“We’re out of cheese again.” “Something in the fridge stinks.” “The toilet’s acting funny.” “Would you like to go out on a date with me?” Wait, wait – what?? That last one’s not something you’re necessarily expecting to hear on a regular Thursday morning from your spouse, right? Somehow in the hubbub of daily chores, demanding jobs, and disobedient kitchen appliances, special appointed time with our partners to reconnect and rekindle somehow goes by the wayside. Is this a problem? How important is it, really, to go on dates with your significant other? Isn’t it enough that you ride to the bank and hardware store together, often eat dinner at the same time, and are pretty good about texting each other? The truth is that couples who intentionally date each other, regardless of whether you’ve been together five months, five years, or five decades, find that their relationships benefit immensely from that kind of focused attention. In case common sense isn’t enough to convince you of this, a comprehensive study was conducted by the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, and found that couples who went on frequent dates found an increased level of communication, happiness, parenthood stability, commitment, have lower divorce rates, and have a better overall perceived quality of their marriage. Wholly convinced? Yes! Now before you start scanning the movie section in the paper and making reservations at your favorite standby restaurant, let us give you a few fresh and fun date night ideas.<\/p>\n
Going on a date with your spouse that facilitates creativity and learning will help you to grow together as a couple. It can even make you appreciate each other’s imagination and intellect all over again. So go ahead – ask your sweetie out, and go play together. You’ll be a stronger, happier couple because of it. (And afterwards, dealing with the stinky refrigerator won’t seem so bad!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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