Running out of date ideas and fun activities can really dampen the spark of a relationship. In as much as mundanity has its place in everyday life, it’s good to revitalize intimate bonds with adventure and novelty. It can grant us the chance to discover previously unknown sides of our partners and challenge us to go beyond our comfort zones and embrace adventures.
We’ll be launching into 5 ideas for affordable date ideas and in Accra, to keep things fresh when it comes to bonding and quality time.
Coffee Dates
In the beginning stages of romantic relationships, it’s good to establish the relationship at a safe public place where you and your partner can get comfortable and share a meal or drinks with one another.
Vida e Cafe is a great spot for coffee, with a selection of tasty expressos and pastries against a calming backdrop.
Coffee dates and lunch dates are usually casual or semi-formal depending on the location. By itself, meeting over lunch or coffee suffices as a date idea. Alternatively, they can serve as a starting point before the couple heads out for fun activities later or be the last stopover after a busy day in town.
Beach & Pool Dates
Beach dates are great for exploring, soaking up the sun and enjoying quiet company.
The calming sound of waves and fresh breeze are wonderful to experience with someone close to you. And the romance of it all is good for deep conversations to get to know one another better.
Labadi beach and Kokrobite are nice, quiet spots that don’t get crowded too often, and you can explore the shores to your heart’s content, picking up conch shells and stones along the way.
Pool dates, similarly offer fun in a more controlled setting and are great for one-on-one time with your partner or in groups as date idea.
Picnics & Lunch Dates
Nothing is quite as refreshing as having a date outdoors, under trees, enjoying the fresh breeze and the warm sun. The Legon Botanical and Aburi Gardens are great hotspots for romantic outings, wonderful plant life and scenery.
Similar to beaches, this setting for dates is more oriented towards helping those involved get to know each other better.
Learning together and exploring new environments is always a wonderful thing and a great date idea.
Board Games
Board games are one of the most inexpensive means of entertainment you can afford. Not only are they cheap, but they make room for intellectual sparring, friendly competition and creativity.
Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, Uno, Scrabble and Oware are well recommended board games for one-on-one and group dates. Monopoly may be fun for most, but I’d avoid that if you’re seeing anyone who isn’t a graceful winner. Probably wouldn’t need to be dating someone like that anyway.
Palm Moments in Osu have some nifty board games you can enjoy on your date as idea. And they can keep you occupied while you enjoy conversation, before your meals arrive.
Wine & Dinner Dates
Adding an element of wine tasting to a nicely made home dinner is perfect for more intimate dates between partners who have built familiarity over time, and grown close enough to visit one another’s homes.
Preparing meals together and setting up homemade dinners is a wonderful dynamic that can reinforce or verify compatibility between partners. After all, a couple that cooks and plans together is most likely to work well together as time goes on.
Alternatively, if you’d like to enjoy wines outside of home, then Sai Wine & Champagne Café is the place for you, given their quality selection of wines and their toned-down setting as great date idea.
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