Most women want their husbands to plan the date. They want to know that he wants to spend time together. If a husband is reluctant to plan a date, it is usually because:
- He doesn't want to fail.
- He doesn't want to be criticized.
- He has no idea what to do.
- He doesn't want to spend the money.
This book, $10 Great Dates: Connecting Love, Marriage and Fun on a Budget! (By Peter & Heather Larson, David & Claudia Arp) is one of the most practical and helpful books we have seen.
We recommend that you plan the date together. This book has 52 ideas of dates for $10 and under. The cost doesn't include childcare but they have a whole chapter at the end on ideas for that.
The $10 or less idea is great because it doesn't put stress on your budget and it forces you to be creative, rather than going to the stand-by dinner and a movie (nothing wrong with that date but it costs a lot more and doesn't always give a chance to connect).
One of the first ideas from the book is to see your city as a tourist. If you were coming from out-of-town, what would you want to see?
There was a time in our fair city that the answer to that question might be - nothing! That can no longer be said about OKC!
In fact, many visitors (especially from the East) want to see the stockyards. Hard to believe but true!
Several years ago, we did a downtown date. We have much more to see downtown now, but it was a lot of fun going to new places. Certainly, you can spend more than $10, but you don’t have to. If you go to travelok.com , you will find lots of places to explore and coupons!
Sharing new experiences together puts another drop of super glue on your marriage. Going on a date communicates that I choose to spend time with you and you are a priority in my life!
