Date nights mean finding a babysitter if you have kids and finding time if you have busy schedules. #EmmeNation is here to remind you that date nights are in fact important as well as provide you with ideas and tips to make every date night just as magical.
Professor’s House suggested a few reasons on why we should make date night a priority:
Injecting excitement into a dull marriage - Every once in awhile we need to feel that the adrenalin in us is still pumping. Do something you wouldn’t regularly do; go rock climbing, try a new restaurant, indulge in a massage. Taking time to fit excitement into a marriage will not only feed fuel to the fire but it will keep your hearts young. It’s never too late to revive your marriage. You’re not teenagers anymore but your just as much fun!
Getting re-acquainted - after several years of marriage some people may think they know their spouse like the back of their had. On the other hand, some people may feel like they don’t know them all. For this reason, it’s important to always check in to each other. Ask them how’s work going, it will let your spouse know that you are just as in tune with them as you are with yourself.
Taking time off from the kids - you’ve got to admit that the arrival of children robs you of your time together. There’s absolutely nothing wrong in taking time to focus on your marriage. It is in a way the roots of your family. Watering your routes every now and then will promise a happier, healthier marriage.
Date Ideas:
- Be kids again - Go to a zoo, an aquarium or even go bowling. Stray away from your usual dinner and movie date.
- Mini date - Get your spouse mini flowers, go mini golfing, make mini s’mores on a mini campfire. It’s new, it’s creative, it’s different.
- Funny date - Walk around town with an accent and ask people or directions to places that don’t exist. Sure way to cure any rough day!
Tips for mothers:
- Don’t turn them into “I told you so” sessions or an opportunity to discuss children, debts or house duties. Turn them into “How was your work day?” sessions, or talk about anything else that you normally wouldn’t be talking about in the house. Feel free to let go and just enjoy the moment you’re having with your spouse in that sacred place.
- Plan your dates. A date night that is planned ahead of time makes you and your spouse feel honored and loved.
Tips for first dates:
- Don’t take your spouse to dinner - diners are awkward and the norm. Be thoughtful and do something different with your spouse. It will definitely be a date to remember.
- Offer to pay for the date - even if dating rules tell you not too. Offering to pay is always a good gesture.