Too busy for date night? Try this!

Hi friends!

Today, I’m popping in with a VERY simple suggestion for making date nights happen when you feel way too busy for an actual date night. Ready? Here’s my suggestion:

Schedule a date night for EVERY NIGHT.

You’re probably laughing, but hear me out.

For the last few months, Jon and I have been extremely busy, which almost always leads to not feeling as connected as either one of us would like. So we decided to try something totally new, and schedule a date night every night. And you know what? It’s been SO FUN.

We made a deal that every night at 8:30pm, we’ll stop whatever we were doing and have a one-hour date night.Each person gets 3 nights a week to be the decider – on my nights, I get to pick what we do, and on Jon’s nights he gets to pick what we do. (On Sundays, we just go to bed early to get a head start on the week!)

8:30 is the perfect time for us – the kids have been in bed at least a half hour, and we’re not too tired to stay awake for another hour. Date night ends at 9:30, so we can both get to sleep at a reasonable time, or so Jon can go on another walk on the treadmill. (He is minorly obsessed with the treadmill right now.)

It’s honestly been so fun. We’ve watched a movie (over two nights), played cards, read a book together, or just talked and had tea (or cereal). And it’s made a difference in our relationship because we actually get time to talk to each other every day – uninterrupted! Which is a miracle in and of itself.

I thought that planning something every day would feel like a burden, but actually it’s something that we both really look forward to. We missed a couple of days last week, and I was really sad about it. I’ve been surprised how quickly this has become a staple in our lives!

So that’s it – a simple 8:30 date night every night. Have you ever tried something like that? I’d love to know how it’s worked for you!! Tell me in the comments below!

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