Date Your Wife: 24-hour Date!

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I came across a date idea in an article from "The Nest" and thought I would share it because I really like the idea - A 24-hour Date!

We often talk about Date Nights, or sometimes even weekend getaways, but somewhere in the middle you find 24-hour dates.  They are more doable then weekend getaways, but more special that the standard weekly/bi-weekly/monthly date

When was the last time you spent 24 hours "dating" your wife? ...When was the last time you even spent 24-hours WITH your wife?

Date Your Wife Date Idea - Dessert!

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Dessert is a great date idea ...and not only because it is delicious!  Dessert is somewhat of a novelty around our house (although we seemed to have more when my wife was pregnant!) espcially when it comes to professionally made desserts.

How Do You Date Your Wife?

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I've been doing a weekly Date Your Wife post for some time now.  I've have shared with you many of my dates with my wife, but it has gotten me thinking... What do you do to date your wife?

Therefore, I am asking you to send me some of your most fun dates and I will feature them on a Friday for my weekly Date Your Wife date idea!  I will include links to your blogs, sites, Twitter, or whatever you would like! 

Please send your date ideas to: eric@betterhusbandsandfathers.com

What are you waiting for? ...send me a date idea!  I am looking froward to getting some great new ideas for my wife and I to use!

5 Ways to be a Better Husband: #5 - Date Your Wife

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The final installment in the  Top 5 Ways to be a Better Husband series.

#1 - Saying "I love you"
#2 - Service
#3 - Hold Hands
#4 -  Surprises!

 #5 - Date Night
I love Date Night! One of the first things that I did when I start this blog was to include a weekly Date Your Wife date idea (see the Date Your Wife Archive page). I think that when you spend regular quality time with your wife, it will pay huge dividends in your relationship.

Date Your Wife: Chose Your Own Adventure

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The Date: A while back I read a great date idea from my friend Brent over at GreatDateSpot.com, in which he created a "choose your own adventure" date! I always say that the most creative dates are the most fun (...and I'm not them most creative guy, so that's why I have to get these ideas from guys like Brent!).  So how would you go about creating a choose your own adventure date? let's here it from Brent...

Date Your Wife: Dance Lessons

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*Note: Due to the fact that my wife is on bedrest I will be posting date ideas, but we won't necessarily be doing them ourselves.  This doesn't mean I won't be dating my wife, but it means I want to provide date idea where you can get off the couch and leave the house once in a while! These dates ideas will come from dates we've done in the past or ones I'd like to do in the future.  In addition, if you have a great date idea, e-mail it to me (eric@betterhusbandsandfathers.com) and I may just post it as my weekly date idea!

The Date: About a year ago, I bought a gift certificate at a ballroom dance studio for 4 lessons!  We enjoyed date night dancing for an entire month.  I can tell that some of you guys are going to be a little put-off about the idea, but trust be, it is fun and you will enjoy it.

Date Your Wife: Frozen Yogurt

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The Date:I have not mentioned much about it here, but if you follow me on Twitter, you know that my wife has been put on bed-rest, most likely for the remainder of her pregnancy.  This, of course, complicates things when you are trying to plan dates for every weekend!

Date Your Wife: Harry Potter Marathon!

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The Date: While I have not ready any of the Harry Potter books, I have seen all the movies and actually quite enjoy them.  However, I have yet to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1.  So in preparation, we are going to have a mini Harry Potter Marathon!

Date Your Wife: Weekend Trip

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The Date: After having lived in Seattle for most of my life I have not yet visited Portland! So we decided we would make a little weekend trip South to Portland!  Its only a 3 hour drive, so hopefully our 2.5 yo will be able to handle it ok.  I am really looking forward to our little trip.  We have done a lot of research and even found some fun things to do in and near the city.

Date Your Wife: Blizzards!

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The Date: It's been a while since we've had a blizzard from Dairy Queen. Tonight or tomorrow night I think we'll have just that! We usually try to eat fairly healthy (we haven't had a Blizzard in a year or so), but this was my wife's idea and she has quite a sweet tooth during this pregnancy! 

