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Couple Bucket List Ideas to Do Together
What should be on a couple's bucket list?
A couple's bucket list should mix big adventures with small wins you can do soon. Add things like a road trip, seeing the northern lights, or learning to dance, alongside trying a new local restaurant or watching a sunrise. Build the list together by asking each other what you have always wanted to try.
Research: In lab experiments, couples who did a short new and exciting activity together reported a bigger rise in relationship quality than couples who did a more ordinary one. Aron et al. (2000)
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A bucket list gives you both something to look forward to. It turns someday into plans and makes ordinary weekends feel like part of a bigger adventure.
Mix big dreams with small wins you can do this month. The easy ones keep you going while you save up for the big ones.
Adventures to try together
- See the northern lights
- Go on a hot air balloon ride
- Swim in a bioluminescent bay
- Camp under the stars in a national park
- Take a road trip on Route 66
- Learn to surf on a beginner beach
- Go whale watching off the coast
- Hike to a waterfall and have a picnic there
Small bucket list wins close to home
- Watch every movie from your favorite director
- Cook your way through one cookbook
- Try every pizza place in town and rank them
- Build a blanket fort and sleep in it
- Plant a garden and eat something you grew
- Visit every park within an hour of home
- Take a pottery class and keep what you make
- Watch the sunrise from the highest spot nearby
Questions to build your list
- What is one thing you have always wanted to try?
- Which country would you visit if money did not matter?
- What skill would be fun to learn together?
- What is a scary thing you want to do with me?
- Which concert or show is on your must-see list?
- What would we do on a totally free weekend?
- What childhood dream do you still want to chase?
- Which of our goals should we do first?
Reveal your next adventure
- Write ideas on cards and draw one each month
- Scratch off a surprise date card on payday
- Let one person pick the card and keep it secret
- Set a budget so every card is doable
- Mix indoor and outdoor ideas in the deck
- Take a photo each time you finish one
- Add a new idea every time you check one off
- Save a special card for your anniversary
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Frequently asked questions
What should be on a couple bucket list?
Mix big adventures like travel or a hot air balloon ride with small local ideas like a cooking project or a new hiking trail.
How do you make a couple bucket list?
Each write ideas separately, share them, pick favorites together, and add a few easy ones you can do this month.
How many things should be on a couple bucket list?
There is no set number. Many couples start with 20 to 50 ideas and keep adding as they go.