We have had weekly date night priority since before our 17 yr old daughter was born. Of course, some date nights were date days instead.
We've done this for almost 25 yrs. and rarely missed a week. We paid $60-$80 a week for a sitter but it was something we thought (and still do) should be a priority for our relationship as a couple.
As for dream date... I don't know, I think we mix it up pretty well weekly.
So... we LOVE fine restaurants, fine wine so we do eat out at our favorite great restaurants.
We are not much into movies but we love sports... so we go see the local sports teams play and we LOVE college sports so we go watch them as well. Sometimes we go to a nice sports bar and watch.
We do belong to a nice country club so we dine there and I sometimes tag along while hubby plays golf. We do have a perk that several local celebs and pro golfers are there often and it is neat talking with them.
Hubby is a good golfer so I accompany him when he is playing in tournaments. We also enjoy going to the tournaments played locally as well as volunteering for them.
We've enjoyed some great concerts here in the Dallas area.
We love being within an hour to 2 major airports and can be at either coast within a couple of hours!
Fun question.. I hope I get more ideas!