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Surprise Card
DATE IDEAS
Simple shared experiences to feel close
- Cook something new - name the dish after your relationship
- Visit a local winery, get tipsy, and revisit your favorite Gentle Code cards
- Rewatch a movie you loved at fifteen - talk through it
- Try a local bakery - rate every pastry like critics
- Take a drawing class and sketch each other’s portraits
Additional Surprise Options
Browse extra prompts beyond the 5 on the card.
- Take turns feeding each other small bites of food, eyes closed.
- Invent three childhood memories for each other — then share them with your friends next time you're out.
- Make a playlist that sounds like you — then take it on a local road trip.
- Wander into a new shop — pick one thing for each other, no explanation.
- Visit a drawing class and sketch each other’s portraits.
- Pick a direction and walk until you find a snack you’ve never tried — bonus points if it’s vaguely suspicious.
- Go to an art museum and secretly assign each painting a “Which one of us is this?” vote.
- Choose a neighborhood neither of you knows and pretend you're house shopping with fake backstories.
- Sit in a café or food court and invent dramatic life stories for random strangers — then vote on the best plot twist.
- Find a store with clothes you’d never wear — then try on outfits for imaginary lives.