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Whether you’re married and dating, or single and dating, you still need to be having fun, no matter what’s happening “out there!”

A night out doesn’t have to break your budget nor be boring.

DINNER AND MOVIE: Have dinner at home then go out to the movies. Or, out do dinner and then home for a rental movie.

KIDS: Swap with other parents throughout the month for free child-sitting and overnights to give you a break.

Or, only have a sitter for 2 or 3 hours, not 5 or 6.

SMALL SPLURGES: The supermarkets have awesome great food now, pre-stuffed chicken, pork-chops and fish; ready to go stuffed baked potatoes; ready to bake pizzas, etc. Buy a bottle of your favorite wine or other beverage and plan a fun night in.

COUPONS: Most restaurants are giving coupons weekly now. Take advantage of them, giving yourself a night our and your local businesses some business!

PLAN AHEAD: Check your local paper or online for your community, there are festivals, special events, etc. going on all over now that it’s spring. Plan ahead and go to free events, take a picnic in the park for hear the bands, walk by the lake, ocean or take a hike into the mountains and enjoy life on planet earth!

BE CREATIVE! It’s easy to lose our creativity when we go out to the same places and do the same things. Transitional times can ask us to change in the best of ways! Be creative! Ask one another what you’d like to do on the budget you have.

CREATE A SANCTUARY: Your home “should be” your organized (!), uncluttered (!) happy castle and sanctuary. Okay, even if it’s not organized and uncluttered, make sure there are parts of it that feel great, where you can relax and wine and dine and dance with your honey.

Whatever you do, don’t over spend when not necessary and don’t sit at home sulking either.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: The bottom-line is that you spend “quality” time with your honey and communicate. Talk about your dreams, aspirations, yearnings and joys. If you have kids or other issues and/or troubles, give it a time-out — don’t talk about them. This is your time together. Have fun!

“Love does not consist in gazing at each other,
but in looking outward together in the same direction.”
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery