12 ideas
Valentine’s Day ideas at home for couples
Valentine’s Day doesn’t need a restaurant or a booking. Here are 12 ideas for married couples at home: some are surprises, some are games, and all of them say “I’m thinking of you”.
Pick an idea for the morning, one for dinner and a game for the evening. Most important: the phone is only for the game.
Small surprises
- 1A morning noteWrite three sentences and leave them by their coffee: a memory, something you love, and a small promise.
- 2The passwordAgree on a word for the whole day; every time one of you says it, the other answers with a compliment.
- 3A memory boxCollect tickets, photos and little things from your years together, and open it together that night.
- 4A midday lineSend one line around noon that reminds you of them, with no explanation.
- 5A different breakfastMake a breakfast from your first year of marriage, or their favorite food.
- 6A handwritten cardA card in your own handwriting means more than anything you could buy.
Play them tonight in DareZone
The easiest idea of all: get DareZone, pick Deep Questions, and the questions come to you with your names. Free, and one phone is all you need.
The Valentine’s evening
- 7Candlelit dinner at homeTurn off the lights, put out candles, and cook one dish together.
- 8A questions game for couplesOpen DareZone, pick Deep Questions or Spin the Wheel, and the questions come with your names.
- 9The movie of your beginningWatch a movie that reminds you of your early days, and talk about how you’ve changed.
- 10A letter for ten years from nowEach of you writes a letter to the two of you in ten years, and you hide them for a Valentine’s far away.
- 11Who knows who better?10 questions: each writes their own answer and guesses the other’s. The winner picks next week’s dinner.
- 12Swap roles for an hourEach of you does what the other usually does at home for an hour, and see who tires first.
FAQ
What’s the simplest Valentine’s Day idea at home?
Dinner at home, a handwritten note, and a questions game for couples at the end of the night. Simple and thoughtful makes the difference.
Do these ideas work for an anniversary too?
Yes, most of them work for any occasion that’s yours. We have a full page of anniversary ideas too.
