On February 14, everyone wants romance and exciting action, but, unfortunately, the budget takes a very long time to recover after the New Year holidays. Give up maximalism in the spirit of “if we don’t have money for a restaurant, we won’t go anywhere at all,” and please your loved ones with unusual romantic dates. Here are 10 ideas to help you have an interesting evening.
What is the most important thing in a romantic evening? Of course, it’s the mood, and not at all the amount of money in the wallet. So if, due to financial reasons, you are temporarily isolated from expensive, beautiful establishments, you can arrange the following.
Spend the day actively
Of course, it all depends on the weather and your preferences - whether you like “complete relaxation” on the couch or prefer to relax actively. What's the romance? In spending time together, which can be completed with a romantic dinner. After all, it’s always more pleasant to relax at home if you’re tired and cold outside beforehand.
There are many options for active recreation:
- Skate. This is recognized by many as one of the most romantic winter sports, especially if you are both bad at skating and are constantly holding on to each other to avoid falling. Overall it will be fun.
- Play snowballs. A lot of positive things, of course, if you don’t get carried away and start a life-or-death war.
- To make a snowman. Joint creativity strengthens relationships, and sculpting from snow is real creativity, because you don’t have to sculpt a classic three-lump with a carrot, you can show your imagination and create a real masterpiece out of snow.
- Just walk until you freeze. Surely you haven’t seen all the places in your city. You can visit an unfamiliar area and just explore it - you will probably find some new, interesting or beautiful places. Discovering new things together - what could be more romantic?
- Indoor activity. If you don’t want to be outside, you can consider active recreation indoors, for example, going to a dance class (it will turn out very romantic, especially if you’re a good dancer) or climbing training, climbing a wall, belaying each other.
We take into account the realities
Of course, every couple has their own ideas about the perfect holiday. However, when making plans, most married couples have to take into account not only their own desires, but also the realities of life.
For example, you would like to fly to Paris or a fashionable resort for the holidays, visit the most luxurious restaurant in the city and rent a room for the newlyweds in a five-star hotel to spend a romantic evening together.
However, when making plans, one has to take into account existing loans, the need to go to work tomorrow morning, and the fact that there is nowhere to put the children even for one evening. So it’s worth making plans taking into account the family’s financial capabilities. But you shouldn’t be upset; you can organize a holiday that is pleasant for both spouses without money, or rather, with minimal costs.
Romantic Effects
What is romance without additional effects? And the budget for the evening does not affect this in any way, but it is advisable to prepare in advance.
Chinese lantern
If you buy a Chinese lantern in the shape of a heart, you can launch it from the roof or just some elevation. By the way, you can make such a surprise at the end of the walk, when you find a suitable place to launch it.
Prints
You can decorate your apartment with prints in the shape of hearts and other romantic themes. Like any themed decoration, such as a Christmas tree, they will create a special atmosphere. Prints are inexpensive, and after the holiday they can be easily removed.
Hearts
Valentine's Day is drowning in hearts, why not follow the example of many? You can cut out valentines from colored paper and scatter them in front of the bed or on the bed. Ideally, you can write something nice on each one, or mix them with rose petals - one or three roses and petals is enough.
Light, sound and smell
If you are planning a romantic dinner / a trip to the bathroom / an evening that smoothly flows into the night, you should definitely stock up on candles. Red candles, different candle lamps or beautiful lamps are perfect. If it's too cold outside to say words of love under the starry sky, Starry Sky projectors will help.
You can light an aroma lamp with ylang-ylang, cinnamon, patchouli or rosewood oils. All of them, to one degree or another, awaken sensuality and sexuality. It’s just better to experiment with oils in advance, otherwise some smell may be unpleasant for you personally.
Now about the music: don’t think that you can just play your list on social media or radio. Make a selection of romantic or just calm melodies, because when your favorite thrash metal track comes on during your beautiful words, neither you nor your other half will like it.
