Let's Go Out: Dates to Bring You Closer Together

 

 Have ever had a date with your spouse? I know when you were courting, dates and date nights would have brought smiles to your have. Why should those smiles cease?

Date nights means you and your partner get to go out without the kids. It means dinner strictly for two, uninterrupted conversation, and then a walk, drive, or movie at home.

In a rush rush and ever busy world, you may perhaps find it difficult to figure out where to eat and what to do, so much so that the joy of a date night is lost.

But since the goal is to have something different and special, not the regular everyday outing, you may have to device a calculated plan.

To achieve this, apply what I call, "Take the Lead" on your outing or date nights. It's not difficult – simply means that you partner plan out the entire date.

 When you Take the Lead, you release your spouse from having to decide anything. It becomes an opportunity for them to just be spoiled by you. This becomes such a welcome change, because, let's face it, both husbands and wives are constantly making decisions all day long. We become mentally exhausted.

Taking the Lead is similar to the early days of your relationship when one of you would plan a romantic evening, down to the very last detail.

Here are some ideas to help you Take the Lead on your next date night:

§    Choose the restaurant, and make reservations.

§    If you know what your spouse likes, preorder and have appetizers or dinner ready when you arrive.

§    Plan the date's activity—a movie, a walk in the park, a drive.

Date night is a special time for the two of you to reconnect, to focus on your relationship. Remember that you should never stop courting your spouse, wooing them, making them feel special. Take the Lead, and be in the moment with the most special person in your life

 Some Things you can do on a date night:

 

1.         Visit the museum or art gallery

2.         Attend a comedy show

3.         Have lunch/dinner at a park.

4.         Go for a long drive.

5.         Take a walk on the beach.

6.         Go for sporting event together.

7.         Sit by a lake, a pond, a creek.

8.         Play a board game together.

9.         Watch a movie.

10.       Think outside the box.