12 Chill Dates For Tired Couples

You don’t have to plan out huge, elaborate dates every weekend. Some days are meant for relaxing. Here are some chill date ideas for couples who are too tired to do anything that requires major effort:

“LEGO building. Find a set you both want to display somewhere (the flower sets are easy sells if, for some reason one of you is against displaying a B2TF Delorean Time Machine in the house), open a bottle of wine, put on some comedy show you have both seen 100 times and get to building! In my house, we take turns organizing the pieces (knolling) and building. Easy night in, and you can put it away mid-build when someone gets too sleepy.” — _Ayrity_

“Painting. Don’t show each other and then after 20 minutes or something, switch canvases or paper and continue their work. It can be funny and entertaining.” — Idkwtfluff

“Have a bonfire. Cheap ambiance, fun grilling whatever happens to be lying about, lame comparisons to the fire in your loins — it’s win win.” — EllCeeEm

“We used to go out, do the bar scene, see bands, etc. We still do, but sometimes we just want a night at home without the crowd. We play trivia games, put on YouTube music from the 90s, and have a dance party.” — CpuJunky

Plan your dream trip, come up with what you’d want to do if you hit the jackpot, what would be in your dream home. Dream out loud together.” — Specific_Estimate_22

“My husband I once had an at home date night where we got a little dressed up, ordered take out, and then did a drawing competition where we tried to sketch portraits of each other. (Both terrible, but mine was better.)” — tsh87

“Watching terrible movies and harshly judging them. It’s more fun with a significant other.” — FlippingOffFrogs7482

“We love board games. Our current favorites are Wingspan, Jaipur, and Ticket to Ride New York. We also play lots of Mario Kart on the Nintendo Switch.” — apocalypsepancakes

“Stargaze on a blanket in the park on a beautiful starry summer night. It needs to be summer and you probably need to know the person (probably not something you want to do on a first date).” — tengolacamisanegra

“Picnics are good. Also building a fort out of blankets and chairs and camping out in there.” — [deleted]

“Pretend power outage. (Works really well on a rainy night or if the power actually goes out) Light a bunch of candles and read to each other. The husband and I tried this just a week ago and he read me a couple stories by HP Lovecraft.” — NoApollonia

“I’m always partial to cooking dinner together rather than going out to eat. Besides the obvious cheapness factor, it gives you more to do than stare at each other while you wait for your food. Plus, it adds that element of teamwork, which I think is a lot more intimate than flapping your jaw trying to sound intelligent in a dimly-lit restaurant. Plus, and this is key, they’re already at your house!” — missingpiece