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Date Ideas for New Blog Posts on Your Dating Blog

Date Ideas for New Blog Posts on Your Dating Blog
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If you want more content for your dating and relationship blog this list of date ideas for new blog posts will give you the instant help you need.

Many of your visitors and subscribers want new ideas for spending time with their partners.

My categorized list of blog posts ideas literally gives you enough material to build an entire website full of date ideas blog posts.

Create an Inter-linking Website of Date Ideas Blog Posts to Boost SEO and Viewership

Yes, you want to increase the number of new visitors to your dating and relationship blog.

But for the purposes of maintaining the growth of traffic and converting affiliate sales and sales of your own product.

Simply put, the more times a visitor views new pieces of your content, the more likely they will become an engaged fan of yours.

These fans will leave comments, share your content on social media, subscribe to your email list and social media channels, and also buy products you sell or promote.

Therefore, you want to create a reasonable amount different blog posts and link them together through hyperlinks, call-out boxes, scroll boxes, or any means necessary.

The bottom line is you want your viewers to read enough of your content to enjoy your style of advice, way of thinking, or method of clearly explaining concepts.

Get them to like you and want to continue to read or view your content.

List of Date Ideas to Write New Blog Posts for Your Dating and Relationship Blog

General Date Ideas Categories

Mix up your date ideas blog posts with generalized, less specific categories of posts because there is no guarantee of what will draw your viewers attention,

Therefore, mix it up between more broad categories of date ideas blog posts and more specific ones.

  • Romantic Date Ideas
  • Sexy Date Ideas
  • Winter Date Ideas
  • Summer Date Ideas
  • Fall Date Ideas
  • Free Date Ideas
  • Cheap Date Ideas
  • Virtual Date Ideas
  • Fun Date Ideas
  • Outdoor Date Ideas
  • Indoor Date Ideas

More Specific Date Ideas Categories

With another set of blog posts, you want to filter down to blog posts of more detailed categories of date ideas.

  • Stay Home Date Ideas
  • Interactive Date Ideas
  • Night-on-the-Town Date Ideas
  • Adventurous Date Ideas
  • Surprise Date Ideas
  • Sports Date Ideas
  • Special Event Date Ideas
  • Game Night Date Ideas
  • Sporting Event Date Ideas
  • Artistic Date Ideas
  • Museum Date Ideas

Most Detailed Date Ideas Categories

Then you want to create the most sub-categorized, detailed set of date ideas blog posts. By creating different levels of posts from generalized to more detailed classifications you increase your chances of grabbing a variety of visitors’ attention.

  • Stay Home Dinner Date Ideas
  • Venue Crawl Night Out Date Ideas
  • City Tour Date Ideas
  • Small Town One Day Getaway Ideas
  • Big City One Day Tour Ideas
  • Beach Day Getaway Date Ideas
  • Staycation Date Ideas
  • Board Game Date Ideas
  • Dance Club Date Ideas
  • Snacks and Stay Home Movie Night Ideas
  • Homemade Snacks and Game Night Date Ideas

Date Ideas “Best” List Ideas

Another suggestion of mine is to insert the word “best” at the beginning of a list blog post.

This has proven to boost interest among potential visitors and show up high on search engine results.

  • Best Natural Springs in (Your State or Region) to Visit on Saturdays
  • Best Theme Parks in (Your Region) for the Weekends
  • Best Beaches in (Your State- lakes, gulf, or ocean) for the Weekends
  • Best Autumn Road Trips for the Weekend
  • Best Christmas Light Displays in (Your State)
  • Best Museums in (Your State or City)
  • Best Candy Factory Tours in (Your State or Region)
  • Best Brewery Tours in (Your State or Region)
  • Best Distillery Tours in (Your State or Region)
  • Best Golf Courses to Play in (Your State)
  • Best National Parks to Visit for the Day (in Your State)

How to Brainstorm Date Ideas for Blog Posts

One of the best ways to invent new pieces of content is simply to start jotting down ideas and one idea will lead to another.

To help you speed up the process and also to come up with good ideas that people will want to read keep these key factors in mind to jumpstart you.

