Do you have a special "date night"? How often?

[owensmom34]

Do you get time away from your kids with your hubby/significant other?   

[NO1LKME3]

 Yes.  Every Fri night is DH and my date night....we love it.  It is a great way to wind down our weeks that are full and concentrate on each other for a few hours instead of kids.  It gears us up for the weekend with the kids. 

We have done this for years and we will be married 12 years in Feb.

It works.

 

[michelle_04]

 we used to...but he is away right now..so not right now...but i hope once he comes home we will have a special night for us at least once a week

[Slieurance]

We used to try and have a movie night after our son went to bed. We would rent a movie do the whole popcorn, pop and candy thing. We would cuddle on the couch and have a really nice time.

When my husband lost his job we had to move in with my parents, so we have not had a date night in a while, but we are planning on starting it up again soon.

[mere123]

I really wish we could have date nights.  I think it would help keep zest in the relationship, and as ragged as we run now, that would be a big boost.  We are somewhat new to the area, have a hard time finding/trusting babysitters for our 4 and 2 year olds, and we have no family close by to help.  I'm hoping someone in this thred has ideas for a "surrogate date night" as well (when you just can't get out sans kids) ... ?

[onthagoagain]

My DH and I go out every other week.  We do either the movies, comedy shows, dinner, bowling, etc... We have been together for 12 years but did not always have date night!  We realized the importance of this about 4 months ago ... I had to remember that I was also a wife to him and that he deserved my time.  DH is wonderful; he cooks, cleans, goes to work, does a lot with the kids and is wonderful to me... so, rewarding him and US, only makes this relationship better.  My dad once told me that I have to nurture my marriage as well because when the kids are older and gone, it will be just him and I ... and dad must be right because him and my mom have been married for 40 years!

[mommyof21324]

the husband and I go out maybe 5 times a year, for one he just isnt the romantic type, he works about 60 hrs a week and by the time he has a day off he wants to do nothing, but sit at home and watch t.v. and I do understand that, but I am a stay at home mom and by the time the weekend comes I am ready to get out of the house with him just for a few hrs and he just dont never want to leave...unless its to go bet on the ponies then his butt is gone in a flash and i do not like to do that kind of thing so he usually goes with a friend or by himself.

[Mamakemp7]

We don't have a "planned" date night,  but when we have the funds to go out and enjoy ourselves, we drop the kiddies off at Grandma and Grandpas and then we go out for sushi.  It's a real treat for both of us and we get that alone time to focus on eachother.   

[james197577]

Once a month. We are so busy that we can't do it every week,but, once a month works. We've been together for almost 14 years. 

[MomX04]

We make time on a regular basis.  We don't have to leave or put the kids in someone elses care.  We have always found way to make special time just for us even with the kids screaming like banshees all around us.

[emilyh2008]

hello,

l don't get  time away but my hubby does he been on the kick of going fishing almost every weeekend. he has been doing this a lot. l told him  l  need time and some how he tell me to tell him when.  my time is when l get a change to talk that mine time