Hi Mom's
I am sure everyone is in the same boat me and my husband are in. We are financially more than strapped and our marriage has been suffering. We have comitted to make it a priority to have a date night at LEAST once every other week, if not every week. But, walking around the mall is getting old. The weather here in SEPA stinks right now, but still I'd really love to hear your ideas!
Thanks Mom's
Thanks so much for the ideas! Keep them coming if you have any others!!!
It may seem lame but we go to dinner and then to the book store together on nights when there is nothing playing at the movies.
What about taking a free tour at a brewery such as Yards in Philadelphia and then enjoying a conversation and a tasting afterwards? Free tours occur on Saturdays with the last beginnig at 3pm.
Or how about a night at the library? You can read, chat quietly, people watch...
Or our family rarely goes to resturaunts for dinner, instead we enjoy lunches; smaller prices and portions.
Or, how about instead of dinner. Eat dinner at home and then go out for coffe/ tea and dessert. Perhaps you can find an open mike night or free perfomrance at a small local coffee shop.
I'm going to read other suggesstions for myself to plan in our budget concious household.
Good for you for trying to keep the romance alive. I need to do that too.
Regards,
ann m.
I completely understand! My husband and I eat a nice dinner at home and hit various restaurants for dessert. This is a great money-saving technique, you still get the dining out experience, and you can even share dessert if the portion size is big enough. You also get variety b/c you can try out different restaurants! All the best to the two of you!
When you can't afford date night out you can still do it in. We do many things when the kids are in bed or upstairs for the night. We play cards together, have drinks on the back porch, karaoke (at home), take a bath together, rent an on demand movie.... those are just a few....we have even played wii :)
You have to be very creative and spontaneous to keep the spark alive. I notice when we are not having those nights we both fall into a funk. Throw a bottle of wine and fun snacks in there and you will have a great night :)
It's not a date night, but if you are willing to go into the city the Art Museum has "pay as you wish" the first Sunday of every month where you can get in for free. They ask for donations but not necessary. Also, check out this site...
Hi there S.! I live in Collingdale - not too far. Yeah, me & my hubby were suffering too. But now, no matter what Friday night is our night. Since we started a few months ago we've missed only 1 date, but moved it to the following Monday. It was really hard at first, especially because I had to be the one to remind him. I felt like I wanted him to remember and that it meant it was important to him. Turns out he didn't want me to reject him because I'm the one always running around doing stuff.
We get Netflix and sometimes just have a movie night with the lights out or rent from Blockbusters. Sometimes it's just dinner, at the table just me & him. There is also a BBQ "truck"/vendor that is in Philly that we know of (since you're from the area you know what I'm talking about). Our date is to go there and get dinner and go eat in the park. We did that a few weeks ago and sat in the car since it was cold. Either way, just go with the flow and enjoy your time together.
Oh yeah, I've also packed our dinner in a picnic basket and we sat on the Art Museum steps and ate. We've done that A LOT!!! The Art Museum is free after a certain time on weekends and the parking on the actual grounds is free. Try going to the Borders on Baltimore Pike and just sit in the cafe and read to each other.
Email me anytime, we can share some more ideas as they come up!
