Dating your spouse?

[Csara]

For those of you married or in long-term committed relationships (especially those with kids) - how often do you really take time out to DATE your significant other? Since having our son, date night just really seems to have hit the curb. I think it's really important and plan on trying to make sure we start doing that again. :D

[HeavenLeigh]

Every other weekend. My situation is a bit different than most though since Darek's Dad has him every other w/e. That makes it easier. Tommy works every other w/e and the w/es he works I have Darek so that gives me more alone time w/ my son.
We usually don't go anywhere special, just get out alone for a few hrs on Sat and Sun. Take a drive, go out to eat, maybe rent a movie and do take out, or cook together.
I also think date night is very important. I hope you and J get the date night off the curb and back on the highway soon :D

[heather6773]

We don't get an official date night all the time or on a regular basis. We try to but things just creep up and it makes it almost impossible. Either our jobs or finances. We got the motorcycle last May and I can count on one hand how many times I have been on it this year. Actually it would take 2 fingers. That was supposed to be our fun couple thing. So far not so much. Your right you do need to make time and keep your relationship in check. Its so easy to fall in the parents role and forget the wife/hubby role.

[Csara]

Yeah and even now when we do manage to get a babysitter, we usually end up going out with friends. :lol: We did go out alone a couple of weekends ago and it was really nice!! Getting a babysitter is so expensive though, so I think we'll try to save that for rare occasions. Instead we'll focus on (atleast) one night at home after little J goes to sleep. A good dinner, some wine, nice conversation, candles....the whole works. ;)

Shhh dont tell my hubby, I am going to try and surprise him one of these nights very soon.

[HeavenLeigh]

Sounds great C. I would check into different options for babysitters. I'm not too sure I would trust a teenager (depends on how well you know them and how mature they are) but if you have a friend that has a baby switch out. One w/e watch hers on Friday evening and let her watch Jax on Sat. The next week you could go out on Fri and her on Sat. Offer some type of trade off with family. Wash your parents or ILs car, do their dishes, whatever in exchange for a few hours of date time with J. Check out daycares that offer hourly wages. Plus that would give Jax some time away to be social with kids his age.

[rdy2rac with]

We never really dated in the conventional sense when we were dating so we don't miss it much now that we have kids. We have always been the order pizza & watch a movie on cable type of couple. We went on our first "date" in a long time about a month ago. Rob took me to see X-Men 3.