Sure it might leave the kitchen in a mess, but if you’re both the competitive sort, then this might be the thing for you. Set a budget, head to the market and get down to cooking. For added fun, you can even invite friends over for a blind taste test/dinner party and the loser would have to foot for the groceries bill.

There’s a ton of video ideas you can do with your partner. My husband does my makeup, my wife gives me a makeover, etc. It will definitely be a video you’ll both be able to rewatch and laugh over together in years to come.

Ever wanted your partner to wear that top you think they’d look so good in and yet for some reason they’ve always avoided wearing it? Here’s your chance. Select three outfits for each other and try them on. You might be surprised at their eye for fashion.

Enjoy a night of refinement, craft beer style. Instead of downing them mindlessly, buy up to 10 different bottles of beer you’ve always wanted to try and include a couple Q&A session (there’s a ton of conversational topics for couples online). You’ll soon find both the alcohol and conversation flowing in new territories.

Everyone and their grandma has a camera phone and selfie stick or tripod stand. If you haven’t been the sort of couple who’s naturally cheesy, why not create the opportunity to do so? Think of the cheesiest couple poses and shots and shoot them in the confines of your home. The outcome will either be cringingly brilliant or downright funny – either way it will be memorable, if not fun.

…and watch it through till the end. Nothing like snuggling under the covers and gripping each other in abject fear. At least if you’ve nightmares later on, you’ll know someone else who can relate.

It could be EDM or a romantic jazz number. Whatever it is, promise each other you’ll dance to their chosen mix from Spotify/Youtube. For ambience, you could even add candles around the dancefloor, i.e.: your living room, and get all dressed up. In our opinion, slow dancing should be made a necessary date night activity.

Be it sorting out your photos into albums or completing a jigsaw puzzle, it will be nice to put your heads and hands together and complete something that’s relatively relaxing. Or if there’s this Ikea cabinet that has been on the to-do list for ages, it will be a good time to tackle it!

After all that hard work, you can then finish up the evening with a massage for each other’s aching muscles. Set the mood by putting some essentials oils in your diffuser (we recommend something relaxing like lavender) then oil up your palms and get rubbing. Who says you have to spend lots of money to get some soothing relief while turning up the romance levels?

What… visit a museum while we’re sitting on the couch at home? Yes, you can! Many museums have an online collection that you can access for free, which is perfect for a couples night in. Check out the Lourve in Paris, the Vatican Museums, and even the British Museum in London on your laptop or iPad and explore every nook and cranny of these famous sites and all they hold within.

Text: Cassandra Koh, Herworld / Additional reporting: Natalya Molok

This post was updated on February 12, 2020.