  • Hobbies
  • Food and Beverage
  • Sports
  • Live Events
  • Holidays
  • Seasons
  • Games
  • Venue
  • Historic Sites
  • Nature
  • Nightlife

Check Out More of My Blog Posts for Dating and Relationship Bloggers

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Make Him Want You: 10 Keys to Become His Queen

Make Him Want You: 10 Keys to Become His Queen
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Yes, there are ways to make him want you.

And if you’d like to learn more about those male mind hack techniques then read the first two blog posts in this mini-series:

  1. Make Him Want You: 10 Ways to Make Him Attracted to You
  2. Make Him Want You: His 15 Needs to Make Him Want More Time with You

Finding long-term love may be the single most important accomplishment in your life.

Because when you find the One, the rest of your life becomes more enjoyable.

But be wary of who you choose to spend the rest of your life with because choosing the wrong man brings you endless misery.

Here are some techniques to nudge him along to make him want you as his life-long partner and to become his queen.

Even if you are married or have a boyfriend this list can help rejuvenate your relationship.

10 Techniques to Make Him Want You, Open His Heart and Mind to See You as “The One”

Make him want you as his long-term partner
What make us men see women as long-term partners?

1. He Must Find You Attractive

No matter how much you have in common he likely will not see you as a long-term partner unless he finds you attractive.

And no matter how attractive you view yourself beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Therefore, it doesn’t matter how you view yourself, only how he views you.

Read my first blog post in this mini-series to view the checklist of ways to make him want you and find you attractive.

2. **Does He Want to Spend Time with You?

And no matter how much he’s attracted to you it won’t lead to love if he doesn’t want to spend time with you.

Check out the second blog post in this mini-series for ways to get him to want more time with you.

3. Accept that We Men Have Deep Feelings Too

What you think affects what you say and do. Therefore, if you THINK that men do not have DEEP feelings, or that we are just robots then you will NOT be able to connect with us.

And you will always wonder why men disappear, ghost, or hide from you.

We commit to women who get us and take the time to learn about our deep emotional needs.

So, if you want to become his queen, then pay attention to this special point on this list.

4. Make Him Feel Good Enough

Relationships are a two-way street, are they not?

Why would you expect your man to commit to you when you don’t make him feel like he’s the one for you.

Do what it takes to make him feel like he’s the only one you have eyes for.

If you feel like that makes you too vulnerable or that it would make you chase him instead of the other way around, then have you considered that you are not with the right guy?

Love only works when we both sacrifice.

5. Be His Biggest Fan (Support His Passions, Goals, Ambitions)

We both want to live a good life. Compatible companions want to experience good times together.

They want to be happy, and one of the best ways to feel happy in a relationship is when your partner roots for you.

They celebrate your successes.

And they support your pursuits.

Take interest in his hobbies.

Show him that you care about his pursuit of passions, goals, and ambitions.

6. Respect His Boundaries

Part of him feeling comfortable around you and wanting to get close rather than run off to his man cave every chance he gets is to respect his boundaries.

We men want you to respect us.

What does that involve?

  • Give him the benefit of the doubt
  • Praise Him- Do Not Belittle Him
  • Give him personal space
  • Show interest in who his friends and co-workers are
  • Encourage him to spend time with his friends

7. Give Him Glimpse of a Bright and Exciting Future Together

Encourage him to discuss what fascinates him about his future. What gets him excited?

Where does he want to travel to?

What experiences or projects does he mention?

How does he feel about volunteering?

(Do any of them match what you want to do? This is a good way to see if you make a good long-term match.)

And if you’ve learned what matters most to him then paint a picture of how you could accomplish them together with glimpse phrases.

  • Imagine us cruising along the coast of Alaska watching Humback whales leap out of the ocean.
  • Can you imagine how it’d feel to bring gifts to kids at an orphange?
  • Can you feel your heart pounding just thinking about riding horseback along the paths of the Grand Canyon?

Show him that both of your visions of the future match.

Learn more about glimpse phrases and other techniques that make him want you and to become his queen.

Click here to view my blog post What Is the Hero Instinct?

8. Respect His Family and Choice of Friends

This one could fall under the list of ways to make him more comfortable around you, but it still impacts his long-term outlook on a relationship with you.

Do not get jealous of his time with friends or family, and instead show genuine interest to get to know them.