Quick and easy menu for the holiday
If you want to quickly prepare dishes for a romantic dinner, then first you need to decide on the menu. Ideally, the table should have:
- Hot dish.
- Appetizers and salads.
- Dessert.
- Beverages.
You need to approach the preparation of the main dish with great responsibility. It is not recommended to use recipes for everyday use. There are many options for holiday dishes, and any housewife can prepare them, even without culinary experience. Bake chicken or fish, make meatloaf, julienne, fried squid, rabbit in sour cream, meat in sauce, etc.
Appetizers and salads are also a must. It is recommended to prepare for dinner with light snacks so as not to be distracted by them. You can make rolls, sushi, Caesar salad, Neptune salad, Prague salad, salmon tartare, creamy mousse, exotic sandwiches.
Dessert can be absolutely anything, but preferably low-calorie. Delight your loved one with cheesecake, baked apples, strawberry ice cream, fruit salad or canapes, cottage cheese dessert, chocolate or fruit jelly, pears in wine.
You can also find simple recipes on our website.
Food and drink
If you do not go to a restaurant, it is better not to order food at home, but to cook it yourself. This will be another joint creative act, because, of course, you won’t be cooking soup or porridge, but some cool dishes. For example, desserts, the mere sight of which already makes your mouth water.
You can make pizza or experiment with the ingredients of a dish. If it turns out delicious, you can write this recipe down as your “signature” dish and give it your name.
The same applies to drinks - you can endlessly experiment with the composition of cocktails, add different components and enjoy unusual tastes. The main thing is not to overdo it with tasting, otherwise the evening will end not entirely romantic.
Holiday morning
Have you decided to celebrate February 14th with your husband in such a way that your spouse will remember this day with pleasure for at least a year? Then you should start in the morning.
You will have to get up early on this day to prepare a surprise for your spouse. For example, you can take colorful post-it notes (pieces of paper with adhesive strips) and write lots of love notes. You can stick them in different places in the apartment, but so that your spouse constantly bumps into them. For example, on the bedside table, on a glass of toothbrushes, on his favorite cup, on the closet door and dresser drawer in which his clothes lie, etc.
Don't want to stick notes? Then you can write your spouse a letter in advance with declarations of love and put it in his wallet or jacket pocket. The main thing is that he finds it after he leaves the house.
An ordinary breakfast can be turned into a festive one. You don't have to get up a couple of hours earlier to cook something big. Even the most ordinary dishes can be made festive if you decorate them beautifully. For example, using a silicone mold you can fry an ovary in the shape of a heart. Sandwiches can also be cut into shapes using cookie cutters.
Looking for gifts
This is an interesting method that can be used anywhere: at home, on the street or in a shopping center, although it will be more convenient at home. The point is that you prepare in advance a card or pieces of paper with inscriptions on which your crush will look for her gift.
The game becomes interesting even at the thinking stage: for directions you can use riddles from your common memories and life events, for example, a photo next to the window will mean that the next clue is somewhere there, and on the back you can write clarifications in the form of a riddle or verse - the scope for imagination is simply immense.
In the end, everyone will enjoy it - the game itself will become a gift, and at the end of the quests there will be a material gift waiting for you.
Festive evening
If you decide to spend February 14th with your husband at home, then you need to prepare the apartment for the holiday. We are not talking about general cleaning; it is better to do it the day before, so as not to bother with rags and buckets on the holiday. The main preparation is to remove from the room everything that reminds you of “everyday furniture”.
Put away the clothes dryer and ironing board; we won’t do household chores today. Decorate the room with available means - balloons, fabric draperies, candles. And under no circumstances turn on the TV, otherwise you risk sitting all evening next to your spouse, who is enthusiastically watching an action movie or the news.
If possible, it is better to stay with your spouse for the evening alone. Ask grandparents or other relatives to pick up the children for an overnight stay. But if this is not possible, then the program for a romantic evening will need to be drawn up taking into account the presence of the offspring. If the children are not very young, then they are unlikely to agree to go to bed early if there is a holiday going on at home.
