Romantic Home Date Ideas

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Celebrate Valentine's Day at home this year...

Staying home to spend time with the one you love can be very romantic. Life is hectic and sometimes it is just nice to hide away from the world with the one that you love.

So take advantage of a special day together to escape from the hustle and bustle of life, and make a special point of spending quality time with the person who you love most in the world. What better way to spend a day than to choose to spend it alone together.

Start by planning out your home date in advance...

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Book off work and send the kids to grandma's house...

It may take a little pre-planning to pull it off but the pay off is worth it. Plan out your romantic home date idea before the big day arrives.

Book off work for the day of your home date, and arrange for the kids to go to grandma and grandpa's house for a couple nights, or to visit another relative, or friend for a sleep over.

Then lock the door, unplug the telephone, and prepare to fall in love with your partner all over again.

Start the day off with a romantic breakfast in bed...

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Fix a romantic breakfast tray...

Breakfast in bed does not have to be a huge extravagant meal. It is romantic just to have someone serve you breakfast in bed.

A meal as simple as scrambled eggs, or coffee, toast, and honey, is very romantic when you serve it up to your spouse in bed. Sprinkle some tiny cinnamon hearts on your breakfast tray. Place a red rose, or carnation on the tray, and serve breakfast in bed to the one that you love.

Serve coffee in bed...

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Heck you can even plan to spend your entire day together in bed....

Take the day off work and just spend the day relaxing with the one that you love. You can read the newspaper together, work on crossword puzzles together, wrestle, or watch television.

The point of staying in on this day is that you are spending it relaxing with your partner. Just the two of you, hiding away from the rest of the world, together.

Plan for a romantic Valentine's day picnic at home...

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Turn your bathroom into a relaxing romantic spa experience...

Put on some romantic music. Light the scented candles, fill the tub with bubbles, and crawl in with the person you love. Let the warm water and the perfumed scent of roses or jasmine fill the air around you. Wash her toes and let her wash yours.

A relaxing soak together can really serve to re-ignite the romantic flames of a relationship. So turn your bathroom into a relaxing romantic spa experience for the two of you on the day of your home date together.

Create a relaxing romantic Valentine's day spa experience at home...

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Have the maid or butler take care of the work on your special day....

If you have a friend or relative who is willing to do you a very large favor then hire them to act as a butler or maid for you on your special day. Their job will be to show up to serve you breakfast in bed, your evening dinner, or both. You decide the roll they will play in your romantic home date scenario.

Provide your butler or maid with a key to your house. Set a time when they are to arrive, and prepare to dine about one hour after they arrive in your home. To Insure that this arrangement is done with the utmost of dignity, your butler or maid should be decked out in fine black or white attire.

If you have planned for this person to serve breakfast then they will cook the meal, serve it to you on trays, do the dishes, and then quietly exit the house so you are able to carry on with your romantic day together.

The evening meal would be orchestrated in much the same way. Your maid or butler would arrive in the afternoon to prepare, and serve, the evening meal. The maid or butler would once again be dressed to the nines in a classy black outfit. You and your spouse would also be required to dress in your best for this date night.

The table would be set with your finest dishes, candlelight and wine. The butler or maid would then cook and serve your meal. After doing the dishes the hired help would quietly leave the house so your Valentine evening is shared by only the two of you.

Of course keep in mind that it is totally your option if you choose to just stay in your pajamas for the entire special day together. If so, just be sure that the maid or butler is dressed to the nines when he or she serves your stylish romantic meal.

Plan a romantic candle light Valentine's dinner at home...

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A heart is a great way to say I love you...

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A romantic wine and cheese home date in front of the fireplace...

Open up that fine bottle of wine that you have been saving for a perfectly romantic occasion. Pull the cheese and cracker tray out of the fridge, lay a blanket on the floor, and toss a couple of cozy cushions down there too.

There is no occasion more romantic than when the two of you are alone together, so pop the top on that bottle, get down on the floor, and snuggle up in front of the fireplace with the one that you love.

A roaring crackling fire in the hearth spells out warmth, security, and safety. These are all messages that you want to portray to your spouse. So snuggle up, whisper with nothings to each other, and light a fire in the one that you love.

Get dolled up, put on your favorite tunes, and dance the night away in your living room...

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Cuddle up in front of the television with a big bowl of popcorn and your favorite movie...

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Propose to her again...renew your vows.

Let your spouse know that you love her even more today than you did on the day when you first met. Propose to her once more.

For the ultimate home date at home nothing can be more romantic than offering up your heart to the one that you love. Promise to love her forever by renewing your marriage vows.

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Romantic lighting helps to set the mood....

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Add a few candles and you have yourself a romantic room that would make even cupid delighted to enter. It's a zippy zazzling way to say I love you.

