24 - Treat your partner to a regular date night . . one of the best relationship goals!

Reason for relationship goals:    Wonder what is a date night? When you started seeing your significant other, you likely went out on dates.   Once you’ve been together for a long time, the number of dates often dwindles or stops altogether.  Since your partner is to be treated as a Very Important Person, one of the best ways to do that is to keep the focus on dating by having a regular date night.  Keep the romance alive, and give yourselves something to look forward to each week or each month. 

What is a date night?

A date night is a planned activity you and your partner.  No children, family or friends. It is scheduled into your calendar days or weeks in advance and treated with the same priority as a work meeting. Your partner is the most important person in your life and this simple practice will help reinforce it. 

My wife and I have a regular date night, Wednesday night, each week.  We’ve been doing this for years now, and we both look forward to it. We either choose a restaurant or a movie, or sometimes both.  It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money if you are early on in your careers.   

Ideas for date night!

Some examples of where to go and what to do on your date include:

• Dine at a local restaurant  - We take turns alternating who selects the restaurant
• Go to a movie -  (find a theatre that has a cheap movie night)
• Attend a concert - Know your partners favourite band and surprise them with a date night to see them!   You may need to change the night of the week to align.
• Attend a music performance, or live show - Be on the look out for music and live shows that happens to align with your chosen date night.  If you live in or near a big city, this should not be a challenge.
• Go on a hike - There are likely numerous places to go for a local hike.  Be sure to hold hands while you hike for a romantic touch!   
• Take a stroll -  Take a walk and walk slowly along a trail, along the waterfront, down your street in your neighbourhood.  Anywhere.
• Go for an ice-cream - Ice cream is a special treat that aligns perfectly with date night. While not necessarily a healthy treat, a splurge every once in a while is fine.

Take the time to understand what is a date night and write down your relationship goals.  You'll be much more likely to commit to them if they are written down.  

This specific goal should not be a challenge for you to continue as you will both look forward to it.  

Now that you know what is a date night, it is important to keep the same day and time each week.  If you deviate from this too much, before long, the tradition will discontinue. 

Suggested Goal(s):  Establish a date night, once a week/month.

Your Outrageous Goal:  Continue date nights for the rest of your life, and spend extra time planning to make each date night extra memorable or unique.

Return to family and friend goals.

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Last updated: May 26, 2020