Date Your Wife: Family Date

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The Date: Unfortunately I am going out of town on business soon, so this weekend I am going to be spending time with my family.  Whenever I go out of town the first evening is so relaxing - no kids to worry about, no household responsibilities, etc.  After that, I miss my family too much!  So, instead of finding a babysitter, we'll go on a family date.  We are planning on going to the mall!

Date Your Wife: $100 Date Night

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The Date: About a month ago dadstalking.com had a contest that involved writing a post about what you would do with a $100 date night with you wife.  My entry to the contest was this post, and I WON!!  This the week we spend our winning and have an awesome date!  Though not exactly the one I wrote about...

Date Your Wife: Baby Names!

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The Date: A you probably know, my wife is pregnant and about 24 weeks along.  It has been a busy week for us and will continue to be a busy weekend for us, so here's what we are going to do for our date.  We will sit down, tonight, and talk about baby names! Of course, we've thrown around names here and there, but we have yet to sit down and dedicate time to this, so I am really looking forward to it!

Date Your Wife: Birthday Service

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The Date: Yesterday was my wife's birthday.  So what is the best way to show someone you love them on your birthday? Serve them and make sure you do everything you can to help them have an awesome day.  Yes, I am counting this as a date, because we did a lot of fun things together.

Date Your Wife: Game Night

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The Date: Tonight, after our son is in bed, we are going to have a game night (and probably some TBD snacks and treats!).  I am very competitive, so I am going to have to be careful with this one.  Games are great because you can relax, talk, laugh, smile and have a great time together!  My wife isn't a huge fan of board games (maybe because I always beat her!), but she does like some and there are some card games she enjoys too.

Date Your Wife: Nesting

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The Date: This has been a VERY busy week for me at home.  On Tuesday alone, I primed and painted our entire bathroom, while my wife and a friend bottled 30 quarts of pears.  As I write this it is Thursday and tonight I am going to put the finishing touches on the bathroom and assemble my son's new bed.  We are doing all this to prepare for baby #2's arrival and any potential pregnancy complications (i.e. bed rest, etc.). Why do I tell you this?

Date Your Wife: Our "Semi"-anniversary!

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The Date: Last week I was reading a post from The Generous Husband on giving out-of-the-box gifts to your wife - I liked one of them so much that I thought I would do it for this weekend's date.  The best part is that all of this is a secret to my wife. Tomorrow we will be celebrating our 4.5 year "semi"-anniversary!

Date Your Wife: Cheesecake!

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The Date: The Cheesecake Factory is one of our favorite places to go for dessert; my wife LOVES their cheesecake.  That being said, we don't get to go very often.  This weekend however, we have a coupon for a free slice of cheesecake!!!! Do you want to know the best part? You can have a coupon for a free slice too!

Date Your Wife: Nothing... Just Quality Time

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The Date: I returned home last night after spending all week in Chicago for business, therefore, this weekend we will spend quality time together, as a family, and just my wife and I. What will we be doing? Absolutely nothing! After being away from my family and my home for a week (ok, 4 days, but it felt like more) all I want is time with them. This works out pretty good too since it’s a 3-day weekend. In fact, I am even able to work from home tomorrow, so I'll get to be with them for 4 days!

My $100 Date Night

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Note: This post is my official submission to the DadsTalking $100 date night giveaway, where one dad will receive $100 to take their wife out on a date!  Since I am a strong advocate of dating your wife, I thought I would join in on the fun (and maybe get a free date out of it!).
 
Update: I won! I won! looking forward to making this date a reality very soon!!

Why we deserve the $100 Date Night-
I try to date my wife every week. So my need is not based on a lack of dates, though our definition of a date may be different than others. A "date" to us means spending quality time together whether it is making dinner, watching a movie on the couch, or your more traditional dinner and a movie; and since we been more strapped for money recently we've mostly done the "at-home after our son is in bed" variety.