Showing support for his relationships with family and friends will demonstrate to him that you care about his needs.

9. Identify His “Prized” Qualities, Skills

I mention this in my blog post about helping him to get more comfortable with you so that he wants more time with you.

It’s a valuable step in opening his heart to make him to want you as his long-term partner and queen.

Show him that you know the qualities that he prides in himself.

Here are some ideas:

What are his hobbies?

What is he most passionate about?

  • Volunteering?
  • Playing music?
  • Health and conditioning,
  • Entrepreneurship,
  • Traveling?

How about the little, not-so-obvious skills?

  • Is he a good problem-solver?
  • Does he have good taste in wines?
  • Does he display a strong desire to live an exciting and fulfilling life?
  • How well does he take care of his belongings and keep things clean and organized?
  • How well does he get along with kids?

All of these traits he likely prides himself in doing well.

And when you bring them up to him it goes a long way to open his heart and see you as the ONE woman who truly understands his deep emotional needs.

10. Hold Out for Mr. Right- Don’t Force the Relationship

Here is a simple reminder to NOT force love.

How many unhappily married people have you come across in your life that probably should not have married?

And how many of them do you believe probably just forced the marriage because it was the convenient thing to do?

Do NOT fall in love with the idea of falling in love.

Marrying the WRONG person can set you on a very long and miserable road, one which many people have traveled down.

Instead, hold out for the right partner:

  • One who matches your life-long goals and aspirations,
  • Share the same (or very similar) set of core values and beliefs
  • Someone you want to spend time with
  • Find attractive
  • Who you can respect and vice-versa (and doesn’t drive you to the poin of insanity)
  • Whose personality you can get along with more often than not.

BONUS 1: Ask for Help- Fix Your Problem

Men cannot resist the temptation to solve problems for you. It makes us feel useful and needed.

Learn how to tap into our male emotional trigger systems with the help of relationship coach James Bauer’s His Secret Obsession.

I share the highlights of the top features of His Secret Obsession here in my blog post.

BONUS 2: Learn About the Hero Instinct

Why do we men fascinate about feeling like your hero?

When you accept that our needs to please you are simple and do not take it personally that we want to help you then you’ll be amazed how easy it becomes to make men chase you.

Check out these male emotional mind hacks in my blog post.

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Make Him Want You: 15 Ways to Make Him Want More Time with You

Make Him Want You: 15 Ways to Make Him Want More Time with You
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Want the KEY to make him want more time with you?

He must feel comfortable around you and thoroughly enjoy your presence.

Not just that, he must not get annoyed to the point he wants to avoid you.

Plus, he must want to spend time with you even when you’re not doing anything exciting.

Show him that you accept him for who he is.

IN ADDITION to enticing him to want more time with you these tips pave the way for the next stage in the relationship- seeing you as the One, your wife.

HEED MY WARNING: You cannot GUILT him to want more time with you.

Learn to master the art of making him chase (more on that later).

15 Male Mind Hacks to Make Him Want More Time with You

How can you influence a man to want to spend more time with you?

1. Learn How to Attract Him (read the first blog post in this series)

If you haven’t read my first blog post in this mini-series then check it out here: 10 Simple Regular Women Attract Men to Them Like a Magnet

Finding you attractive and wanting to spend more time with you go hand-in-hand.

2. Make Him Earn Your Respect

He will want more time with you if he respects you. Ask for what you want. Tell him what you don’t like. Don’t let mistreatment slide.

3. State Your Boundaries

Another way to earn respect from your man is to state your boundaries ahead of time.

It serves you better to state them early instead of waiting for him to cross them.

4. Set Your Expectations

The best way to get what you want with a man and to earn his respect is to state your expectations early in the relationship.

If you haven’t, then do so ASAP.

Be firm.

And if it scares you to set them because you think it will push him away then just remember…

… if you do not set your expectations of what you want to happen in the relationship then there is little chance it will happen anyway.

5. Give Him His Personal Space

When we want our personal space and time then you MUST give it.

It may conflict with your needs but guilting him to spend time with you will not make him want more time with you.

Even if he agrees he will despise you for manipulating him.

Again, one of the best ways to get him to want more time with you is to show him that you care about his needs.

