How to Improve Your Romantic Life Without Spending a Penny
The internet is flooded with romance tips, many of them suggesting you must take your date to a fancy restaurant to woo them or shower them in gifts to win their love and affection. While this can improve the romantic life of some, we feel that it’s important to note that not every date has to be one that requires astronomical spending to be successful. In fact, we would argue that you can have an amazing date without having to spend a single cent.
Whether it’s a budding relationship with someone you’re learning how to romance or dates with a long-term partner who you’re practicing relationship self-care with, we’ve got everything you need to know about the romantic things to do at home and while out and about, all for little to no money.
Make a date of something you’d do anyways
An easy and free way to enjoy a date with your partner is by finding romance in something you’d be doing anyway. Think: going grocery shopping, running to the store to grab a birthday gift for a friend, or doing some gardening in the backyard. For things that require money spent, it’s something you’d have done regardless, meaning that no additional cash needs expending.
Use that bottle of wine you got as a gift
We love taking advantage of gifted bottles of wine when considering how to be romantic with a significant other. This is a unique date idea, as it’s a wine night with a thrifty spin! As you sit together and chat at home over your drinks, you can have better conversations than you might have over the chatter of other people in a restaurant.
Spend time exploring the outside world
Are you looking for more romance tips? Take a bike ride together, go for a long stroll, or enjoy a hike together in the great outdoors. While, yes, this is a great way for building intimacy without sex, who’s to say that you can’t sneak off into the woods or take advantage of nightfall in a park to get in a quickie?
Have an at-home movie night
One of our favourite romantic things to do at home, playing your favourite movies or television shows while cuddled up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn, can be cozy and cute. Plus, watching a movie you already own (or stream online) means it won’t cost you anything. It’s a super-fun at-home date idea!
Create a sexy scavenger hunt
Curious about how to be romantic in bed (or around the house)? Create a sexy scavenger hunt, where a series of clues will bring your partner from one room to the next. Each new hint can be inspired by something new, from oral sex to bondage! This is a date that can boost your libido and improve your sex life.
Go to free admission days at local attractions
Another one of our favourite free romance tips is to enjoy your city! Many museums, galleries, and local attractions offer times on certain days where folks can enter by paying a highly discounted (and, in some cases, no) admission fee.
Attend a free outdoor concert
Still looking for more ways to be romantic on a budget? In the warmer months, there are always plenty of free outdoor concerts to check out. Sometimes, it might be a local band that you’re unfamiliar with, and other times, you may know all their lyrics like the back of your hand. Either way, it can be a fantastic date.
Grocery shop at a Farmers’ Market
Being romantic is a breeze when you make a regular chore into something different and exciting. Instead of going to the supermarket for your groceries this week, head to a farmers’ market and support local. The food you buy will be fresh, and the market experience is certainly more thrilling than a regular store.
Go for a long drive
Bump up your romantic life with a long drive, either through the city or the countryside. Plus, a car is one of the best places to have sex! We find that pulling off to the side of the road for sex can be incredibly exhilarating and helps maintain passion in a relationship.
As you begin finding romance in the little things together, you may find that you’re learning how to be more romantic with your significant other. These little romantic things to do at home and out and about are big game-changers in enhancing a relationship without putting a financial strain on either of you.
It’s a win-win, wouldn’t you say? The hopeless romantic in us is swooning!
What are your tips for finding romance in the ordinary things in life? How do you improve your romantic life on a budget? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
