In the beginning, most couples have no trouble sticking with a weekly date night. It’s a great way to head out and do fun stuff together– as a couple. It’s time in order to get out of the house and break the routine a bit. However, time marches on. Children come into the picture. Budgets get strained. Economies tumble. The weekly ritual of date night takes a backseat to diaper duty, PTA meetings, and extra shifts on the job. Then the marriage starts to crumble bit by bit. Is all this really the result of no more having a date night? It could be. Date night is more important than many couples realize externally. But why is it so important?
Date Night Helps You Stay Connected
We reside in an amazingly connected world. We have laptops, mobile phones, tablet devices, instant messages, Facebook status reports, Twitter feeds and countless other methods to stay connected on-the-go. With all that connectivity, the human connection often gets lost in the mix. People ignore the person sitting across the room just to connect with someone thousands of miles away they haven’t seen in fifteen years. Date night takes everything away and leaves both of you alone to connect with one another– regardless of what else is going on in your worlds.
Allows You to Spend Time Together as Lovers
Date night has to do with being alone together. More importantly, it’s about going out, far away from the house (and the responsibilities that reside in that house) and spending quality time together as lovers. It’s a chance to hold hands, to have adult conversations, and to, dare I say it, FLIRT with one another. It’s time to be man and wife rather than Mother And Father. It is essential because it helps you remember why the two of you fell in love in the first place.
Forces You to Make Time for Each Other
Among one of the most important things you need to do, for your marriage, is make time for each other. In putting your family first, which is an admirable quality in any family, it’s essential to keep in mind that your spouse if your family too. He or she needs your time equally as much as every one of your children. Date night, gives you one night, from seven, to spend time together. It shouldn’t be way too much to ask– regardless of how busy your lives become.
If you really intend to maximize the effectiveness of date night, avoid topics of conversation involving school, work, family, and calendars– unless you’re discussing an upcoming romantic getaway that you’re both excited about. Date night is your opportunity to rev up the romance engine in your relationship. Don’t take it for granted.