6. Give Him Pieces of Your Attention- NOT Huge Chunks (not yet)

Here is the key to make men chase.

Give him a little of what he likes then STOP.

Think of how simple that psychology is for a second.

Sound familiar?

On our last visit to the grocery store, did try a sample of something?

Did you want more of it?

This is the same concept.

But do you have the strength to pull it off?

Especially when he expresses a positive response to what you did?

Not many women can pull this off.

But the ones with the most success with getting men to want to spend more time with them and chase get this concept and put it into regular practice.

7. Make Him Schedule His Time Around Your Personal Life

Here’s yet another concept that only a few women get I’ve come across.

Confident women with a high self-image make men work their schedule into hers- not the other way around.

We men will work harder to find time for you if you make us, well, just that…

… work to find time for you.

8. Enjoy Life without Him

These same women who make men find time to see her based on her schedule also have a fun-filled life.

They have other friends they regularly see and/or they have plenty of activities and hobbies that they participate in.

You don’t need a man in your life.

Any man will not do.

Hold out for the right man who gets you and wants you to be happy and cares about your well-being.

9. Fewer Gifts, But GOOD Ones

First of all, do NOT shower him with gifts.

Resist the temptation.

Why would you do that?

Is this about you feeling a connection or you wanting to get him to want more time with you?

Be memorable to him.

Show him that you understand his needs.

Learn if your man wants useful, everyday functional gifts or collection/hobby gifts?

One of my exes knew how to get the right gifts for me.

I still use many of them every day.

Show your man that you understand him. When you get him gifts, get him the right gifts.

This is yet another way to get him to want more time with you.

10. Touch Him How He Likes It When He Wants It

Touch him when he does NOT want to be touched or touch him in ways he doesn’t like and he will push you away.

Do you want him to want more time with you?

Then master the skill of touch that makes us men most comfortable and dominates our feelings.

The women who get this skill get men to want like them against their own will.

They understand how to trigger these male mind hacks.

11. Show Confidence and Security, Not Neediness

Do not guilt or beg a man for things you need. It only pushes us away.

The same thing happens in the reverse when we look needy and helpless.

It’s better to communicate your needs early.

Explain what happens when you start to feel neglected rather than beg and plead and look desperate.

Communicate the importance of scheduling a date night time for you both.

Click here for fun date ideas and here for stay-home date ideas.

12. Break Plans from Time-to-Time

This may go against common sense, but it is another male mind hack to get him to chase.

Break plans with him.

But only when something truly comes up.

Do not manipulate and make up a story just in an attempt to lift up your value.

13. Identify His Talents and Best Qualities (that he likes about himself)

Show him that you get him and he will want more time with you.

He wants you to appreciate his talents and for the qualities that he is most proud of.

Make him feel special for the things that matter most to him just like you want him to do for you.

Here are some ideas:

  • Does he play a musical instrument?
  • Does he possess any artistic talent?
  • What are his best attributes: is he a good problem-solver? Is he persistent? Does he possess a drive to succeed?
  • How about his sense of humor?
  • Does he show compassion for others?

14. Find the Date Ideas that You Both Enjoy

Check out my list of fun date ideas for couples.

I also offer downloadable and printable date idea cards at my Etsy shop

15. Also Find the Date Ideas that Only He Enjoys

Ask him to take you places that you enjoy, it’s only fair.

But also go on dates that matter more to him than you and he will appreciate you for it.

Check out these fun date ideas for couples and my downloadable, printable date idea cards for couples at my Etsy shop.

BONUS 1: Ask for Help- Fix Your Problem

Men cannot resist the temptation to solve problems for you. It makes us feel useful and needed.

Learn how to tap into our male emotional trigger systems with the help of relationship coach James Bauer’s His Secret Obsession.

I share the highlights of the top features of His Secret Obsession here in my blog post.

BONUS 2: Learn About the Hero Instinct

Why do we men fascinate about feeling like your hero?

When you accept that our needs to please you are simple and do not take it personally that we want to help you then you’ll be amazed how easy it becomes to make men chase you.

Check out these male emotional mind hacks in my blog post.

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Make Him Want You: 10 Ways Men Find Women Attractive

Make Him Want You: 10 Ways Men Find Women Attractive
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How familiar are you with the ways men find women attractive for more than just looks- do you know the different ways men find women attractive?

