Romantic Date Ideas for Married Couples

John and Bips had completed 7 years of marriage. They were high school sweethearts and when they got married, everyone was of the opinion that this was one couple who would truly live 'happily ever after'. However, the famous seven-year-itch soon made its presence felt in their marriage as well. Their relationship started weakening and they finally decided to go in for counseling. Convinced that the couple was indeed a 'made for each other' pair and that the problems were minor where romance was missing, the counselor had just one piece of advice - to rekindle the spark of old through some innovative date ideas. Here is what he suggested...

Romantic date ideas for married couples isn't a concept to be surprised with. Is there any law or rule which states that you should be dating each other only prior to marriage, and that things must take a completely different turn post-marriage? No, there isn't. In fact, when the time comes to get that excitement back into your relationship, one of the best ways to go about it is to step into a romantic time machine and go back to those initial days of dating. Go down memory lane and revisit all those fond memories of first dates and courtship, of tender love and of days when the world seemed blissful, when in the arms of your loved one. Reliving that golden period all over again can help a married couple reconnect and strengthen the bond of love. And the best thing about it is that you can do this in many ways! You can have romantic date ideas, fun date ideas, creative date ideas, no-frills attached cheap date ideas, anniversary date ideas and many more. Let us have a look at some of these date ideas for married couples.

Date Ideas for Married Couples

Fun Date Ideas

• One of the first things that you can do, is alter the plans of your next movie date. Instead of visiting the same old multiplex an endless number of times, why not do something different for a change? Head out to an open air drive-in theater and revisit the 60's! Carry along some snacks, cola, a warm blanket to snuggle in, and have a fun time!
• If you both share a common liking for water, then why not experience it at an altogether different level? You could consider various options such as canoeing, kayaking, boating, or even river rafting in one of those gushing rapids!
• In this case, you can have both, a date as well as a game. Mutually decide on a budget of say, $30 each, in which to plan an entire day for the two of you. Try and come up with interesting ideas, activities and things to do while making sure that you don't cross the spending limit. Try it out, it can be really interesting! You can read more on fun things to do on a date and ideas for a fun date.

Affordable and Cheap Date Ideas

• One of the most inexpensive date ideas would be to hire a good bicycle with a frontal passenger seat, pack a picnic lunch along with a bottle of wine, and pedal away into the countryside. Sit among the birds and the bees or under the shade of a mango tree and relive the days when you were newlyweds; a young couple - madly in love with each other.
• If you like camping, you could pack your camping gear and head out into the woods for a weekend of solitude. No wait, romantic solitude! A tent, a barbecue grill and just the two of you. Sounds tempting enough?
• Repeat one of your dates from your days of courtship when fancy candlelight dinners were a rarity and local burger joints were a regularity. Have a hot dog at the corner place, buy some cotton candy, visit the old man who still sells ice-cream soda and finally, top it off with a slice of warm apple pie at Uncle Joe's café.

Creative Date Ideas

• You can combine your date with a sort of treasure hunt. Tell your partner that you have plans for a secret date and that he or she will have to look for clues and in the process, unravel the secret. Plan everything down to the tee and leave clues for your partner in the form of hidden chits, puzzle emails, coded text messages, etc.
• Do something that is not a part of your routine life. For example, take your partner on a helicopter ride! Or if you happen to know someone who owns a private aircraft, hire it for the evening, find someone to fly it, and enjoy the company of your partner as you literally soar over cloud number nine!

Anniversary Date Ideas

• If you want your upcoming wedding anniversary to be different from all the regular ones, here's your chance. Do away with the fancy dinner party and the long list of guests. Instead, reserve the entire day just for the two of you. You could either plan a day's outing at some peaceful locale, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Alternatively, you could just forget about stepping out and simply lock yourselves up in the bedroom the whole day long! (Wink!)
• You can celebrate your anniversary in an another different way - by spending time together at home, flipping through old photographs, re-reading all those love letters that you wrote each other, recalling the days of courtship, etc. If you as a couple, back then, had any signature meeting spots or favorite hangouts, then you could visit them to bring back those pleasant memories.
• Relive your first date. Try and remember what you had worn, where you had met, what you had done, etc. Try and replicate the same. Introduce yourselves to each other, as if you were on a first date and actually do everything that you would on a first date. It sounds silly, but it's great fun and once you actually do it, you'll agree as well.

These were a few date ideas for married couples. If you want to discover some other ideas, you can read more on romantic date ideas and romantic evening ideas. As I sign off, I leave you with another of my signature one-liners. Remember, "It doesn't take much to rekindle the spark, just an evening stroll through the nearby park!".