Whether you’ve been together with your partner for a year or married for a long time, it’s important to keep sparks flying in your relationship. For couples who have been together a long time, it’s easy to get too comfortable and take each other for granted.
As we grow older, many of us would rather stay at home during the weekends and binge watch TV shows or catch up with house chores. For couples with children, most of the attention would be directed on them.
We’re so busy with work, tending to our children, running errands, or finishing up house chores that we sometimes don’t realise that we’ve neglected our spouses’ emotional (and physical) needs. When was the last time you enjoyed quality time with your spouse?
If the answer is something along the lines of “ages ago” or “I can’t remember”, perhaps you and your partner might be interested in doing these six fun activities together, just to put some romance back into the relationship:
- Go on a romantic stargazing date
What could be more romantic than going outside at night to watch the stars? Being in awe by the sights of planets and constellations with your partner can be a breathtaking moment, especially if you’re both into astronomy. Some of the best spots to stargaze in Selangor are Batu Dam, Kuala Kubu Bharu, and Sungai Selangor Dam. Another alternative is to visit the National Planetarium. - Dine in complete darkness
Dining in complete darkness encourages you to completely rely on your other senses besides your vision, where every breath, every taste, every movement, and every sound is a sensory adventure! Restaurants like Dining In The Dark, located in Changkat Bukit Bintang, offers such unique dining experience where you can enjoy halal fine dining unlike any other. - Immerse yourselves in a horror experience
If you and your spouse are fans of horror movies or stories, you would love immersing yourselves in a horror experience with Hauntu, located in Jalan Tun Razak. Much more than a haunted house, Hauntu is a blend of live theater performance, role play and storytelling that comes together to provide an engaging experience.
It features real actors, audience interaction, intricate mazes and interconnected storylines. Participants get to take on roles within the storylines and experience Malaysia in different eras from its pre-independence days right up to the present. Because of how scary and real it feels, you’ll always be by each other’s side, which makes it a romantic moment. - Learn how to tango
Tango is a sensual ballroom dance that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the early twentieth century. It requires the dancers to synchronize their movements while gazing deeply into each other’s eyes. There are plenty of tango classes offered in Klang Valley, for example at KLPAC, Fame Studio, and Sole To Soul. - Take cooking classes together
For foodie couples, cooking together can be a great way to spend quality time. To make it more interesting, learn how to cook things that you’ve never eaten before but would like to try. Some of the best cooking classes to check out in Klang Valley are At 19 Culinary Studio, New Malaysian Kitchen, Woods Macrobiotics Cooking Academy, and Lazat Malaysian Cooking Class. - Explore the Chocolate Museum
It’s impossible to dislike the brown goodness called chocolate, which is also one of the best aphrodisiac. For chocolate lovers, head over to the Chocolate Museum in Petaling Jaya. Besides disovering the history of chocolate and how it’s made, you get to explore the life-size replica of Malaysian cocoa trees, 3D art walls, and other attractions.
You don’t have to wait until your wedding anniversary or any other special occasion to go out and have fun with your spouse. Doing things spontaneously can be good for the relationship, as long as it doesn’t interfere with other things that are more important.