45 Ways to Have Fun With Your Spouse

Let me start by saying, marriage classes aren’t just for couples with issues. They are for everyone – even those of us who want to continue to grow our marriage(s).

Our marriage is important to my husband and I. We’ve promised to love each other until death do us part but that doesn’t mean it isn’t hard and we don’t argue.

We recently attended a discipleship class, MarriedPeople, where we learned how to be better with each other and how to have fun with one another. We watched a Ted Cunningham video about ‘Daily Delay, Weekly Withdrawal and Annual Abandon’ and it really made me think about how daily routines and kids can suck the fun right out of marriage.

My husband and I are pretty lucky because my parents live fairly close and are willing to watch the boys anytime we ask so we have date night about once a month. However, because of our very different ideas of fun, we’ve fallen into a ‘dinner and a movie’ rut. There’s not much talking, laughing (unless it’s at the movie) or connection. In an effort to change things up, we’ve put together a list of fun dates and I thought you might benefit from it, too!

Ways to Have Fun with Your Spouse:

1. Spend time at an arcade
2. Go to a bowling alley
3. Go camping
4. Play putt-putt golf
5. Ride go-karts
6. Share random acts of kindness
7. Go zip-lining
8. Go rollerskating
9. Go for a drive
10. Have a Nerf war
11. Take a hot air balloon ride
12. Go geocaching
13. Make a fort
14. Make a time capsule
15. Watch the sun set
16. Photograph each other
17. Visit a waterfall
18. Have a shaving cream fight
19. Plan a vacation (you don’t have to take it immediately)
20. Go paddle-boating
21. Have a pillow fight
22. Build something together
23. Create a marriage wish list
24. Go people-watching
25. Wash the car(s)
26. Take a class together
27. Go hiking
28. Go to a shooting range
29. Watch TV or Netflix
30. Paint together – either take a class or buy the supplies so you can paint at home.
31. Have a water or snowball fight
32. Make love
33. Go for a walk
34. Try a new restaurant
35. Play video games
36. Spend time with friends
37. Go to a carnival
38. Take a day trip
39. Cook a meal together
40. Write and illustrate a story together
41. Run through the sprinklers
42. Include the kids and create a family wish list. Hang it in a central location
43. Play cards & board games
44. Go to a zoo or aquarium
45. Go to a flea market or antique store, set a price limit & buy each other something.

The ways to have fun with your spouse are numerous and they don’t have to cost a lot of money. It doesn’t matter what you do together as long as you both have fun doing it!

Having fun with your spouse can keep a marriage strong or bring life back to a struggling relationship. When you stop having fun together, things can get stressful.

What are your favorite ways to have fun with your spouse?