Action point discuss and what would be a – – what’s fun, good date for both of you? When married Priceline hotel – A few pointers: Choose active rather than passive Try novel experiences something new Adventures! – – Sometimes the best dates are relatively cheap! How often? Daily quality time in and around your home – – mealtimes, communication, limit social media usage Weekly spent away from your home but in town – – requires planning, scheduling time and money enjoy – time together apart from stress For us date night 1-2x/month, lunch together – 1x/month quality time spent out of town plan ahead! Annually – – Not celebrating each other big and little things – Poorly handled conflict will ruin your fun. Save the hard conversations for another place and time; Others… Children/Parenting prioritize marriage (our date nights became all – – about kids and ministry); Kedersha Kid; kid swap Friendships with others either lack of, too many, or inappropriate – relationships
Action point – discuss – what’s fun, and what would be a good date for both of you? When married – Priceline hotel A few pointers: Choose active rather than passive Try novel experiences – something new – Adventures! Sometimes the best dates are relatively cheap! How often? Daily – quality time in and around your home – mealtimes, communication, limit social media usage Weekly – spent away from your home but in town – requires planning, scheduling time and money – enjoy time together apart from stress For us – date night 1-2x/month, lunch together 1x/month Annually – quality time spent out of town – plan ahead! Not celebrating each other – big and little things Poorly handled conflict will ruin your fun. Save the hard conversations for another place and time; Others… Children/Parenting – prioritize marriage (our date nights – became all about kids and ministry); Kedersha Kid; kid swap Friendships with others – either lack of, too many, or inappropriate relationships
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