WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A DATE NIGHT????
Whether in a relationship or marriage, date night is a critical aspect to every relationship. Dedicate at least one night a week to each other. "Together-time" builds intimacy. Between our busy lives with work, home, daily life, and social commitments, its very easy to put that quality time needed on the back burner.
In order for the relationship/marriage to continue to flourish, we must continue that one on one we had in the very beginning. The longer the two of you are together, the time and effort sometimes diminishes. Relationships are hard work. We tend to want to work on every aspect of our life such as fitness goals and goals on our jobs, but when it comes to our relationship, those goals are neglected.
Your relationship needs focus and attention. We gravitate to the idea that the individual will always be there. Feelings start to feel neglected and taken for granted. During this phase in a relationship, couples tend to grow apart. Resentment starts to creeps in.
We must invest, while making it a top priority in our life. Doing so, we're both able to grow together in the same direction, and on the same page. Look at Date Night as a flower. We need to water and nurture it for it to grow. Neglecting it will give it time to deteriorate and die.
Date night doesn't mean that you have to go out all of the time either. Yes, dinner and movie dates are great. But a night in cooking dinner together, followed by Netflix or game night is just as good.
Some couple are scared off by the phrase "DATE NIGHT" with the assumption that it must be fancy and expensive. Those least expensive dates are usually the BEST ones!!
Along with date night, my better half and I created a Bucket List. So, if we decide to spice it up a little, we look for things to do and check off on the the Bucket. A bucket list consist of fun couple activities, romantic date nights, and wild and crazy things to do together to help bond your relationship even more.
Date Night Ideas
Dinner
Movie
Sip and Paint
A Walk downtown
Go out for ice cream picnic
play basketball/football
take a class together
pick up take out to eat at home
At home movie night
board game night with favorite drinks
cook dinner together
workout
visit the park
go to a game or concert
dance lessons
laser tag
Vineyard
Xbox night
zoo
water gun fight
watch the sun set
open mic night
dine in the dark
Body paint
go to farmers market
Museum Scavenger Hunt
Build a fort and spend the entire night there
Give each other massages for a massage night
play strip poker
make a relationship time capsule
get a hotel for the night
make a play list of your favorite songs
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