Date night
noun, informal;
A prearranged occasion on which an established couple, especially one with children, go for a night out together.
Date night, what is that? Sounds like fun! Date nights are almost unheard of in our household. Being a military family puts us at a huge disadvantage in the date night department. Long work hours, low energy, and a lack of babysitters add up to mean that we don’t go out much.
When you live far away from family (free babysitters), it is a lot harder to take a night just to spend with each other. I am so envious of my sisters back home. They have our parents close by so they get to spend hours, nights, and even entire weekends without the kids. As much as we love our daughter, we could certainly use a little more time to just be adults in love. I could count on one hand the times John and I have spent a night alone on the town together while being in Georgia. Our date nights usually only happen back home in St. Louis, and even then we are usually going on double or triple dates with our friends.
Date nights are important for so many reasons. Couples need a chance to be romantic. It’s hard to make the effort to be romantic when you are locked into the monotonous daily grind. If you and your lover do, kudos to you. John and I are far too tired by the end of most days for serious romance. A night out alone gives us a chance to stop worrying about what needs to be cleaned, diaper changes, and whether or not tomorrow is trash pickup day. Date nights are just about being with each other. As adults/parents we don’t always make time alone a priority, which is sad because it’s so important in maintaining the strength and intimacy of the relationship. It may seem forced or difficult, but I think we should all schedule date nights weeks in advance and make sure we don’t cancel them. It’s definitely easier said than done, but spending that time alone with your partner makes such a difference in your life as lovers, and enhances the connection and team effort you make as parents.
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His: sweater[express]//pants[express]//watch[AIBI]//shoes[allen edmonds]
Hers: dress[blk+blu] //earrings[forever21]necklace[forever21]//bracelet[express] //watch[AIBI]//shoes[shoedazzle] similar here//bag[michael kors] similar here// lipstick color velvet teddy [mac]//photo credit [captures by cali]
It’s easy to make time to cherish watching our little ones grow up, but it’s equally important to cherish the moments we get with our partners, especially when they are few and far between.
Do you make time for date nights?
Jasmine says
Love!!! I’m trying to get my boyfriend to dress like this.
Christine says
LOVE! I am completely in love with both of the outfits you guys are wearing. Now if I can convince my husband to order those pants and shoes, we’ll be set! Date nights are so important, we don’t even have children and I’m still like what’s a date night?!? It’s so good and healthy for any marriage to go out and spend time together and create more memories!! Sometimes we get in the habit of our typical day to day lives and don’t take time out for each other! Love this post!!!
Joy says
Love that dress and the feather details. Your watches are amazing, too!
Rachel says
You look gorg Whit! Your red ombre is amazing!!????
amanda says
I’m obsessed with your dress. And date night is SO important. Now that we live by family again we’ve been trying to make it a priority at least once a month.
Radi says
Loving your date night outfit!!! That dress and shoes are gorgeous!
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