when was the last time you and your mate went out without the children?

My husband and I, we see to it that we have time alone for each other, like ones a week we watch movie together or play badminton together while my parents watch the kids for us. We feel that we have to keep our relationship alive by spending some time together often because we don't want our work and our being parents take the wonderful relationship we started and molded. Well it's not necessary that you go out so you can spend time with your husband. Try preparing a special dinner for you and your husband at home or in your garden and do it when your daughter is asleep already. You can have a nice dinner in your own place without you missing your daughter, or watch movie together in your leaving room. You know you can always make times like that special with your husband :).

Thank goodness my daughter is older and starting to spend the night at friends houses. I guess about a month ago was the last time my husband an I went to the movies.

Sad to say I dont have children it but I want to answer your thread. Well I think its just like saturday we have this dinner bec. we havent see each other for almost a year. Actually hes not my lover right now, we broke up just last year and I think I have the feeling that the dinner we have last saturday well be our last dinner ever. Its makes me so sad but I have no choice but to move on.

i think that u are absolutely correct.husbands become a little bore in their married life .....hey do not feel to go outside and try to have pleasure........this is the same case with m.... my wife is irritated due to this habit of mine....

My last time was 3 months ago when my husband returned from his deployment. It was nice to be able to spend some alone time with him. We went for a nice dinner and movie. We left our little one with our in-laws whom we were visiting at that time. We missed our son but it was great to be able to re-connect again.

My husband and I average one date a year. We have four kids at home, and paying a babysitter is just too expensive, tacked on to the cost of going out. We really need time together, but it is soooooo hard. This year, for our anniversary, my parents took the kids for four days, and we stayed at their cottage. We were able to spend the whole time alone. It was wonderful!!

Yes, i feel the same way. the last time i go out with my husband without our baby was when we went to cinema watching "Superman". That was year 2006. I miss that night. Hope we can go out again, just the two of us.

Yes, I feel your pain. Although we went out last for our anniversary in February. IT's still been too long. We are looking for some competent people to watch our kids, because we need to spend more time together. I suggest that you look in your area, alot of churches have a program called "mother's day out" your child is old enough where she would enjoy it and would be able to communicate to you whether she does enjoy it or not. Usually they will watch your kids for a couple hours, so you and the hubby can go out. Most churches do it once a month, and it cost like 10-15 dollars or so, and it's a safe place, with a ton of other kids, so your kid will have fun. Ask around your local playground, I'm sure that there are some in your area. That's actually what we are looking into right now for us. I think it's important to get that time away, I sure do miss it. Good luck. HOpefully you'll get some time soon!!

Wow, I cant even remember. I guess it has been to long. I think we went golfing last month, but that isnt really a date so I dont want to count it. We dont get any talking done. I was hoping to get a movie night when pirates comes out. I am super excited!

We went out to the movies while we were visiting family, the grandma watched our son for a few hours. I personally don't mind not going out, perhaps that's because I have been a military wife so I've really never had the normal married life. I'm really not big on partying, we prefer to rent movies instead of dealing with idiots at the movie theater, and I cook most of our meals.

i got a baby girl 6 months back only so after my daughter born my self and my wife went out is very less even though we want to go out we have to go along with baby only till she grow little big. certain areas we can't go out with children so such times we have to avoid is better other wise i do not have any intention to go out with out children

We don't do it very often, but I think it's important for couples to do. We're in the process of getting out of debt so once we are, it'll probably happen more often. We are going out of town this weekend - kidless!!! We have 3 DDs and one DS on the way. Do you have family or friends you could trade babysitting with? Please try to do so, at least every once in a while - it'll be good for you and your DH to have couple time.

We went out without our daughter for my birthday last summer (at my husband's insistence), and we might catch a movie for our anniversary next week, but other than that our daughter is always with us. I kinda like it that way. The only thing that sucks is that we can't go to the movies, because a movie theater isn't the best place for a babbling baby. But we take her out to dinner with us, or out for walks, or to the mall... just everywhere we go. It works for us. We're a family unit, and we do things as a whole. Of course, my feelings might change when it's been two years of never having a chance to go out without the kids, but for now, this is what works for us. :)

I'm gettimg like you it's been over 15mths now and yes I do feel the same way we dont want to ask his mum to baby sit as she looks after all the other young grand kids all the time and father has a heart condition and his sister's all work some early in the morning and I think I would want my family to look after my baby at this early age and not a stranger.