Although we have been married almost 14 years and have 5 children, we still need to spend time together 'dating'. Like most busy parents of active young children, we find that we need to make sure we spend quality time together. We are lucky in that we manage to get away on our own every year, often for a weekend, sometimes just overnight, thanks to parents or siblings. Time like this is precious and important in a marriage. We also manage to average at least once every couple of months going out on our own, although this doesn't always work out!
One thing we try to do is have a weekly date at home. Generally this is Saturday night. The kids go to bed a little earlier, as they're up late at karate training on a Friday night, and we prepare a meal together that's a little bit fancier than we would normally eat, or occasionally we'll order a takeaway. We'll either eat and talk at the kitchen table, or watch a movie together. It's just a chance for us to relax and unwind together after a busy week, and something that we both look forward to.
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