5 Simple Daytime Date Ideas For Reconnecting With Your Lova

Married with kids is a fun way to do life. Never a dull moment, it can be hard to find quality time to connect with your spouse or partner. Date nights are great, but Daddy D and I have started to make a list of daytime date ideas that appeal to our schedule now that he has a new job (yay!) and the kids are in school. It’s like a whole new world of opportunities has opened up to us, which is a good thing because I was getting tired of the dinner and a movie routine.

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Daytime Date Ideas To Love

Now that we have the ability to indulge in occasional daytime dates together, I’ve become a brainstorming machine for ideas. As I review the weekly schedule, I ask myself if my errands can be made into special outings for my husband and I.

Here are a few of the daytime date ideas that my lova and I have enjoyed recently. Some of these date ideas I plan out, others we just find ourselves doing together, while even more of these dating ideas are stolen from the happy, stable marriages I see around me. The point is always simple: to connect with your partner in family legacy.

1. Share your passions with each other: These pictures are from our recent daytime date where I shared my passion for photography with Daddy D. After we dropped the kids off, we ventured off to a quiet corner in a local park and talked all about lighting and composition. Because it was our “day date”, he was extra attentive and focused on learning more about the hobby I love so much. We snapped a few pictures of each other and set the timer to take pictures together. As we looked over the photos, he told me I was beautiful, reminding me of why I fell in love with this amazing man. Daytime date success!

2. Work as a team: Close friends of ours have a great day date habit of grocery shopping for Sunday dinner. They research a fancy meal, grab a cup of coffee and go grocery shopping for the ingredients. They both love to cook and conquering a new recipe together is something that makes them feel connected while also nurturing family values. Not only do I love this tradition because it reinforces teamwork, their marriage is one I look up too. If you don’t like to cook, do something else! The point is to take on a task together and work as a team.

3. Celebrate Life’s successes: When Daddy D recently accepted a new professional advancement at work, we went shopping to update his wardrobe. Now that we’re adults, it’s fun to celebrate life’s successes! Among the things we bought was this handsome pair of Bennie Brogue Oxford dress shoes  (he’s wearing in these photos). Daddy D loves to shop, but it’s not something we do often, so this daytime date felt special and celebrated the amazing hard work my lova puts into his career.

4. Exercise together: Okay, so I admit that this isn’t a regular daytime date of ours (though Daddy D is a gym rat)… but I want it to be! Our neighbors across the street go on weekly walking dates together and spend 4 miles chatting about life and raising their endorphins. Daddy D says he’s going to get us bikes soon and I think that would make a great daytime date. I’ll let you know if that actually happens!

5. Get obsessed together: Before we became parents, D and I had a weekly sushi date. Specifically, we were obsessed with finding the best sashimi platter in town. Seriously, we were obsessed! Not into raw fish? No worries! The cool thing about daytime dates is that you have almost no barriers to what you can do. Find your favorite library, blueberry muffin, or coffee house. Just allow yourself to become excited about something – anything – together.

I love my husband like crazy, but I won’t pretend that our marriage is perfect. The first few years we became parents were some of our most difficult simply because there was so little time to devote to each other. Now that our babies are school-aged and D’s job allows him more flexibility, we’re making our marriage a priority more often than not. I hope these daytime date ideas inspires to you reconnect with your lova, too!

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