Some women just get it. They swallow their pride and let men be the person they want to be- while still earning their respect.

These women possess the confidence to pull this list of male mind hacks to drive us men wild for them.

It doesn’t matter if they are tall and skinny, short and pudgy, or not the best-looking.

They know things other women do not understand about men.

These women enjoy their lives with or without men and hold out for only the right emotionally mature relationship-seeking, available men who treat them well.

They don’t live in the past or beat themselves up when things don’t work out with a guy.

And above they stay true to themselves.

How open are you to learning new ways to dominate men emotionally?

Or do you just want to keep getting in your own way and pushing him away?

Learn the simple ways to make him want you while still getting the respect you desire.

Here are some of the things women do who have mastered the ways men find women attractive.

10 Ways Men Find Women Attractive that ONLY SOME Women Understand

Make Him Want You and Get the Respect You Desire

What do men find attractive in women?

First, let’s start with the ONLY two suggestions in this list that relate to physical beauty.

1. Choose Clothes and Apparel that Suit Your Body Type

I am NOT a fashionista by any means. But I do know that when a female dresses in a way that matches her body type it is quite attractive. We men like it when women carefully select a look that suits them. Think of it as finding the right brand for yourself. It makes you stand out.

Here are a few blog posts on other blogs that cover this topic:

2. Choose the Hairstyle that Suits Your Body Type

Again, I’m personally know nothing about HOW to choose fashion or hairstyles BUT I do know how it makes me and other men feel when a woman chooses the right ones that fit her height and body type. No matter if you have extra padding or are tall or short, choosing the right fashion and hairstyle matters and can make you look super attractive.

Here are some blog posts on other blogs that cover this topic:

3. Enter His Personal Space

Show him that you don’t fear him and that you enjoy being up close and personal. Do this by simply entering his personal space within 3 feet of him. As you get close make sure you…

Here are some simple ways to move in on him that we men like:

  • Fix his collar
  • Remove a piece of lint from his shoulder
  • Straighten his shirt
  • Pull down the bill of his hat
  • Interlock your arm with his
  • Side-hug him for a second

And if you’re bold enough hug him around the neck and tell him how manly he smells.

4. Touch Him

…dominate him with simple inoffensive touch and watch how he warms up to you real quick.

Check out my blog post 10 Ways to Dominate a Man with Your Touch

Then next be sure to…

5. Hold Eye Contact and Slight Smile

We need to know that you approve of us and find us attractive. Besides just coming right out and telling us that another way is to 1) Enter His Personal Space 2) Touch Him (check out my post 10 Ways to Inoffensively Touch a Man and Make Him Want You 3) Hold Eye Contact and Smile

You don’t need a big smile (just a small, quick one) nor do you need to hold eye contact for long (just 1 to 2 seconds).

Read this blog post about these flirty female power moves.

6. Make Him Want More (Make Him Chase)

This may sound so simple that you get the urge to ignore it, but this is the single best advice for women dating or in a relationship with men I can give you.

Learn to make him want more.

Give him a little taste then metaphorically walk away.

This includes ALL aspects of communication:

  • Body language
  • Gestures and mannerisms
  • Text Messages
  • Voicemails
  • Phone Calls
  • Face-to-Face conversation

7. Tease Him with Playful Remarks and Questions

This one gets me… every time.

One of my all-time favorite exchanges with a woman came from a simple flirty remark.

After we worked together one day, she asked if I was checking her out.

When I said, “No.”

She replied, “That’s too bad. I wish you had.”

8. Flirty Curiosity-Inducing Text Messages

Text messages provide you with a quick way to turn things flirty with a man.

The trick is to write engaging texts that fascinate him and make it too hard to resist replying to.

One time I sent a text to a woman I met at a company softball league game.

In it, I commented and asked, ” I didn’t want to stare but what color are your eyes.”

Replied, “You can stare all you want.”

I about fell down from the excitement.

9. Cute Animated Gestures and Mannerisms

The more confident a woman feels and interactive she gets with a man, the more interesting it makes her look.

The same woman from number 8 on this list was an expert at expressing herself through animated body language.

I found her irresistibly attractive because of it.

