Happy Couple and Superdate collaborated on some research to see

what dates couples and singles like best for Valentine's Day. Here are

the results from their users

Planning for Valentine’s Day? Are you feeling the pressure of planning a great date for Valentine’s

Day? Don’t worry! The relationship and dating experts at Happy

Couple and Superdate have you covered

Top Classic Dates

“Go skydiving together, go to a shelter and foster a dog for an

afternoon, learn how to make sushi, take a full day Italian language

class and then plan a romantic trip to Rome in the future, go to an

interactive show or to see performance art or burlesque, join the

polar bear club and take a plunge into a frigid body of water”

-Rachel Sussman, relationship expert

“Create a special treasure hunt around the city and leave notes with

hints and small gifts. Accompany your partner on the hunt and

document it with photos and videos together and stop to enjoy

different things in the city (food, scenery, monuments). Have it end

with something you know they really enjoy doing (ex. jazz cafe,

restaurant, play, museum, Netflix) and enjoy it together”

-Emma, 20, London

-Becky, 28, Eugene, OR

“Make a blanket fort and eat bread, fancy cheese, fancy meat,

apples, etc, inside it”

-Jeremy, 37, Sandy, UT, United States

“One session of archery shooting (lesson optional) or axe throwing”

Whatever you decide to do this Valentine's Day, be

sure to have fun and be yourself!

Surprised? So are we. The date ideas seem so… typical. Interestingly,

both singles and couples alike are drawn to traditional options. In

order to add an element of creativity, we polled Happy Couple and

Superdate users to choose their favorite from a list of less-

traditional date ideas. Here are their top choices:

A classic romantic date - dinner, a movie, or a stroll

A memorable adventure - trip or thrilling activity

Some extra special time in the bedroom

Nothing special

When asking couples to identify the best

Valentine's Day activity, 45% of couples said,

"something classically romantic"

What do couples prefer?

Source: Happy Couple (a relationship-

building app)

45%

30%

13%

6%

Valentine's Day (aka, “Singles Awareness Day”), is

also a common day for singles to meet up. Of the

singles we polled, "Walking along the waterfront"

ranked as the highest ideal date out of more than

50 available activity options

What do singles prefer?

Walking along the waterfront

Visiting a tiki bar

Taking a cooking class or cooking together

Visiting the aquarium

Source: Superdate (an activity-based

dating app)

39%

24%

21%

16%

Going on a kayaking tour

Playing shuffleboard, ping pong or darts

Dining in the dark together

Drinking coffee together at a cat cafe

From a list of alternative ideas, couples were

almost evenly split between the top four

activities, with kayaking narrowly taking the top

spot

What do couples prefer?

Source: Happy Couple

28%

25%

23%

21%

Similar to couples, singles were relatively evenly

split between the top four options. Notably,

singles preferred the more cost-effective option

of a cat cafe, as opposed to kayaking which would

be more expensive

What do singles prefer?32%

24%

23%

21%

Are you still stuck as to what to plan for February 14th? Fear not, we

have some great recommendations from Happy Couple’s users:

“Go to an active place you haven't been before. Lasergaming,

bouncing on trampolines, or playing paintball!”

-Faye, 19, Enschede, Netherlands

Top Alternative Dates

Going on a kayaking tour

Playing shuffleboard, ping pong or darts

Dining in the dark together

Drinking coffee together at a cat cafe

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