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Do either of you have an Alexa? There are numerous free Alexa skills that are essentially interactive "escape the room" simulators. They're a novelty, but hey free is free and it's all 100% audio based.

Could be a fun unique activity, provided neither of you have done them before.
My best friend and I -- while both sighted -- had a blast with them one night. Probably spent a good 2-4 hours on 2 different skills. That was maybe 2 or 3 years ago too, so there are likely more skills like that now.

There are also free trivia party game skills.

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Just looked at my skills list so I could give you actual names. I haven't played any of these in years so YMMV but here are some for an "Alexa Game Night/Date Night":

* Escape the Room (I think this is the one my friend and I played the free rooms of)
* Escape the Room 2
* Escape the Airplane
* Either Or
* True or False?
* Animal Game
* Trump Against Humanity
* The Magic Door
* Twenty Questions
* Jeopardy!

I feel like this place is developing the kind of presumptuous attitude we'd all prefer to avoid from the rest of the world. Obviously you should be talking to her, but it sounds like you already are and people are just projecting their own experiences. Personally, I think it's great that you want to come up with new things. Just like with any relationship, you really have to discover those together. One or both of you might find you don't enjoy them for whatever reason; in this case, blindness could be just one of those reasons. She probably won't hate you for suggesting something that ultimately didn't work, so you shouldn't take it personally either; it can happen with any relationship. That said, one thing I can suggest is for one or both of you to post questions about how we do x, y or z accessibly if you're really not sure how it might work:
Also, I know blind people who enjoy sports on TV / radio, so I disagree with the person who said live sports are a bad idea. I have in fact been to a hockey game with a pocket radio, and it actually did a lot to make up for my not being able to see" the game. Don't use a smartphone for a radio though; almost all streams are delayed by up to a minute. You need an actual radio. Also, you probably know there are descriptive headphone box things at movies, but check for those at sporting events too, just in case the radio isn't necessary.

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Iv been with a blind women for the last two years. We go hiking , tendem biking , car racing, video games and we even started blind fencing and went to a world championship in France where she won 2nd !! Haha I'm so proud sorry. Anyway. I don't think it's about what she can do but what she would like to try. Anything is doable as long as you are there to adapt it to her 😉

If there's a Botanical Gardens near you, they can often be much more fun for a visually impaired person than you might expect. Big bright colours, pleasant smells and textures, open areas for walking/picnicing/sunbathing, hopefully a nice cafe. My whole family loves going (they're all blind or partially-sighted), but I meet a lot of visually-impaired people who've never been because they assume you need sight to enjoy it.

Not great if she's a hayfever sufferer though.

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My personal advice would be to talk to your date and ask her preference, and if she really minds or not.

Me personally? I don't care to what activity I'd be involved in. The fact I am involved is what appeals to me, since more often than not I feel left out because people are thinking I wouldn't be interested due to my vision.

Overwhelming majority of things have accessibility options for the visually impared or blind, but even if the activities didn't.. The very fact that I can do some activity with friends/lovers greatly improves my interest in whatever the activity is.

As others have stated, Alexa has tons of neat stuff and as it's all audio, you can both participate equally.

Lots of streaming services offer audio described tv and movies although that's also been mentioned.

You guys could both read a book;you could read it in print while she reads it via a Braille display or in e book format... Or, you could both listen to an audio book together.

I'm not into sports but I know that she could use bluetooth earbuds for example and get the play by play of the game you're attending via some sort of live streaming app. I believe this is pretty common these days.

As far as the outdoors is concerned, I've been swimming at lakes and pools etc, canoeing, tandom biking, hiking, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing etc which is all perfectly doable when one person is blind and one person is sighted.

As far as communication, as a blind person, I certainly prefer when people just ask questions instead of just running it over in their head and assuming things one way or the other. I think she'd really appreciate you being open and honest!

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Here some advice (personal experience) as a visually impaired chick.

I’ve been with my current bf for 2+ years.
Being with a sighted/able person gives me a lot of anxiety. I often feel like a burden.
My bf reminds me all the time that he doesn’t feel that way. (He also thinks my handicap placard is a huge plus) lol.


In general:

Any sense of irritation a driver has while driving gives me anxiety because it makes me feel like “if they weren’t going out of their way for me then they wouldn’t be mad right now.” It’s hard to get out of that mindset. Just make her assured that you don’t mind taking her places if she need (but don’t go overboard to where you’re her chauffeur.)
If you go somewhere like a sit down place, nighttime is the worst. Most of these places are dimly lit. I have to use my phone flashlight and magnifier to read menus which is a pain. I’m not sure Of her visual ailments so I’d ask her if she prefers a “window seat” to have better natural light.
If you’re at a place with an overhead menu, offer to ask them for a smaller/printed menu. If not, offer to take a picture of it with your phone so she can read it better.
In these and other public situations, assure her that she can take her time. I get overly anxious when I’m on other’s time. Since I can’t drive I feel like I’m taking up their precious time since I’m on their schedule.
Oh and one of the best things about being visually impaired is that we can never be a designated driver. So yay drinks. Lol

I admit I’m overly anxious than most people buy I hope this helps.

Hey mate, thanks for caring about your partner.

If I was in your position, I'd steer clear of any sports/events that are visually entertaining. I'd look for other forms of entertainment;

(Anything you can add of value via other senses such as, sound, touch or smell for example.)

(Some of these you have suggested, I have also added some to this list also)

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* Comedy show (audible)
* Anything that has audio descriptions available. You can get movies with a narrator who describes the action on screen.
* Sounds dorky, but a romantic trip to the zoo, take it slow, get her to listen to the sounds of each animal as you describe the written information about them.
* Guided audio tours.
* Wine tasting at a vineyard.
* Musical theatre (quite descriptive in the audio form)