Her feminine energy overpowered me.

She attracted me against my will.

Check out these examples of her animated gestures and mannerisms:

  • Blowing a kiss and winking
  • Walking as if modeling on a catwalk
  • Winking and then smiling
  • Tilting your head and laying it on your open hand while smiling and making eye contact
  • Waving and smiling
  • Biting your lower lip, winking, slightly smiling, and then making eye contact
  • Putting your hand up in a stop motion and turning your head away, then peeking back and smiling

10. Play with Props

Hats, coats, scarves, skirts… well… playing with any prop makes you more interesting and makes you magnetic.

Think of it like acting.

It just optimizes your attractiveness- your cuteness.

Here are some examples:

  • Partially covering your face with a hat while peeking around it with one eye.
  • Tilting your glasses down while peeking above them and smirking
  • Tilting your hat to the side while making eye contact and smiling
  • Holding up your coat and hiding behind it like a curtain then dropping it and curtsying like an actress
  • Swirling your finger around the rim of a wine glass in a circular motion while making powerful eye contact

BONUS 1: Ask for Help- Fix Your Problem

Men cannot resist the temptation to solve problems for you. It makes us feel useful and needed.

Learn how to tap into our male emotional trigger systems with the help of relationship coach James Bauer’s His Secret Obsession.

I share the highlights of the top features of His Secret Obsession here in my blog post.

BONUS 2: Learn About the Hero Instinct

Why do we men fascinate about feeling like your hero?

When you accept that our needs to please you are simple and do not take it personally that we want to help you then you’ll be amazed how easy it becomes to make men chase you.

Check out these male emotional mind hacks in my blog post.

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My Favorite Fun Things for Couples to Do on Vacation

My Favorite Fun Things for Couples to Do on Vacation
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The Years 2020 and 2021 were scary at times, but my girlfriend and I found some new fun things for couples to do on vacation.

These activities helped draw us closer.

What fun things do you like to do on vacation with your partner? (Please share in the comments field at the bottom).

You don’t even have to go to the hottest destinations to escape reality with your romantic partner and have a memorable time.

Nor do you have to travel far away.

We live in Florida so we have world-class beaches all around, but we’ve encountered “time-stands-still” moments in some not-as-known spots in 2020 and 2021…

…places like Omaha, Nebraska; Cleveland, Ohio, or St. Louis, Missouri.

Regardless of how popular the vacation spot is, we found the same fun activities for couples to enjoy.

Download Your FREE Vacation Activities for Couples Checklist and (Printable) Home Date Idea Cards.

10 Simple Fun Things for Couples to Do on Vacation (USA Spots)

Fun Things for Couples to Do on Vacation
What are your favorite things for couples to do on vacation? (Don’t be shy to share in the comments)

1. Botanical Gardens and Arboretums

In 2020 we discovered very few more relaxing and stress-relieving fun things for couples to do on vacation than to visit botanical gardens or arboretums.

Not all botanical gardens are the same. Some have butterfly gardens, large greenhouses with tropical oases and we even found one with a hummingbird garden where the birds flew inches away.

(What is an arboretum?)

But they all share serene, calming, jaw-droppingly beautiful landscapes.

Here are the ones we’ve tried so far:

And here are more US Botanical Gardens (by state)

What are the prettiest botanical gardens or arboretums you’ve gone to?

2. Little Italy Neighborhood

Bakeries, family-owned coffee shops, half-century-old steakhouses, brick buildings, and streets and Italian flags flapping on lamp posts.

Oh, and lot’s of great wine and cocktails.

We discovered our love for Little Italy in Akron and Cleveland, Ohio then went out of our way to find St. Louis’.

One of the best Little Italy neighborhoods I’ve visited is in San Diego.

There are plenty more to go to.

Here are some other Little Italy neighborhoods in the US

Which is the best Little Italy you’ve gone to?

3. Rooftop Cocktail Bars

I purposely inserted “cocktail” next to bars. Just because it’s on a rooftop and has a view does not make it a classy bar.

We like classy bars.

And have come across some of the most awe-inspiring views.

A few were closed because of Covid or had limited seating capacity. We’ve actually gone to more non-rooftop cocktail bars, but I figured you’d like something with a view.