Think through the scenario and be prepared for anything
From all of the above, you can make a good holiday scenario, filling it with sweet surprises and a feeling of mutual tenderness. Just don’t put off preparation until the last minute, because the necessary attributes may not be available in the nearest store.
In addition, your ideal, clear holiday plan may fall apart due to your partner’s banal reluctance to participate in something or lack of mood. The main thing here is to remember why you are organizing your holiday: to please your partner and yourself, strengthen relationships and again feel bright, strong emotions.
Do whatever pleases both of you and enjoy the evening.
Congratulations cards on Valentine's Day for February 14 in verse and prose
We wish you a wonderful holiday on this wonderful day. Be in love, love each other and enjoy every moment of life.
Romance for those with a sweet tooth for Valentine's Day
Sweet gifts are always appropriate, Valentine's Day is no exception. If you can bake cakes or cookies yourself, then give your culinary masterpieces a heart shape, decorate them in holiday style and give them to your loved one.
You can buy ready-made sweets. It can be:
- heart-shaped cakes;
- sets of cookies with wishes;
- candies with holiday symbols on the packaging.
In addition, you can order individual sweets or a cake with photo printing of your photos on the wrapper or on the cake itself.
To serve a table with sweets, you should choose a tray or plates in the style of the holiday. For tea and cake, interesting mugs are suitable, the handle of which is made like a small vase for one flower.
You can put buds of roses or other flowers in a box or on a plate with a cake or sweets.
Draw a dream
It’s a good time to spend Valentine’s Day alone together and spend time with each other. Remembering your dreams and hearing the wishes of your companion is a good idea for the game. You can prepare whatman paper, felt-tip pens, magazine clippings, photographs, postcards, whatever you find in advance. And in the evening, the two of you can dream, discuss what desires, plans, joint or personal dreams you have. Draw all this on whatman paper.
This idea will help you get closer and give you many pleasant, tender or cheerful moments. You will get to know each other better and be able to make joint plans.
And again like the first time
The first date for many couples remains in the memory for a long time and brings back exciting, pleasant memories. Recreate the atmosphere, remember the little things and plan everything exactly as it actually happened.
Surprise your partner by inviting him unexpectedly, or plan to go on a date together just like you did on your first night.
Dinner menu
Don’t try to follow the advice of fashion magazines and cook something exotic for your holiday dinner. It is still unknown how the body will react to such delights, and the spouse may not like the unusual food. So, better prepare dishes that have already been “tested” in the family.
Don't cook more and more nutritiously. The spouse, having eaten to his fill, will prefer to “move” to the sofa; a hearty dinner is somehow not conducive to romance.
Program
Each couple must decide for themselves how to spend the evening. You can use a variety of ideas. So, if the spouses are left alone, then the entertainment can be very frank. You can play erotic forfeits, “dress up” and other “adult” games. The main thing is that both participants in the evening find it interesting and fun.
If you decide to dance a striptease, you should start rehearsals in advance. Of course, if you have danced before, you can improvise. But if the choreographic preparation is lame, then you need to be careful. Too fast music and active movements should be avoided; touching should prevail in the dance, and not “solo performance”.
If the children stayed at home and take part in the holiday, then the program, of course, should be different. It is worth choosing various “family” competitions and games. For example, you can play the same “forfeits”, but without the erotic overtones. And you can make up for lost time later, when the children go to bed and you and your spouse are left alone.
Find new acquaintances offline
If you still don’t like being self-partnered (this is how Emma Watson once described loneliness to give it positive connotations), it’s time to act. Social networks give us the feeling that we can meet anyone at any time, but even dating apps do not guarantee success, and they are not suitable for everyone. Offline interest groups, for example, book and film clubs, open discussions and master classes, look more optimistic in this regard. And although it is simply impossible to give a 100% guarantee that you will start a romantic relationship, you will at least have a great time with like-minded people or doing something interesting to you.
