Looking for adventurous date night ideas to spice up your relationship or keep your love alive?
Here are the reasons it's good for your relationship to keep it healthy.
We think adventurous date ideas are so important to throw into the mix of your regular dinner-and-a-movie date routine. While routine date nights are fun, think of them as your staple cozy sweater you can count on any time. I do. My husband and I go out to dinner regularly because it gives us both time to sit and unwind. But, there has to be more variety to keep the relationship interesting. After all, I've been married a long time, and things can tend to get routine. Add adventure into a date on a fairly regularly basis and you're in an entirely new arena.
Adventurous date ideas are like the little black dress in your closet. They might not be right for every day, but when they're thrown into the mix, they can bring a lot of excitement, spiciness, and spark to a relationship. Adventurous date ideas aren’t just to spice up your date night routine, they can also help you fall deeper in love. In fact, it’s scientifically proven.
Why are Adventurous Dates Important?
When I was in school I took a class on relationships how to fall in love. One of the things I learned that stuck with me is that novelty can not only help you fall in love, but it can also help you stay in love. That's a key factor.
The reason why is that novel activities, taking risks, activities that promote fear (like roller coasters), and trying and learning new things, all release dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is one of the same chemicals that’s released in the brain during the beginning stages of a relationship. A lot of the butterflies you feel during that time period can actually be attributed to dopamine!
Have you ever noticed you feel more in love with your partner when traveling or trying new things? This is why! Dopamine is being released!
Dopamine isn’t the only chemical to help give you “lovey feelings”. The exact “love cocktail” that scientists often refer to consists of dopamine, oxytocin (stimulated by touch and feelings of trust), serotonin, and endorphins. Your body naturally releases these chemicals when you fall in love and knowing that, there are ways to enhance each one. These chemicals can be triggered during the adventurous date ideas in our Date Deck®, which is why we highly recommend trying out an adventurous date idea at least once in awhile!
About Date Deck®
Date Deck® from Hack Decks™ is a set of 52 cards that gives you great ideas for dating. Not only do our Date Deck® cards take the time and trouble out of planning a date with that someone special, they give you ideas that you may not think of yourself. While many people tend to do the same old thing each time they go out, with Date Deck® you mix up the process and quality of dating and make each one more fun than the next. Some of our date ideas are easy, like going for a walk. Others involve doing something that scares you, stimulating the dopamine response.
After a few adventurous dates, you'll see what we mean. Pick up a deck of cards, pull one from the pile, and be on your way. Date Deck® comes packaged in a box to keep them ready for the next time you pull a card. They also make great gifts for newlyweds and fantastic shower gifts. Give adventure a try! You'll spice up your date night and make it that much more special.