Here are some of my favorite rooftop bars I’ve visited (some are local for me):

Try Instagram to find the best local rooftop bars to add to your fun-things-to-do for couples list.

[Related Couples Travel Post] Big List of 50+ Fun Travel Activities for Couples (Plus Free PDF Download)

4. Iconic Landmarks

There is nothing quite like seeing iconic landmarks with your own eyes after seeing them on TV.

The two big iconic landmarks we saw in 2020 and 2021 were the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the Seattle Space Needle.

Here are some of the most noteworthy ones I’ve seen in the US

What US iconic landmarks do you recommend? (Share in comments at the bottom)

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5. Cooking Class

Twice I’ve done this in New Orleans and I cannot think of a better way to taste local cuisine while learning about the history of the dishes.

You will get full and this food I promise beats any restaurant’s food you can find.

Hands-on classes are more fun but also more expensive.

Observation classes are still super fun but also more affordable.

[Click here] here to visit Groupon for great deals on cooking courses.

6. Florida Gulf Coast Beaches

Living in Central Florida puts hundreds of world-class beaches just hours away on both coasts.

But the best beaches with blue, pool-like water, powdered sand, and calming waves are located on the Gulf of Mexico side of the state.

[Related Post Couples Travel Post] 5 Florida Paradise Getaways for Couples

In 2020 and 2021 we escaped to Sarasota and Bradenton beaches, Sanibel and Captiva Island beaches, Honeymoon Island.

The Florida Panhandle is on our wish list too.

Florida beaches are a short plane ride away for many of you.

==>Check out some great Florida beach hotel deals here.

What are your favorite Florida beaches towns? What about specific beach names?

7. Live Jazz Bar

Watching live jazz in New Orleans is one of the most iconic experiences you could do in this Southern city gem.

My girlfriend and I squeaked by in January 2020 before Covid hit hard.

All the jazz bars were open then, so we went to a few,

By the time I got back with my friend in the summer of 2021, almost all the live jazz bars were temporarily closed.

So, you may want to check how open things are before you head to New Orleans.

But you don’t have to go to New Orleans to go to see live jazz.

Not all jazz bars are the same, some are swankier than others, some livelier, some located in upscale hotel lobbies, and yet other stand-alone establishments trendy, busy neighborhoods.

My two favorites for live Jazz are The Spotted Cat and Fritzel’s European Jazz Club

Here are some of the better ones in New Orleans

What are your favorite live jazz clubs?

8. MLB Game (Or other sporting event)

Every stadium is unique and looks completely different. The surrounding area restaurants and bars make for a fun time before or after the game.

We schedule our trips around Major League Baseball games. I saw my team play twice last year on the road.

Hands down, this is one of our regular favorite things for couples to do on vacation.

Even if you don’t like baseball, you may like good food and beer.

And if you want to experience the roar of the crowd as they cheer on their local heroes then get tickets for a Major League Baseball game.

This year alone I went to T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Busch Stadium in St Louis, and Globe Life Field in Arlington (near Dallas).

The regular season goes from the end of March to early October.

Check out MLB.com/tickets for next season’s schedule.

9. Rent Scooters to Explore the City

I’ve done this a couple of times and both times made seeing the city an exploration and memorable moment. Once in San Diego and the other in Seattle.

It’s one of my new favorite things for couples to do on vacation.

Both times I used the Lyft app.

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I love Lyft and use them every trip.

10. Meeting New Friends

We made new friends in a pretty random way in St. Louis. While at the rooftop bar Three Sixty, the place was packed so I invited another couple to sit with us who was also looking for a table.

We met up a couple of times after that during the trip and it turned out one of them (they met online and had a long-distance relationship) lived 45 minutes away in Melbourne, FL. (on the space coast).

It can make a trip more fun when you explore with another couple or get shown around by locals.

On a solo trip, I even attended a Meetup.com game night event and met locals that way.

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11. Dolphin or Whale Watching Cruise

Seeing dolphins or whales in the wild is one of those “time-stand-still” moments you cannot miss. We’ve done this a few times in the Gulf Coast of Florida.

I can do this often since I live in Orlando, FL but the experience never gets old.

Here is the dolphin cruise from Captiva Island we did.

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