How do you spend time with your spouse during the recession?

well,almost the same,here in our location we could download the latest movies or serials for free,so I often watch one movie at the night and at the weekend my girl friend and I will cook together,lounge in the parks which are free to the citizens.it's a hard time but life has to be going on have a nice day,Mary

Recession has also cause me and my husband to cut back on the already infrequent luxuries that we used to enjoy. But on the other hand, trying to save has also brought us closer together. Instead of going out for dinner, we now make homecooked meals which we both enjoy since we are still new at cooking. Every mealtime is a learning experience. We take long walks around the park and harbour, just enjoying the sights and each other's company. It allowed us to communicate more effectively, since there's no tv blaring out in the background. So I guess it's true what they say that hard times can either make or break a marriage, and I'm glad its making mine stronger.

Hubby and I have been spending more time watching TV as well, and also things like going to the library, or going to a nearby nature preserve and taking a walk or hike. When we go out of town, we plan on using campgrounds and a tent instead of a hotel. We've been cooking together more too, and talking. We take the kids to the park to play basketball (I watch) or skateboard. We drive down to the waterfall close by and have a picnic. I actually like the things we are doing now better than what we used to do.

We spend a lot more time at home, that's for sure! We don't have cable TV either and we too are happy to watch what is on the television. My sister bought us a lot of DVDs from Bali of latest releases so we are looking forward to those! We go out for drives and we buy cheap ice creams from MacDonalds instead of going out for meals and we allow ourselves take away food once a fortnight. We have a pool so we spend a lot of time swimming and having fun at home as it's summer in Australia right now. We just make do; as long as our little family is together we entertain each other and we are fine. P.S. Picnics and bike rides are great too!

We spend time together talking, working together on things around the house, taking part in the kids' extra-curricular activities, and sometimes, watching television. We really don't turn on the t.v. much, but we do try to spend time talking to each other.

My husband and I spend time like we've always enjoyed spending time together. We've always loved just hanging out at home together. We watch TV, movies or just sit together and enjoy being together. Our lifestyle has never been about going out and spending a ton of money. We also go grocery shopping together like we always have and we cook our meals at home and eat dinner together. We clean up after dinner. It didn't take an economic recession for us to get that spending time together is what keeps our relationship solid.

Like most of you, we spend more evenings at home. Now that we are staying in we have more time to spend with our child. We have picked our lost habit of reading. Fortunately our library is at a walkable distance so we walk (instead of driving) to the library and spend time with our kid in the children's section - sometimes letting her play on her own, helping her with a puzzle, or just sitting down to read a book to her. Picking up a book and reading it leisurely is an awesome thing to do. I have also browsing Internet to look up and know about things that I always thought of doing "when I have more time". I know recession is a tough time for all of us. But it also is a time to introspect our busy erratic lifestyle and set our priorities right.

Yes there is a lot of time spent at home doing pretty much nothing but watching the tv and movies or taking my dogs for a walk or having family visit. We have not been able to go anywhere really but I am hoping for brighter future and pray all the time that things get better. I am appreciative too of the time that I spend with my friends and family.