It’s so important to take ourselves on solo dates! No matter if you’re single, in a relationship(s), recently broken up, or whatever — spending time alone in a purposeful way is extremely important. I always feel happy and rejuvenated after I schedule a day for myself and spend it doing whatever I want! One of my favorite go-to dates is to drive around looking for quirky roadside attractions and/or street art murals.
You might also want to check out 50 Ways To Celebrate Being Single or How To Date Yourself!
50 Solo Date Ideas
1. Cover your sidewalk or driveway in sidewalk chalk
2. Be a tourist in your own city
3. Get a palm or Tarot card reading
4. See a movie
5. Explore a row of antique shops
6. Just drive and explore from your car
7. Go to Sephora and use make-up samples
8. Eat dinner at a restaurant
9. Stay up all night diving into your hobbies
10. Go back to the town you grew up in
11. Go shopping for a new sex toy
12. Walk around with a camera
13. See a play
14. Check in at a hotel
15. Plant a garden
16. Visit a museum
17. Take a fancy, luxurious bath
18. Write at a cafe
19. Take a hike/explore nature; Make sure to get a decent bike from Aventon bikes
20. Go shopping for a new outfit
21. Attend a sports game
22. People watch
23. Crash an open house and pretend you’re a millionaire
24. Have a Spa Day
25. Do some cloud watching
26. Visit a botanical garden
27. Go to a concert
28. Create a ritual
29. Play mini golf
30. Take a day trip
31. Have a solo in-the-dark dance party with glow sticks
32. Visit a farmer’s market
33. Pay to go on a hot air balloon
34. Go shopping for something you want (not need)
35. Sit down to write a list of reasons you’re wonderful
36. Do yoga outdoors
37. Get a session of hypnosis or past life regression
38. Have a selfie photoshoot
39. Dance on a street corner (put a hat out for tips)
40. Have a drink at a bar
41. Go Geocaching
42. Visit an animal shelter
43. Bake cokies with a novelty cookie cutter
44. Have an art picnic
45. Get your aura photographed
46. Cover your bedroom walls and/or ceiling in cut out hearts or stars
47. Decorate your bicycle and go for a ride
48. Take a class
49. Write letters and postcards to friends and penpals
50. Go to the library
Photos: Maura Housley
what’s an art picnic?
Where you bring a blanket, snacks, and art supplies and go to a park to work on some arts and/or crafts! đ Here’s a super old post I have about one.
I was hugely blessed with creative & real parents. They practiced what they preached, walked the walk & talked the talk. Theywwre ready to say when they were wrong & pushed us all to be ourselces in the best ways. As a young girl I was encouraged by both parents to be true to myself, as a ypung woman they taught me the blessing of saying know, the wisdom of waiting & being content being my own best friend! So many items you listed in 50 solo dates I’ve done! I learnt to enjoy the freedom of being on my own (and not lonely). I loved my friends, & I sure needed them, but not at the expense of being me. When we’d chat about marriage, partners, soul mates I had great difficulty imagining having to ‘share’ with someone else – no surprise then that when I met my soul mate his first date was a grilling (by me) about my quirks, my foibles, what 9thers may see as my madness & weirdness. I guessed if he truly was my soul mate he’d embrace who I was & not try to ‘fix’ or change me. He in turn laid himself bare (not litterally… at first! Lol!). And now, 21 years later, we make ourselves accountable to each other to be real! Sure it’s awkward & at times uncomfortable but it matters. Am so grateful for my solo date years (and he his!), for learning to accept myself & to truly know that each one of us is ‘fearfully & wonderfully made’đ
Sorry for my numerous spelling mistakes!đŁ When I said ‘saying know’ predictive texting changed it – it should read ‘saying no!’đ