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Date Night Ideas when Netflix & Chill is getting stale!

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First date or five years in — there’s always more to learn about each other. Activities, experiences, games, restaurants and finds that actually make a night memorable. Get off the couch. May contain affiliate links.
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Boston, Babbbbyyyy!!

 
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If you have never been to Martha’s Vineyard and you don’t want to deal with figuring out ferries, parking, and connections on your own — this is exactly how you do it. Hotel pickup, ferry included, snacks and water on the bus, discount card for the i...
Boston to Martha's Vineyard Day Trip with Optional Island Tour
 
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Two places most people have never been to together — and both are worth the trip. Hammond Castle sits on the ocean cliffs of Gloucester and was built by an eccentric millionaire inventor using parts from actual European castles. Then you head to Sale...
Small Group Day Trip to Salem and Hammond Castle from Boston
 
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Lobster roll, cannoli, clam chowder, brick oven pizza, and a secret dish they don’t reveal until you get there. You walk through Boston’s Little Italy with a local guide who actually knows the neighborhood and by the end of it you’re full, you know t...
Boston North End Food Tour with Authentic Local Flavors & Dishes
 
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So my boyfriend took me to Olfactory NYC on Newbury Street in Boston this weekend and just …WOW. You sit down with a scentologist, build your own perfume from scratch, your notes, your vibe, your name on the bottle, and you walk out with a 50ml of so...
Olfactory NYC: A New Custom Fragrance Concept | Custom Perfume
 
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Fuggedabout a boring dinner and movie date…do this instead! Two hours, four stops, six donut tastings, and a walking tour through the Financial District, Boston Harbor, and the North End all baked into one. Kane’s Donuts, fresh apple cider donuts at...
Delicious Donuts of Boston: A Sweet History Walking Tour
 
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This list grabbed me because being a New England native, Massachusetts in particular, they were still a few on here that I had never done before, and the ones that I have done, I loved. Zoo lights at Franklin Park zoo have long been a favorite for m...
My Boston date night idea list

GET OFF THE COUCH

 
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Okay this is genuinely one of the best things I’ve found for a date that isn’t dinner and a movie. ClassBento has hands-on classes — pottery, pasta making, paint and sip, candle making, axe throwing, cocktail classes — in cities everywhere, taught by...
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Lanesborough, MA - ok, so I haven’t had the chance to check this out yet, but I stumbled across it on line, and it is definitely on the list when the warmer weather arrives. Stay tuned, and I’ll update the review! 😊
ramblewild | aerial adventure park | Berkshires, United States
 
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Date night just got a serious upgrade. You and your person spend 2.5 hours at this Turkish mosaic lamp workshop in Brighton, picking your colors, placing hand-cut glass and beads, drinking Turkish tea, and walking out with a lamp you actually made to...
Mosaic Lamp Workshop in Brighton, MA

Date So Good They’ll Text Their Friends

 
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Pull a card, answer a question, find out you actually don’t know this person as well as you thought you did — in the best possible way. Three levels so you can start easy and go as deep as you’re ready for. New couple, long term couple, doesn’t matte...
Get Closer Conversation Game: Couples - Couples
 
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350 questions, two parts — first you quiz each other as individuals, then you quiz each other as a couple. Sounds simple until you realize you’ve been talking for three hours and forgot you were supposed to watch a movie. Works whether you just met o...
The Couple's Quiz Book: 350 Fun Questions to Energize Your Relationship (Relationship Books for Couples)
 
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200 cards, three categories — trivia, talents, and games — and prize cards where the winner gets things like breakfast in bed, skip chore duty for a week, or plan your dream date. You will absolutely still be playing this at midnight when you both ha...
Why Don’t We Laugh Together? Couples Game
 
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One question a week for a full year. You both answer, then you talk about it. Sounds simple until you realize you’re learning things about this person you never thought to ask. New couple or five years in — doesn’t matter. The conversations this star...
Question a Day Couples Journal: 52 Weeks to Reignite
 
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This is the kind of thing that starts as a gift and ends up being one of your most prized possessions. Custom engraved wooden cover with your names on it, fill the pages with ticket stubs, photos, notes — every date night, every trip, every moment wo...
Adventure Book Scrapbook Couples Gift for Boyfriend, Anniversary Gifts Couples, Personalized Gift, Valentines Day Gift for Him