Add a little romance to your bath or pool with floating lights...

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Have a very romantic home date...

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What are your most romantic tips? You can share them here...

  • miaponzo May 24, 2012 @ 3:04 am | delete
    I just love simple candles and flowers, nice food.. low colored lights and :) Blessed!
  • kathysart Feb 14, 2012 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    Love them tomorrow too. Wonderful lens!! Angel blessed too.. yay!m
  • Jolene_Belmain Jan 31, 2012 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    ~DESSELB~

    (: rehto hcae htiw emit taerg ...(revopeels a no yawa ro peelsa era sdik eht ecno lla) eivom a ot pu eldduc neht ...seldnac fo elpuoc a thgil dna ihsus emos ni redro ot ekil I dna ecnaif yM
  • Ladymermaid Feb 13, 2012 @ 8:10 pm | delete
    Lol...I have not got a clue how you managed to figure out how to talk backwards. Very cute. Have a wonderful Valentine's day.
  • Mujjen Jan 31, 2012 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    Just being alone, without the kids, make for a very romantic setting. It is so easy to get lost behind your kids.
  • cffutah Jan 30, 2012 @ 1:15 pm | delete
    well stated in your opening article, great listed of sweetheart ideas too.
  • Tipi Jan 29, 2012 @ 9:31 pm | delete
    Returning with angel dust...perhaps good karma for me for next year!
  • Ladymermaid Jan 29, 2012 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    I am sure that you will be surrounded by positive energy. Your energy is so wonderful.
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Jan 29, 2012 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    Wonderful ideas for a cozy Valentine's Day. It's always great to just luxuriate in the presence of your loved one. Unhurried time together is a precious gift.
  • Ladymermaid Jan 29, 2012 @ 9:46 pm | delete
    You are so right. There is nothing quite so wonderful as time spent with those who you treasure most in the world.
  • VickiSims Jan 29, 2012 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    Great ideas for a romantic day at home - Valentine's Day or any day.
  • Ladymermaid Jan 29, 2012 @ 9:47 pm | delete
    My husband and I were having a wonderful day together at home today but of course the football game came on at 5:00 lol. Now it is me on the computer and hubby on the couch ;)
  • JaguarJulie Jan 27, 2012 @ 5:47 pm | delete
    Well, I once prepared a romantic coupon book of romantic events and gave it to my husband [now the ex]. He could redeem them at different times for that special reward. I love the idea of finding a romantic interlude at home.
  • ravenko Jan 25, 2012 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    We usually stay home for Valentines Day as both of us think it's way to commercialized now a days...Great lens loved the information, thanks for sharing...
  • Rewards4life Jan 21, 2012 @ 10:33 am | delete
    I like a nice home cooked meal, long walk and a romantic bath followed by a heart-warming film. It's important to put time aside for each other, it's so easy to forget about ourselves in the stresses of daily life.
  • poddys Jan 11, 2012 @ 1:54 pm | delete
    Great ideas. I think it's nice to just relax and to enjoy each other's company.
  • mismatch Jul 1, 2011 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    Well, any day could be like Valentine's Day -- with the right husband. I will try mine.
  • Tipi Feb 17, 2011 @ 7:19 pm | delete
    Lol, maybe next year! I spent the whole day this year working on Squidoo....fun but would trade that for a chance to use some of your ideas for sure!
  • vallain Jan 30, 2011 @ 11:37 am | delete
    This is a delightful idea (and beats the crowds in the restaurants on Valentine's Day). You ought to suggest some romantic movies to watch. True Lies is one that both guys and chicks enjoy (action romance, I guess).
  • SereneSea Jan 30, 2011 @ 11:28 am | delete
    Simple yet romantic ideas which so not have to be expensive are really great way of celebrating Valentine.
  • LisaAuch Jan 30, 2011 @ 10:51 am | delete
    It is important even in the hard times to remember the great times, and still be able to laugh, and feel like a silly teenager again
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Jan 30, 2011 @ 10:02 am | delete
    Great ideas. I have lensrolled this to Two Weeks to a Valentine's Crescendo!
  • beerhead Jan 30, 2011 @ 9:48 am | delete
    It all starts with sending the kids somewhere for the day. Great ideas wonderful lens!!
  • Ladymermaid Jan 30, 2011 @ 9:50 am | delete
    Gasp ... because my kids are grown I completely forgot this aspect. Thanks for reminding me ... I am heading back in to pop in another module :)
  • MeggieMcFallon Jan 30, 2011 @ 9:41 am | delete
    I absolutely am down with the butler idea Ladymermaid. One of the most romantic things someone ever did for me was to compile a dvd movie of all our good times together and make a video from it. It was quite sappy and sentimental... sometimes like me!

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