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Date Night – Things That Go Bump in the Night

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Picture this. It’s Friday night, the end of a long work week, and you and your sweetheart have a date night planned at home. You’ve found a nice bottle of wine and you’ve ordered in a favorite meal. You’ve lowered the lights and you’ve both changed in something more comfortable. To get in the mood… Read More

Date Night – Brie and Beyond . . .

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This bite-sized date night idea, courtesy of relationship author Don Macleod, incorporates the three F’s—food, film and fun. Food: Baked brie with all the fixings What you’ll need: A wheel of brie cheese; a jar of green pesto sauce; a jar of red pepper jelly; bagel crisps or crusty bread; whole olives; red grapes This… Read More

Date Night – Noche de cita

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It can be tough for a couple to come up with new ideas every week for date night, but with this one, your Friday or Saturday date night is waiting for you every week, with minimal effort and maximum payoff. The suggestion here is to learn a second (or third) language together, as a couple… Read More

Date Night – A Smart Move

Tonight, you’re going to class up date night with a game that every couple should know—chess. Not only does the ability to play this sophisticated game provide a wonderful way for you and your spouse to spend time together, it also makes you smarter. Yes, it really does. Playing chess has been proven to sharpen… Read More

Date Night – To the Moon and Back

This illuminating date night is courtesy of relationship author Don Macleod. For most of us, the car is a utilitarian thing—it takes us to and from work, to and from the grocery store, to and from our kids’ school, whatever. Sure, we might take the occasional summer road trip with our family—but that’s not typically… Read More

Date Night – A Splash of Color

Do you know what one of the biggest trends is right now? Adult coloring books. Some of them are gorgeous and the pencil crayons that go with them are definitely a step up from those broken-tip cheapies you had stuffed into your pencil case as a kid. The popularity of this craft speaks to the… Read More

Date Night – The Godfather of Good Pizza

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This date night idea, courtesy of relationship author Don Macleod, incorporates the three F’s—food, film and fun. It’s Friday night. You’ve had a busy week, and you’re beat. You want to make something different for supper, but you don’t have the energy for a fifteen-ingredient gourmet meal that’ll have you laboring over the stove for… Read More

Date Night – Drive Home and Drive-In

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I know a lot of date nights involve a couple going out to eat or see a show. But the truth is, after a hectic week of work, Deb and I are often so beat that all we want to do is crash at home and avoid seeing other people. Being the party animals that… Read More

Date Night – The Best Non-Date Night Ever!

I’ve had some great date nights with Debra. Fun nights. Romantic nights. Humorous nights. But one of my favorite date nights probably doesn’t meet the criteria to even be a date night. I had been working non-stop for nearly a month and a half—quite literally without a single day’s break in that time—and was getting… Read More