Brunch. Ditch the crowded dinner dates and go for a brunch at a little downtown restaurant. Brunch in bed could be great too!

Movie marathon. Pick a good movie series and watch them all. Pizza and caffeine may be necessary on this one.

Fishing! With no serious plans to catch tons a fish, go fishing. It’s not really about the fish on this date anyways.

Drive-In Movie Theater. So you basically get to cuddle under the star all night while eating snacks… That’s a win for me!

Host a dinner party. Pull together some fun dishes and invite some friends over.

The beach, lake, or river. Whatever you have available to you, take advantage of it and spend the day there with no rush.

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Enjoy your dates and never stop dating your person!