15 Romantic Touches That Cost Little To Nothing
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Sometimes it can feel like romance is only available to the wealthy. And by wealthy, that just means people who can afford to eat at a restaurant once a week and not check the prices, or skip the guacamole because it costs three extra dollars. But even when you’re broke, you still want to spoil your boo sometimes! So you just need to get a little more creative. When you can’t count on the live music, servers in cumberbund and crystal martini glasses to make your night feel special, you need to create a romantic night at home. But sometimes, being at home, and putting a little thought into date night, can be more romantic than any pricey venue would’ve been. Here are 15 forgotten romantic touches that cost almost nothing.
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Eat on the roof
Something about eating on the roof feels mischievous and exciting. It helps you look at the world from a whole new angle—literally. And you feel untouchable up there. There are no phones or laptops or stacks of mail. Plus, you can see the stars.
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Write up a menu
Write up a little menu. Put it on pretty paper, and write the first, second, and the third course in beautiful handwriting. Even if the first course is frozen taquitos and the second is ramen, and the third is ice cream, it still feels more special when you write a menu.
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Light candles
Turn off all the lights in your home. Yes, all of them. Light candles throughout the house. Pretend there is a power outage. Dinner by candlelight makes you and your partner feel completely disconnected from the real world, in a good way.
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Draw a bath
Your bath isn’t just the thing you stand in when you shower! Clean that thing (it probably needs a good scrubbing) and fill it with bubble bath and rose petals. Put some music on in the bathroom and dim the lights.
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Have an indoor picnic
Shaking up routine and mixing scenery always feels adventurous. Have a picnic on your living room floor. Put food in a basket, put down a blanket, pack simple dishes like cheese, grapes, nuts, and sandwiches.
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Build a fort
It’s always fun to act like a kid again with your significant other. Remember how, when you were a kid, you felt so safe in a fort? You felt like you were in a whole new world? Do that with your partner! Grab a flashlight, get under the fort, drink some beer and watch funny videos on YouTube like it’s a sleepover.
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Dance in your kitchen
You don’t need to pay cover at a nightclub to dance. Put on some jazz and push all of your furniture to the corners of the room to make a dance floor.
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Use a decanter
If you don’t already have a decanter, it’s time to get one. Pour that four dollar bottle of wine into a beautiful decanter and serve yourselves from it all night. It’s an affordable touch that makes the night feel elegant.
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Decorate the table
Put flowers on the table. Lay down a table cloth. Wrap in the napkins in some lovely napkin holders. Put butter in a butter dish. Use the nice silverware. Set the stage so you can both really relax and draw out the meal.
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Use a blindfold
Everything feels more exciting with a blindfold! Don’t let your partner into the room that you’ve set up before putting a blindfold on him. Then reveal the gorgeous table or fort or dance floor.
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Make a Frank Sinatra/French Café mix
A little Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and French Café music a la Vie en Rose soundtrack never fail to set the mood and make the night feel like it could take place in any century, anywhere in the world.
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Make a fire (even a fake one)
If you don’t have a fire, you can download several hours of footage of a real fireplace through apps on your phone or online, and stream it to your television. It will have the crackling sounds and everything.
Have an indoor luau
You can get a coconut bra and grass skirt at the 99 cent store. Simply adding pineapple to your chicken and rice dish, and eating dinner in a little blow-up pool (not with water, of course) feels like you’re somewhere else. You can put on ocean sounds as background, too.
