What makes a romantic Valentine’s Day date memorable is creating something special about your partner. Not something that is just romantic – something that your partner feels is romantic. 

 

What will feel special to your partner will be based on their love language, your traditions as a couple, your shared memories, and things they have been wanting to share with you.

 

What are Love Languages? Dr. Gary Chapman developed the most amazing system to help us understand how we and our partner needs to receive love. Your love language is how you give and receive affection.

 

Take the quiz here by Dr. Gary Chapman – you and your partner want to know your love languages so you can feel even more closely connected. https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes 

 

Don’t forget – you can incorporate Touch, Words of Affirmation and Gifts into ALL of these dates.

 

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Romantic, Sexy, Loving, and Memorable Date Ideas labeled by love language.

 

Share a Fondue Date: (Quality time, Acts of Service) 

Snuggle up for a fondue feast with chocolate or melted cheese.  Have your partner’s favorite bites for dipping. Mmmm…..scrumptious.

Chocolate – berries, pineapple, marshmallow, sponge cake, brownie…

Cheese – breads, meatballs, veggies, apples

 

 

Take a Virtual Cocktail Class (Quality time, Acts of Service)

Mix things up – leave your partner a romantic invitation, get your ingredients and light some candles.

 

 

Take a Dance Class or an Online Dance Class (Quality time, Acts of Service)

Has your partner wanted to learn to salsa? They will be thrilled with this lesson. You could even create a special playlist.

 

 

 

 

Get a Couples Massage – (Touch, Acts of Service, Quality Time)

Many couples have wanted to do this and just haven’t yet. Indulge yourselves.

 

 

Game Night!  (Acts of Service, Quality Time)

Does your partner have a favorite childhood game? Is there a special memory associated with a game? Do you have something you love to play when you camp? 

Put on your coziest pajamas, put together your partner’s favorite snacks, pop a bottle of bubbly, and play your favorite board games.

 

 

 

Have a Cook-Off!  (Acts of Service, Quality Time)

Many couples love to cook together. It is quality time, with kisses, laughter, and kitchen mishaps.  Choose their favorite meal or maybe something you have been wanting to learn. You could even take an online cooking class!

 

 

Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt (Gifts, Quality Time) 

Send your significant other on a scavenger hunt dotted with trails of rose petals and handwritten clues to find their Valentine’s Day gift. 

 

 

Take a Scenic Train Ride (Quality Time, Touch)

What a unique adventure! Board a train, and snuggle up while you appreciate the beautiful sights. 

 

 

Stargaze – A Night Under the Stars – Use an App to show you the constellations (Quality Time, Touch)

Put on your warm gear, bring out a blanket, and admire the universe using the Night Sky app. Bring out your favorite beverages and take in the beauty of the night while you cuddle up.

 

 

Plan a Mini Getaway (Quality Time, Touch, Acts of Service, Gifts)

Escape for the weekend with your sweetie so you have endless time together to talk, connect, laugh, and indulge each other. Do you have a place that is special to you both? Revisit your 1st weekend getaway? A place you have been wanting to go? Or try a cabin cozied up by a fire.

 

 

 

Visit a Rock Climbing Gym (Quality Time)

Activities like rock climbing not only release endorphins, but also require couples to lean on teamwork skills and trust one another.

 

 

Take a “Trip” to Italy or France, Mexico, Napa Valley, Germany…  with a Theme Date (Quality Time, Touch, Acts of Service, Touch)

A theme date makes whatever you plan feel special.  You could make this an all-day event or a full evening. Themed foods, Italian Wine, with an ambiance of Italian music.  You can continue with a movie set in Italy and a finale of tiramisu or cannoli for dessert. 

 

 

Try an Escape Room (Quality Time)

Challenges like escape rooms require trust, support, and teamwork. What a fun way to connect!

 

 

Play Outside! Go Ice Skating, Snowboarding, Moonlight Snowshoeing, Build a Snowman….

Be silly, have fun, soak in the fresh air, then come inside and warm each other up.

 

 

 

Try something out of your comfort zone—like bungee jumping  or sky-diving (Quality Time, Gifts)

Doing something that pushes you as a couple is a bonding experience and will bring you closer. What incredible memories!

 

 

Play Old-School Video Games (Quality Time)

According to research, couples feel closer and even look happier when they share nostalgic memories—pop in one of your favorite throwback titles. Make it a contest, the winner is served Valentine’s day dinner or receives a massage.

 

 

Make a Dream Board (Quality Time, Gifts)

Create a vision board covered with all of your dreams as a couple. Make it together using a board that you purchased or made and cover with magazine clippings and prints off the internet. This will be fun, romantic, and creative!

