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Take the stress and strain out of your date night by following these three simple rules:
Plan Ahead of Time
Date night is important so treat it as such! Many couples will “schedule” a date night, realize the day has snuck up on them, decide they are too tired to leave the house and spend the evening watching re-runs of Two and a Half Men after canceling the babysitter. Don’t let this happen. Date Night can be as therapeutic as a Swedish massage. You wouldn’t skip that would you?
Mix It Up
Make a point of trying new things; a new restaurant, activity, festival you’ve never been to, etc… You may learn something new about your partner and yourself. On one of our ‘Date Nights’ my husband and I painted three canvases, each taking a turn with the brush. We enjoyed a bottle of wine and hung our new artwork in our foyer. It makes a great story for guests that compliment the piece and we had so much fun creating it.
Don’t Watch Your Wallet (too much)
Again, ‘Date Night’ is quite often therapeutic, long overdue and much needed. If you spend too much time worrying about the money you are spending on your date or on your sitter, you are likely to lose some of the sparkle of the evening. If you need to watch your spending, find a friend that can babysit, maybe you can offer to swap nights… pack a picnic and play Frisbee in the park. Just make it happen.
What rules do you follow for your date night?
