FF: Two dates per month

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How long has it been since you dated your bride?

Many marriage experts advocate weekly dates. That’s great if you can do it, but it becomes difficult every week due to the many costs (including a babysitter) and time. So while more is better, twice a month is enough to get the necessary results.

Lori and I go into town every other week to get “food.” We schedule our appointments on shopping days to save gas money and driving time. Some people can’t mix dating and shopping (and some couples shouldn’t shop together!), so do what works for you.

There are several ways to reduce the cost of dating:

• Swap babysitting jobs with another couple; they pick up your kids every other week and you pick up theirs the other half. Do this once in a while on a Friday and let the kids sleep over.
• Use a membership card. Lori and I mainly ate at two places, each of which allowed us to get free meals. The same goes for movies, get a membership card and use it.
• Use coupons whenever possible. Many large chain stores offer coupons via email.
• If you can take a half-day off during the workday, you can save money by having lunch instead of dinner and buy movies and other things with admission fees at a lower price.
• Make a date at home and when you have enough time, set aside a nice night out.

[This post first appeared Oct 2, 2012.]

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