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Tips for Continuing to Date Your Spouse

Your wedding day finally came, your honeymoon was an adventure, and now you've settled into your daily life with your spouse.  Hopefully, that still includes dating your partner but if it doesn't don't worry.  Start now!

Let's be real, life gets busy juggling careers, bills, errands, friends, family, hobbies, etc. but making time to date your spouse will benefit you greatly.  By dating your spouse you are creating a healthy space for love to grow and when love grows everything around you feels more doable because your foundation is strong. We've put together a few fun and easy ways for you to keep that spark alive. 

Date Night Out

At least once a week you should be trying to date your husband or wife.  This creates a place for you to dive into your wants and needs with your spouse weekly.  A fun way to do this weekly is by going out!!  It can be as easy going to a favorite restaurant, seeing a movie at your local theatre, or bowling.  The bottom line is to get outside and have a good time making memories with your lover.  

Group Dates

Double dates can be fun when you find the right couple!  Date around your married friend group and find those couples that click best with you and your spouse. By adding other couples into your date night it creates a different environment and often makes it livelier.

Game Night

An easy date night in that feels like an actual date is with games and of course some of your favorite treats.  But seriously buy treats!!
Here are a few great two-person games:

  • Uno Flip  (like Uno but with a few twists that make it extra fun)

  • Codenames Duet or Taboo

  • Bananagrams or scrabble

  • Face card games (Speed, Egyptian Ratscrew, Kings in the Corner, Black Jack)

  • Phase 10

  • Monopoly

  • The Game of Life

Hobbies

These types of dates are so fun!! Pick a hobby you both love or try something new for date night!
Here are a few ideas:

  • Pickleball

  • Baking

  • Bike ride

  • Nature walk

  • Ping pong

  • Mountain biking

  • Tennis

  • Fishing

  • Star gazing

  • Painting

Whether you're inside playing games or outside at a concert, the bottom line is to fall more in love with the person you chose to spend your life with.  We hope these tips help you in creating the happiest love life.  What would you add to our list?

xoxo

savanna

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