 

Be a Hometown Tourist (Quality Time, Gifts)

Go to the places you have both been wanting to visit in your area: a museum, brewery, wine tasting,  ghost tour, botanical garden, specialty restaurant.  Don’t forget to take photos together!  You may even want to pick up a souvenir to commemorate the day.

 

 

Create a Date of Delicious Pairings (Quality Time, Acts of Service)

It could be chocolate and wine pairings, or make up your own! Foods and cocktails could be fun too! You can also opt for a virtual wine appreciation class with wine critic James Suckling.

 

Play Valentine’s Day Hooky!  Take the day off to be together. (Quality Time, Touch)

Relax, spend sexy time, have breakfast in bed, go for a stroll, and binge-watch your favorite shows.

 

Open a Bottle of Your Favorite Wine and Play an Intimacy Game (Quality Time, Touch, Gifts) 

Purchase a game, make up your own or google fun get to you know questions.  Sometimes you just need a new spark,  a reminder of how your partner intrigues you, and have fun learning new things about your person.

Give each Other a Massage (Quality Time, Touch)

Grab a bottle of body oil, light some candles, add some nice music, and start the romance.

 

Write a Bucket List Together (Quality Time)

Write down everything you’d like to do from romantic vacations, to new activities, to things you want to save for, to concerts you want to see…..

       

 

Watch the sunrise together, then go back to bed to snuggle or maybe more… (Quality time, Touch)

 

 

Recreate Your First Date. (Quality Time, Touch, Gift)

Think back to that first date, What made you decide that you wanted a second date. What made it special? 

 

 

Plan a “We Have Been Wanting to Do This!” Valentines Day (Quality Time, Touch, Gift) 

Schedule some things that you have put off, but can’t wait to do together. It can be anything like breakfast in bed, a hike at a new location, lunch at an eccentric diner you heard about, take a nap, skydiving, cook a new recipe, go to the new movie you want to see…..

 

 

Have a Poetry Night (Quality Time, Words of Affirmation)

Take Out A Romantic Book of Poetry and Read to Each Other. Include your favorite beverage, a box of chocolates, or a new pair of silky pjs to make it a special date.

 

How About Some Sumptuous Body Paint (Quality Time, Touch)

Spend some intimate time just the two of you devouring each other and being creative.

 

Hot air balloon ride  (Quality Time, Touch, Acts of Service)

How about A beautiful once in a lifetime romantic experience.  What an extraordinary surprise!

 

 

 

Recreate Precious Memories – Time Capsule Date (Quality Time, Touch, Words of Affirmation)

How about a beautiful walk down memory lane? Get out your photos, scrapbooks, mementos, souvenirs, your favorite movie,  put on “your song”, put together your favorite snacks….and reminisce about your love story.

 

 

Bowling (Quality Time)

Put on those bowling shoes and play!  Have some fun and eat some silly junk food.

 

 

Guilty Pleasure Day (Quality Time, Gifts, Acts of Service)

Let your hair down – create a day full of guilty pleasures. Fun, silly, and full of memories for the two of you. Gather your favorite junk food, desserts, candy, drinks, play board games, watch ridiculous movies you love, sing old songs, watch forbidden TV, put on the clothes that bring you back, go to a diner, play videos games, have a disco party!

 

Costume Night (Quality Time, Gifts, Touch)

Play dress up! It will add intrigue and spice to your night. Adopt your alter ego and indulge!

 

 

 

Recreate Your Favorite Date (Quality Time, Acts of Service)

What date brought you closer, the one that makes you smile, the one full of laughter and romance? Recreate that date for your partner.

 

 

 

Helicopter Tour (Quality Time, Gifts)

Talk about creating a magical memory! Take a ride around the city and find sights you have never seen and inspiring viewpoints. Snuggle up, take pictures, and enjoy the countryside with your love.

 

 

Sunset picnic (Quality Time, Gifts, Acts of Service, Touch)

Gather some of your partner’s favorite foods, a fun beverage to share, some candles, maybe some sparklers, and a cozy blanket or two. Be sure to take a love dove photo.

 

Want to celebrate all day? Your partner will LOVE that! Take these ideas and combine them into a long romantic, fun, sexy day and evening. You could also switch it up! One of you plan the day and one of you plan the night.

 

Show your partner how you feel about them through touch, a gift, a love note, helping them with something important, and spending time just the two of you.

 

The book “5 Love Languages” by Dr. Gary Chapman is amazing too. Turn to the chapter with your partner’s language. https://amzn.to/3zT0EoT

 

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