Romantic Ideas for the Year

Use our romantic ideas for the year to plan date nights, bring some romantic to an ordinary day, and get ideas for things to do.

Big, romantic gestures can special and meaningful. However, those simple, everyday activities and kind gestures can mean so much to our significant other, too.

Romantic Surprises

Budget-Friendly

• Stargaze in the backyard and chat about life together.
• Write a list of all the reasons you love your partner.
• Share a photo collage with them.
• Make a homemade ‘coupons’ pack.
• Have a fun board game night.

Simple

• Go to a fair or amusement park.
• Make a bucket list of things to do together.
• Go to your favorite restaurant.
• Bake them cookies.
• Make them breakfast in bed.

Fun

• Go to an animal park.
• Stay in a cozy cabin for the weekend.
• Go to a live concert.
• Organize a relationship-themed photo scavenger quest.
• Get them a gift experience.

Cute

• Have a picnic in a park.
• Take a road trip to a scenic place.
• Get a babysitter for the night and do something spontaneous.
• Take a weekend trip to another town or city.
• Sing a duet at karaoke night.

Creative

• Create a year- long 1-second-a-day video of cute moments.
• Take a trip to the beach.

• Cook a new recipe together.

• Write a poem about your partner.
• Make a cute memento for the home.

Just Generally Great

• Make them pancakes.
• Put together a gift basket for them.
• Organize a surprise get-together with friends or loved ones.
• Take a road trip to an old hangout.
• Go for a sunset walk.

Get the ‘Romantic Ideas’ printable here.

Ideas for a Romantic Night in Front of the TV Together

Sweet Ideas

• Light a candle.
• Make a shared pillow pile.
• Dim the lights and put on fairy lights.
• Share a snack bowl together.
• Sit on opposite ends of the sofa and give each other foot massages.
• Bring out a surprise dessert like chocolate-covered strawberries.
• Cuddle up under soft blankets.
• Hold hands while watching the show.

Cozy Ideas

• Make a popcorn bar.
• Share a kiss during the credits.
• Play with each other’s hair.
• Share one large blanket and wrap up together in it.
• Open a bottle of a sparkling drink together.
• Set up an indoor picnic to watch the show with.
• Have hot cocoa or tea.
• Plan dream getaways during the commercials.

Cute Ideas

• Wear your pajamas.
• Put on warm socks and put your feet up.
• Play a guessing game during the commercials.
• Send each other sweet text messages.
• Sneak in forehead kisses.
• Slow dance during commercials.
• Give each other heartfelt compliments during quiet moments.
• Take turns resting your heads on each other’s laps.
• Turn on an electric faux fireplace or play a video on a tablet screen.

Get the Romantic Night in Front of the TV printable here.

Romantic Movie Night at Home

Pick a movie.

• Notting Hill (1999)
• When Harry Met Sally (1989)
• You’ve Got Mail (1998)
• The Holiday (2006)
• The Notebook (2004)
• Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
• The Proposal (2009)
• Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
• 27 Dresses (2008)
• Enchanted (2007)

Pick your snacks.

• Chocolate-covered strawberries
• Chocolate-covered pretzels
• Assorted popcorn (butter, cheddar, caramel)
• Candy
• Mixed nuts
• Dried fruit
• Cookies
• Flatbread
• Cotton candy
• Sparkling drinks

Pick items for ambiance & comfort.

• Movie night sign
• Fairy lights
• Cozy blankets
• Throw pillows
• Pajamas
• Plush robes
• Cozy slippers
• Fluffy socks
• Scented candles
• Folding dinner tray for snacks

Get the Romantic Movie Night at Home printable here.

Weekend Date Ideas That Are Actually Fun

• Go on a dessert-only date at a great local bakery or ice cream shop.
• Rent bikes in the park and go for a bike ride together in the afternoon or at sunset.
• Make your favorite picnic foods and go to the local park or beach if the weather is good, or try an indoor picnic if it’s rainy or cold outside.
• Relive your youth by going to an arcade bar or go-kart racing.
• Visit a place that holds a special place in your hearts.
• Find a comfy scenic spot to watch the sunset.
• Pick a cuisine you may not be familiar with and cook a recipe for dinner together.
• Go to a drive-in movie theater or an outdoor open-air cinema.
• Try a unique class you’d both enjoy (e.g., ceramics, rock climbing, mixology).
• If you have the time, go on a road trip to explore a place you’ve never been to before.
• Plan a movie night at home and go all out with the experience, decorating the living room and preparing snacks.
• Browse a bookstore and pick books for each other.
• Go to a thrift store together and pick some fun outfits for each other.
• Have an evening at home listening to your favorite songs and creating a shared playlist.
• Go on an ‘appetizer crawl,’ trying a different appetizer at several places.
• Pick a fun activity that you’d both enjoy (e.g., topgolf, paintball, open mic night).

Get the Weekend Date Ideas That Are Actually Fun printable here.

Valentine’s Day Ideas at Home

• Have a candlelit dinner at home.
• Put on your favorite playlist.
• Cook your favorite meals at home or order takeout from a special restaurant.
• Exchange love letters or lists of things you love about each other.
• Slow dance to your song in the living room.
• Have a movie night with your favorite snacks.
• Watch the sunset and reminisce.
• Stargaze with a cup of hot cocoa and marshmallows.
• Write a bucket list of fun activities to do together this year.
• Play a fun board game.
• Take a cute or funny selfie together.
• Start a time capsule to open next Valentine’s Day.
• Look through old photos and videos and pick your favorite ones.
• Have a spa night at home together (bubble bath, face mask, massages).
• Get each other a small but meaningful gift.
• Have a chocolate tasting at home together.

Get the Valentine’s Ideas printable here.

Sweet Messages for Your Significant Other

• You’re so kind, smart, and thoughtful.
• I love the life we’re building together.
• Words can’t express how I feel, but that won’t stop me from trying!
• You are everything I could wish for and more.
• My love for you grows every day.
• Life with you will always be filled with fun and magical moments.
• Being with you makes life and all its twists and turns so worth it.
• Happy is an understatement for the way you make me feel every day.
• When I first laid eyes on you, I knew you were the one for me.
• Thanks for showing me what all the great love songs were about.
• I always feel like I can be my best self when I’m with you.
• I love all the memories we’ve had, and I’m excited to make many more.
• Thanks for being the brightest light in my life.
• You’re my one and only.
• Whatever life has in store for us, we’ll live it side-by-side.
• Every day, I fall just a little more in love with you.
• Thank you for loving me for who I am.
• You’re my forever and always.
• Through it all, I wouldn’t change a thing.
• You’ve got my heart today, tomorrow, and forever.

Get the Messages printable here.