Sometimes date nights become too predictable and low-effort. We’ve all been there. You turn on another episode of your show, grab your takeout, and suddenly find yourself scrolling on your phone more than watching the show or talking to your partner. That’s when it’s time to try one of these playful games to bring an element of fun back into your date night. The only rule is that both of you are comfortable and up for it. Now, let’s dive in.
1. Choose a Secret Word
This one’s easy: you pick a word that your partner is likely to say during the day. It could be a word you’re sure they’ll say at least once every day or a word they might say a few times a day. Something like “coffee” or “dinner” will work, or perhaps a specific nickname your partner has for you that you’re fond of.
Every time they say the word, you kiss them. It’s up to you what kind of kiss it’ll be. You can give them a quick kiss on the cheek, a full-on French kiss, or whatever you feel like in the moment. Now it’s your partner’s job to figure out which word is triggering all this affection.
The secret is to choose a word that is common enough to feel natural in conversation but not so common that you spend the whole day attached at the lips. Choosing a word like “the” or “and” might seem fun, but you both have a life to live and errands to run.
You can take turns choosing words or make it a game where the person who guesses first gets to pick the next word. It’s a fun little way to add a little more affection to your lives.
2. The Don’t-Kiss Challenge
Sit down facing each other and put on a romantic song. It can be “your” song or simply a romantic song you like. Now look directly into each other’s eyes. You can hold hands, touch, smile, whisper compliments, flirt, or simply look at each other while listening to the song.
The challenge is to try not to be the first person to initiate a kiss. The one who gives in first loses. But can we really call it losing if the consequence is kissing a person you wanted to kiss?
To make the game harder, pick super-romantic or sexy songs and set a timer for a minute or two to see how long you can resist the temptation.
3. Kiss Roulette
Write down various types of kisses on pieces of paper, fold them up, and place them in a bowl. For example, you can include: Aaforehead kiss, a cheek kiss, a nose kiss, a slow kiss, three quick kisses, a surprise kiss, a kiss chosen by your partner
You can also add silly challenges like “kiss while trying not to laugh” or “attempt a Spider-Man upside-down kiss.” Just make sure every option is something both of you will enjoy so that there are no unpleasant surprises.
You can pull these out randomly during the week or make a date night out of it. You can also include fun relationship questions, favourite memories, and compliments in the bowl.
4. Eyes Open
Most of us naturally close our eyes when we kiss. That’s probably a good thing because it allows you to focus on all the good feelings instead of staring at your partner from 2 cm away while they look like a fish.
For this game, however, you’re going to try to keep your eyes open. You’ll find that it’s pretty hard to do without looking away or laughing. The person who closes their eyes, looks away, or laughs first loses.
5. The Almost-Kiss Snack Challenge
For this game, you need a large, easy-to-bite snack. A piece of fruit usually works well. It could be a big strawberry, a slice of apple, or any other fruit you like.
One person holds the piece of fruit in their mouth while the other takes a bite. Then you switch. With each bite, the snack will get smaller and smaller. The goal is to see how far you can go before the snack disappears or you end up kissing.
It’s best to avoid tiny or crumbly snacks and hard candy so that there is no choking hazard. Remember, kissing is great, but breathing is pretty cool too.
6. Guess the Flavor
Gather a few strongly flavoured foods, drinks, or lip balms. Obviously, make sure they’re pleasant flavours. Fruity, chocolate, vanilla, mint, and cinnamon flavours work best.
Taste one first while your partner keeps their eyes closed, and then kiss them. The other person must guess the flavour.
You can award points for correct guesses, and the person who gets the most points gets to pick your next date-night activity or the next kissing challenge. But really, there are no losers in this game.
Important note: Make sure you check for allergies beforehand. You don’t want your kissing challenge to suddenly turn into a medical emergency.
7. Follow the Hearts
You can use easily washable body paint, cosmetic pencils, or even stickers for this game. The idea is to draw or stick several hearts on various parts of your body that you feel comfortable having your partner kiss.
Their goal is to find all the hearts and kiss each of them. However, instead of letting them search on their own, you should give them hints such as, “Your next heart is near the place where secrets are whispered,” which would lead them behind your ear.
Keep It Fun, Comfortable, and Consensual
Kissing games are fun and playful, and as long as you’ve set comfortable boundaries, they should lead to some romance or perhaps some silly laughter. Both are good ways to spend quality time with your partner and bring you two closer.
The goal is to have some fun and break out of your usual routine. That’s all.