Would you prefer dining out or cooking at home with you partner? Which one is more romantic?

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[Genie23]

It's lovely to wear a dress preferably LBD and some heels to go on a dinner date every now and then but I would usually prefer to cook with him as a fun activity and time to bond more or cook for each other to make each other feel appreciated and special. So, I'd say cooking at home is more romantic as it's just two of us learning from each other, doing things for each other. It's sort of an intimate moment for me.

[Craftsman]

There's a lot to be said for both kinds of dining.

Going out can be an opportunity to enjoy a meal beyond the capability to cook at home. Also, eating out means you don't have to cook, set the table, serve the food, and do the dishes afterward.

Staying home and cooking together can make the dinner creation a bond-building experience. I've found sometimes the best and deepest conversations were held over the stove or over the dish washing sink.

To cook for a partner, or to be cooked for, shows a level of caring that we so often do not express or experience. That someone is worth the thought, the time, and the effort speaks volumes on the value of the relationship.

So what do I prefer? Ask me what I'm feeling and I might be able to answer. It will be different at different times, different occasions, and different levels of emotional involvement.

[Leapfrog00]

I love cooking with a girlfriend when I'm dating. I see her creative side, and I feel like she has opened up more. From my experience, the girls I was with that didn't cook were lazy. You can tell a lot by someone just by paying attention to what they can and can't do.

If a person doesn't know how to cook or clean, they probably can't take care of themselves. The world requires so many skills and know how's, it's ridiculous.

I love to cook and when a girl cooks with me, it's a turn on!

[Juneberry91]

Scientifically you’ve been proven that building IKEA furniture together rather than buying furniture whole establishes a deeper bond.

Although it’s fun to dine out cooking is so intimate. You could goof around be silly. Accidentally drop something to show him that you’re wearing no panties and then you get baking! Home cooking for sure!

[jennifer_bloom]

I think if you have somebody you actually enjoy being around, doing things as a team is more enjoyable then doing them alone. I get bored when I cook so I sing songs to myself while cooking for entertainment but if I had a partner, we could talk to each other and smile and he could hug me or put his arm around me while I'm stirring the tomatoes.

[Avicenna]

Definitely cooking at home. Much more intimate and romantic.

[electromagnetic]

I love watching my partner cook. It’s definitely one of my favorite things about him.
I like when we cook and eat together.

We usually try to do date night at least once every 2 weeks and we usually reserve those for dressing extra fancy and eating at a place that we wouldn’t typically make their food at home.

[Peter_Penetrator]

Cooking at home. It is much more intimate and you can better control your atmosphere.


If the weather is fair, and no flying insects, you can cook outside. Setup some bluetooth speakers and stream a good standup comic. Or just jam and dance to some internet radio. I say a comic because it helps to loosen up a bit, get you both laughing and that comic could spur several conversations between the two of you.


You can enjoy a little bit more alcohol since no one will be driving home.


And if things begin to get hot and heavy, the two of you could always adjourn to the….

[Messianic_Monk]

There's reasons for both.

Going out is an excuse to dress your best, look professional, and you can go try whatever cuisine you want (maybe you can't cook a certain meal that you like).

Being at home you do something sweet for your partner and cook, you get to dress casually, talk about whatever you want and not have to worry about being overheard, and then immediately do whatever you like afterwards.

I like either since I think I'm a decent cook.

[Jaximus-Lion]

Home cooking and team effort is always perfect 👌. I am a chef and i spoil my partner with delicious meals all the time while she makes some deserts that are even better than my cooking. Romantic! It can be when you are at home but it's more romantic when you are all dressed and going out to a very nice and fine diner and getting served some very delicate meals, enjoy it, pay and then leave, no cleaning after gives you the relaxed feeling and focusing on your partner even more 😉

[Miristheiss]

I love both but I like going out a tad better. My wife and I like to cook together and to find new recipes we can try and it is like having a little date at home as we cook together BUT I like getting out of the house and being waited on and having some of my favorite foods and someone else cooks it.

I probably prefer going out 60/40.

[AliSulayman]

Dinning in means cooking together, with music on and dance breaks. Food play and a lot of touching and kissing and mostly with very little cloths on!
So I’ll never choose any sort of dinning over it!

[Anonymous]

Most women don't actually care if the guy can cook. Actually, traditional-minded women even hate that and consider it less manly.

I have cooked for a girl for a longer time, she left and went for richer guys who can take her to expensive restaurants, and car rides to places. I was a university student only back then.

I have never seen the guys who are most popular with women, ever cooking for any girl, either in dating or marriage. None of them can ever cook yet they can pull off the hottest new girls every now and then.

Women do care about image more, in expensive restaurants they can flaunt that on social media.

[LovingJo]

I think dining out is probably more romantic, because you can concentrate more on each other and conversing should be more effortless.
Whereas cooking together can be more fun and intimate, depending on the circumstances.. but can also be more stressful depending on such circumstances, so it's decision based on what the meal and occasion might be? 😊

[Phoenix98]

Probably just depend on tired I was, how the day went etc. Some days you just want to pick something up from a fast food joint, other days you may want to properly go out. Other's you may want to cook a proper meal and some days you honestly just wanna chill on the couch curled up with your partner in your pajama's with a pizza because your day was just that shitty and you can't be bothered.

[msc545]

Both are romantic in different ways. Going out to a really nice restaurant with an ocean view is really great if it is not too noisy and the food is good. Where I live by the beach it is very easy to find all that and more within walking distance.

Staying home and cooking is also romantic BUT I cannot cook, so I need to enlist the help of the woman. That is not always feasible or desirable, but working together in the kitchen while talking is fun.

[Emelina]

Cooking together with my partner at home its more romantic than going out to dinner. There's more interaction and we cook what we want and I learn more about my partner while in the process of cooking.

[BCRanger10]

Probably going out. We live in a small and compact duplex that often has our son's toys scattered about, so "romantic" doesn't really apply. There are a couple of local places that we go through if we want a romantic night out.

[midnightmoon05]

Dining out is more romantic. We can leave the world behind for a few hours and just focus on each other.
At home, it’s cozy and comfortable…def. wouldn’t call it romantic due to the after meal cleaning.

[RavVid]

With a partner it is just BAU and yes it could be a special meal but I'm not a cooker and while I'm quite happy to cheer the girl on while sipping a lager that is about the limit of my culinary abilities.

[mstbooblover]

Regularly my wife and I went to a cosy restaurant. Very enjoyable. Having diner home is another pleasure, also enjoyable and more intimate maybe. Meaning I like both. The key is now and then going out, which liberates whoever cooks at home.

[OldWomanBySoul]

Depends, on some days it's nice for both to relax and be pampered and eat out but on some days there is nothing better than cooking and spending time together

[OfMiceandMen]

I like to make meals with my partner, going out is fun once in awhile, but making something together or me making her something is more romantic.

[BoopBoopBeep]

Typically cooking at home. There are few restaurants that that can consistently out do me and the ambiance is certainly more intimate at one of our places.