We don't do regular date nights, I'm guessing we're not alone
by Laura Falin posted in Life
I almost broke my TV last week when a marriage therapist was on. She was giving advice to couples, especially busy parents, and she told them they should go on a date night once a week, have a weekend away once a quarter, and take a couples' vacation (without kids) once a year.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.
I know she was giving us the best-case scenario. Advice for parents who have grandparents or aunts or uncles or nannies or other sitters on hand. If that is you, stop reading and go get these people lined up. Have your partner cling to their leg as you rev the getaway car and take advantage of that sitter right now. Go. Have fun. That grimace you see on my face is mostly me being happy for you, tinged by only the teensiest bit of jealousy.
This was a fun pre-kid Date Night...
But the rest of us... those of us who don't have family nearby, and don't want to ask a friend to watch four children for an entire weekend" We do what works for the season we're in. For me and my husband, this means feeding the kids breakfast for dinner on Friday nights, putting them to bed, and then either grilling or ordering sushi at 9 p.m. We crack open a bottle of wine in the basement, and eat, and have an entire conversation without being interrupted. We don't have to pay a sitter. We don't have to plan too far ahead. We can treat ourselves to a nice steak, or an extra tuna roll without worrying too much because we're saving on the sitter and other costs. It's w...
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