Romancing the Plague: Creative COVID Dating Ideas

Bored with board games? Spice up your date night at home with these creative new twists on some familiar games to transform an ordinary, cheap, date night at home into a romantic and sexy experience.   Start Out Sweet Chocolate Checkers Dust off your old checker board and replace the pieces with chocolates. When you win one of your opponent’s pieces, victory will be sweet as it melts in your mouth. Candy Chinese Checkers Lose your marbles and use your favorite candy pieces, like M&Ms, instead! If you get hungry, feed each other the pieces.   Foreplay Games Naughty Scrabble Only naughty words allowed!   Exploring Candyland or Chutes & Ladders With a marker, replace the tasks or directives (or write on certain squares) with your own flirty or suggestive tasks. See where you end up!   Strip Chess When you take their chess piece, you take a piece of their clothing along with it.   Let’s Get Physical Pleasure Pictionary W...

The Fantasy Date Have you ever seen some ideal romantic getaway advertised online and imagined you could drop everything to go explore someplace exotic or breathtaking with your favorite person? Turn that fantasy into your virtual Valentine’s Day! Planning ahead Give each other a little fun homework. Much of the fantasy date will involve sharing your…fantasies! Imagine a fantasy destination, anywhere in the world, where you would take your date if money and reality were no objects. Then go from there. Plan your chosen date around your destination, choosing a restaurant, the food from the menu, taking a romantic walk through some special special attraction that you would die to see…  If you like going the extra mile, consider making an invitation to formally invite your special someone to join you in your fantasy. Send the invitation snail mail or make an email or free, private website/video with all the links, descriptions, etc. Make your fantasy as detailed as you want and collect...

It's hard enough figuring out dating during the pandemic when your relationship status is casual or non-exclusive, but when you add Valentine's Day to the mix,  many people start to feel overwhelmed.  The way we see it, there are three courses of action you can take when considering the holiday.  Options 1. Ignore it! After all, you aren't in a committed relationship. Isn't Valentine's Day for bona fide couples giving each other romantic gifts? But ignoring the holiday could do more harm than good, since the person you are dating may be looking forward to some special attention, even though your relationship status is casual. It's only natural. A recent survey found “Overwhelmingly” that people, whether they were in a romantic relationship or not "would rather spend Valentine’s Day with someone (82%) than alone.” 63% say spending time with a person is the most meaningful way to celebrate the holiday (far more than flowers, candy or romantic gifts) With p...

Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours! During the pandemic, keep your romance alive through the element of surprise. These fun ideas will have your COVID crush thinking about you long after the delivery. Whether you're long-distance or online dating, keeping it six feet apart or staying at home together, these surprise exchanges are sure to warm the heart. What's your social distancing status? We've got something for everyone! Going the Distance Ideas and tips for reaching out to “touch someone” even if you are miles apart. Door Dash Exchange Can't meet in person but longing for a restaurant date? Surprise each other by each choosing a meal for the other and have them sent at the same time. You can watch each other's reactions to your choices as you dine together on Zoom. Escargot Mail (Fancy snail mail) Imagine how refreshing it would be for your crush to receive a surprise in their mailbox. Junk mail is the pits, but what if there were a special delivery from y...