bean1 Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 I'm going on a date tomorrow and I am SO excited. I suppose after living together so long and taking care of our little one, that we forgot to just go on a date once in a while! We used to have Friday date night every week until the little one came along (5 months), but I'm looking forward to tomorrow. How often do you date to keep that spark into it?
oscakool Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 How is your sex life? Dates can be fun, but without a good sex life, the spark will surely die
Author bean1 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Posted June 4, 2009 How is your sex life? Dates can be fun, but without a good sex life, the spark will surely die We have a good sex life! I'm just talking about going for dinner or seeing a movie when a babysitter is avaible
OpenBook Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 I know several Married With Children couples who go on regular Date Nites to "keep the spark alive." Without exception, they all end up doing mundane Honey-Do tasks, like shopping for a refrigerator. They give each other practical gifts for birthdays and holidays, too. No romantic stuff. But they seem satisfied with their lives in general, and are loyal to their mates (as far as I know).
Stung Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Good for you, bean. Have a great night and definitely try to savor it. My partner and i have only been on one 'date night' since our son was born 6 months ago, sadly...he is kind of a high-octane, handful baby, refuses to sleep for anyone but me, hates the bottle, etc., so even his grandparents aren't up for babysitting him much in the evenings. The one night we had was GREAT, though, really romantic, and so exciting to be in a room full of (gasp) only adults! We went to a little French bistro and then for a moonlit walk around a lake. We are currently working on sleep-training him better and getting him on a sippy cup in the hopes of making him more 'babysit-able,' with the immediate goal of going to see Wicked sometime soon. Fingers crossed! In the meantime, we take him with us all sorts of places. He does surprisingly well in many restaurants (nowhere too fancy, obviously), and loves live music as long as it's not too late, loud or crowded. He's coming to see a little jazz trio at a local cafe with us tomorrow evening. We also trek him along to a lot of daytime stuff, picnics, festivals, the beach. After he's down for the night, we often snuggle up and watch a DVD together and we still get busy a few times per week, all helping to keep our spark alive. Once he's more 'babysit-able' I hope to get at least a semi-regular date night going, but I don't know what kind of frequency will be realistic there yet.
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