Spring semester can leave everyone a bit restless, but that doesn't meant that you and your significant other can't still make the best of the next four months on campus. Try a new date idea each week and watch your semester (and relationship) improve as you explore new places, try new foods, and enjoy each other's company!
1. Visit a free art museum in a big city
2. Plant a tree together in your family's backyard (or theirs)
3. Try out a local pizza place near campus
4. Go ice skating if the weather is still cold
5. Volunteer to walk dogs at a local animal shelter
6. Go swimsuit shopping together in anticipation of summer
7. Practice giving each other haircuts at home
8. Complete a 1,000-piece puzzle
9. Spring clean your dorm room, apartment, our house together
10. Go out for milkshakes after class
11. See a movie at the theater, complete with a large popcorn and a blue-raspberry slushy
12. Take an entire weekend to binge-watch your favorite Netflix show
13. Have a mud fight when the weather gets warmer
14. Go on a $20 shopping spree at Dollar Tree
15. Make breakfast together with eggs, bacon, and pancakes
16. Test-drive new cars together
17. See a spring musical, opera, or play on campus
18. Go on a bike ride around town
19. Bake a batch of cookies together
20. Get dressed up and go to a wine-tasting event together
21. Skip class for a day and relax instead of doing homework
22. Borrow a fancy camera and plan an outdoor photo shoot together
23. Hide Easter eggs for each other to find
24. See a concert together at a local bar
25. Buy canvas and paint pictures for each other
26. Cook a gourmet meal and dine in candlelight
27. Watch a track meet, baseball game, or softball game together
28. Bake a pizza with homemade marinara sauce
29. Take a dance class at a local studio
30. Spend a day shopping at fun stores like Target and IKEA
31. Watch an animated movie (from your childhood) together
32. Buy a GPS and go geocaching
33. Purchase an antique table, chair, or desk and refinish it together
34. Go bird watching and keep track of how many birds you can identify
35. Order a large pizza and try to eat the entire thing in one sitting
36. Have an afternoon picnic at the lake
37. Visit a candy store and buy your favorite childhood sweets
38. Go to a fancy restaurant and only order dessert
39. Invite your friends to come over and play board games
40. Borrow a GoPro camera and film your adventures together
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