It's a fun Monday for me... it's my first time as a guest blogger - check out my date night blog that was posted on Erica Diamond's site today - Women On The Fence!
Also, stay tuned for my next post... it will be an interesting one (now that I'm back and all refreshed from our family vacation).
Showing posts with label Date Night. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Date Night. Show all posts
Monday, April 25, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Date Nights With My Husband - Part 2
So apparently my earlier post today needs some further clarification. Firstly, "date night " = "sex". So now that we have that cleared up...
My husband wanted me to explain that one of the reasons date night works for me as the woman/wife is because he gets the best of me when he gives to me. So on date night, he helps me relax and switch from "working mom" mode to "mistress mode" by giving me a wonderful neck, shoulder & head massage. Yes, I know I am extremely lucky and I really, really appreciate it. Thanks honey! So his point, to address the anonymous comment on my earlier post, is that if the wife got something special from the husband, and the husband got great sex in return, then maybe he would only want to seek his "outside interests/hobbies" on non-date nights. So find something you both need fulfilled, be kind to one another, and perhaps it will create some magic for the two of you.
My husband wanted me to explain that one of the reasons date night works for me as the woman/wife is because he gets the best of me when he gives to me. So on date night, he helps me relax and switch from "working mom" mode to "mistress mode" by giving me a wonderful neck, shoulder & head massage. Yes, I know I am extremely lucky and I really, really appreciate it. Thanks honey! So his point, to address the anonymous comment on my earlier post, is that if the wife got something special from the husband, and the husband got great sex in return, then maybe he would only want to seek his "outside interests/hobbies" on non-date nights. So find something you both need fulfilled, be kind to one another, and perhaps it will create some magic for the two of you.
Scheduling "Date Nights" with my Husband
I was wondering given that this was only my second post whether to get right into this topic... then I thought a few things: (1) a healthy marriage is so fundamental to the happiness of the rest of my life (and the whole family), (2) most of us find time with our spouse slips on the priority list and often takes a back seat to more practical everyday life things, and (3) my husband wanted to write an entire book entitled "Monday, Wednesday & Saturday" (or it could be "Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday - depending upon that season's TV line-up). So I thought, why the heck not?
My husband and I have "date night" 3 times a week. We look at it like a contract - neither one of us will break the commitment unless we absolutely have to (i.e. one of us is traveling for work, one of us is sick, etc.). Now I am VERY much a planner - total A type personality. My husband on the other hand, totally NOT a planner and can't stand if I try to make plans well ahead of time in pretty much any other aspect of our life. We first established our little schedule because with very small childern I was often not only too tired, but also still in "mommy mode" and had a hard time making the switch in my head to "mistress mode". My husband, however, never seemed to have to swich modes - he was always there! So I made the suggestion - I think at first he may have been resistant (can't fully recollect since it's been a few years now and my foggy working mommy brain can't hold so many details) but then guess what? Not only did it work, but he now thinks the idea is BRILLIANT. So brilliant in fact, that he wanted to write a book about it (ya, right, as if that was going to happen).
Let me tell you why it works... firstly, it avoids disappointment on his end - I won't ever say no on a date night. Secondly, on non-date nights he can't make me feel bad about taking some time for myself (like reading my book or watching bad TV). Thirdly (and most importantly), it maintains the closeness and intimacy so crucial to our relationship.
Some of you may question the spontaneity of the whole situation and whether it takes the "romance" out of the relationship, but does real life really run on romance? When you live such a busy life and have so many competing priorities, is it even possible to live as you did when you were dating? In my opinion, not likely.
So tell me ladies, how does it work for you? Leave it up to romance, or plan it all out???
My husband and I have "date night" 3 times a week. We look at it like a contract - neither one of us will break the commitment unless we absolutely have to (i.e. one of us is traveling for work, one of us is sick, etc.). Now I am VERY much a planner - total A type personality. My husband on the other hand, totally NOT a planner and can't stand if I try to make plans well ahead of time in pretty much any other aspect of our life. We first established our little schedule because with very small childern I was often not only too tired, but also still in "mommy mode" and had a hard time making the switch in my head to "mistress mode". My husband, however, never seemed to have to swich modes - he was always there! So I made the suggestion - I think at first he may have been resistant (can't fully recollect since it's been a few years now and my foggy working mommy brain can't hold so many details) but then guess what? Not only did it work, but he now thinks the idea is BRILLIANT. So brilliant in fact, that he wanted to write a book about it (ya, right, as if that was going to happen).
Let me tell you why it works... firstly, it avoids disappointment on his end - I won't ever say no on a date night. Secondly, on non-date nights he can't make me feel bad about taking some time for myself (like reading my book or watching bad TV). Thirdly (and most importantly), it maintains the closeness and intimacy so crucial to our relationship.
Some of you may question the spontaneity of the whole situation and whether it takes the "romance" out of the relationship, but does real life really run on romance? When you live such a busy life and have so many competing priorities, is it even possible to live as you did when you were dating? In my opinion, not likely.
So tell me ladies, how does it work for you? Leave it up to romance, or plan it all out???
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