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TAKE YOUR TIME
Relaxed dates
For days when you want to see each other without a packed, overstimulating schedule.
Make the most of it.
A quiet place, a short route or a simple ritual leaves room for conversation and silence. Agree in advance to keep things simple; it takes away the pressure to do more.
- Choose a time when the place is usually less busy.
- Keep the route or activity easy to adapt.
- Say beforehand that finishing early is absolutely fine too.
18 ideas to choose from.
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All year · Free
A photo with one sentence
Choose an existing photo and each write a completely different caption for it.
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A quiet reading hour together
Each bring a book and read beside each other for an hour in a quiet space.
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All year round · An outing
A talk and a question
Attend a public lecture together and each write down one question.
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Three places, three poems
Bring a few short poems and read one at each of three places.
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All year round · An outing
Attend a chamber music performance
Listen to an intimate concert together and each choose an instrument to focus on.
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A documentary with one question
Watch a short documentary together and write down one question beforehand.
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A monument in detail
Visit a public monument and find five details you'd miss from a distance.
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All year round · Small budget
Bread from the bakery
Buy two small types of bread and try them with the same topping.
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All year round · Small budget
Tea three ways
Brew the same tea in three ways and taste how time and temperature change it.
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Your own spice blend
Each create a small blend from a few dried herbs for the same snack.
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All year round · Small budget
A dish with a story
Cook a dish together that reminds one of you of home or earlier times.
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Spring · Free
Discover a public garden
Visit a public garden and each find a plant you didn't know before.
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All year round · Small budget
Early bakery route
Pick something up from a bakery early and eat it somewhere the day is just beginning.
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One special tree
Choose a tree nearby and take a close look at its shape, bark and surroundings.
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The best plans are made
Don't wait for someday.
Make a day of it.
Start with an idea. The rest will follow.