My bf [23 M] and I [23 F] are on a quest to find the cheapest possible Valentine´s Day's Date. Any ideas?

Where do you live? In my city the zoo is free on valentine's day. Is there anything like that? Or is the weather nice enough to go look at gardens, have a picnic or (if you live somewhere colder) go play in the snow? Can you go camping for a night? Is there an art museum near you or even an area with galleries?

This year our plan is for my partner to make me brunch and then we are going on a hike and then the bookstore to browse (I assume we'll end up buying each other books as our gifts).

I also always love indoor camping dates. Set up a comfy places to sleep on the floor. Build a blanket fort. Use twinkle lights and candles (or a fireplace if you have one). Turn off all electronics and tell each other ghost stories. Eat s'mores or fondue. Make hot toddies, or hot cholesterol with peppermint schnapps.

If you two are into it go to some kind of low cost craft store and give each of you a budget (like $10) buy random stuff and then make your presents together out of that stuff while drinking copious amounts of wine.

Or volunteer somewhere together and spread the love around (maybe see if you can walk dogs together at your local humane society).

If you're into the nightlife look for somewhere with cheap cover (like under $5) and sneak in a flask or make cupcakes and bring them to a dive bar or a cheap bar.

Or cook dinner at home and watch a movie. Make your partner breakfast in bed and then stay in bed. Take a bath together. Just think about things the two of you like to do but don't get enough time to do and carve out time to do it.

Or go on a mini day road trip (if you have a car) or explore a new part of the area that you live if you don't (just hop on a bike or a bus together and see where you end up ).

Last year I took the day off and cleaned my partner's house and unpacked boxes for him (he'd just moved) and then lit a bunch of candles and was waiting in his bed in his newly cleaned and organized room when he came home from a really long day at work. It isn't super romantic, but it conveyed my love and took a lot of stress off of him as he'd been trying to find time to unpack and clean after work every day that week. It freed up his weekend so that we could have the next day together to do stuff without him feeling like his life was a huge disorganized mess.

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