Dating your spouse - do you and your partner still go on dates?

Not as often as we used to, but we still love our occasional Friday night dinners at new restaurants we scope out. Because of our wedding though, we had to cut back on the outings.

Knowing that our favorite date is to stay home and watch Netflix all day, I can assure you that we do that on a daily basis 😂

We go out pretty often, we love to go out to eat and go to breweries so we do it as much as we can.

We do date and I love it. Once a month (we rotate months) one of us plans a Saturday night date. I work almost 7 days a week so when I have a free Sat night this is when it usually falls. Who ever plans the date drives & pays! It can be something simple as dinner and a movie or just dinner. It centers us & I hope it continues long after the wedding.

Yes! I think it's important. We have weekly date nights at least once a week, even after FH moved-in. A "date" only counts if one of us plans it and it takes place outside of the home. Past dates have included: the theater, musicals, opening weekend blockbuster movies, wine festivals, outdoor movie/live music with picnic, museums/art galleries, sports games (e.g. baseball, hockey, college basketball). And usually includes a meal at a restaurant we want try.

We don’t go out as often as we used to, we’re both in our mid 20s but feel so old lol. Lately we’ve been going out to dinner once a week, usually on Fridays and on the weekends if we’re staying in, we try to make a new dessert together! We’re making s’mores dip in the crockpot this weekend and last weekend we made death by chocolate cake. So yum!

We do a date night or day once a week, so usually on the weekend. It is sometimes as simple as going to the mall together or sitting on the sofa watching a movie and drinking wine, or we sometimes get all dressed up and go out to dinner. During these dates, talking about the wedding, bills, all the stuff we need to get done, etc. is off limits. We got into a rut for a while there and this had helped immensely.

We just had our first post-honeymoon date as a married couple! My new husband planned the whole thing as a surprise and just told me when to be ready and how fancy to dress. He took me to an upgraded movie theater about 40 mins from home. It was really nice! We go to the movies 3x/week so that’s something we enjoy but he found a way to make our “first” date extra special!

Yes, lately we have gone on lunch dates during the week which is fun, We do go out maybe once a month. sometimes it will be us two, sometimes double/group couple dates with our friends!

I actually mentioned to him yesterday that we haven't been on a date just the two of us in way too long. So tomorrow we are going to the Indian restaurant and the meadery we went to on our first date and capping off the night at the bar by our house we went to for our second date. I'm REALLY excited!

Yes yes and more yes!!! I was divorced after 17 years and one thing that went away (with the arrival of our awesome kids) was the romance. We just never made the time. So this time around, it is a BIG priority.

I mean. We're not married yet, but we've been living as though we are for years at this point. Almost half a decade. Mr. H regularly asks me out on dates, brings home surprise takeout, etc. We go on hikes at local parks, and take our pooch out for long walks together. I think the thing that keeps us the closest though are regular relationship check-ins and expressions of appreciation. "How are you feeling about us?" "I really appreciate you and your support and everything you're doing for me in this difficult time." Sometimes it's easy to forget to say those things but they are so important.

We have been married for 7 years and have 3 kids. We travel a lot and try to evenly travel with and without our kids. Usually once a month we have a babysitter for a night/weekend and we go out to dinner or event going on. It’s hard to keep focusing on just your partner when there’s so much other “stuff” in life. But we have really reconnected the last two years over doing this.

We go on dates all of the time!

We eat out pretty regularly, at least once a week, but we always consider them dates whether its somewhere casual in jeans and a tshirt or a fancy night out for a special reason.

We also try to take time together in the evenings and if I cook dinner we will light a candle, just for fun.

I always have candles burning in our house anyways, so when we go to lay on the couch and watch movies or tv, we turn off all of the lights except for the candles.

We also try to do little things here and there to make each other feel special. The first day of that time of the month, sometimes FH will bring me home my favorite chocolate. We pretty much just always try to do little things here or there to make sure the other one feels special, wanted or thought about.

We have two small kids- 5 and 1- so dates don’t happen too often, but once a month we have a date day, and every few months my parents take the kids overnight so we can go out/away.

We try to do at least a weekly date night, where its just us, no electronics so we can focus on each other!

We go out for dinner and drinks a lot, at least once per week. And we'll go to the movies if it's something that one of us really wants to see, or plan a movie night at home. We also like to go to our local bar and play pool.

But, our favorite thing to do together is to play wii sports, have a few drinks and listen to music - the competition helps fuel our relationship a bit, lol. And, now that it's summer, we'll also make time to hang out in our back yard in our little inflatable pool, listen to music and cook on the grill.

I think it's good to find things that you both enjoy doing, and to be open to changing things up too. We've been together for about 6.5 years and living together for almost 3 years.

We try to go out to dinner together at least once a week. That's our typical date. It's a great time to connect away from TV or other distractions and just enjoy each other.

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Amen to this!

We do when we can afford to do so! We have a three year old so if relatives are in town to watch her, we sneak away to a movie or our favorite local brewery. Every night after our daughter goes to sleep we watch our favorite shows and make time for some alone time.