Simple Marriage Giveaway: A Private Affair

Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship, is conversation.  ~  Oscar Wilde

Update: This contest is now closed.

As any marriage progresses, there’s going to be times of stagnation and routine. Times when you feel like everything that needs to said – already has been said. It’s during these times when it would be great to have a resource that would help you “go deeper” together.

There are also times when you may wish to add a touch of spice to the marriage. To shake things up a bit and discover more about your lover.

Recently I came across a game that’s designed to help couples who are hungry for connection.

A Private Affair: The Erotic Game of Secrets, Plans and Promises for Couples

Here’s some more information from the creators of the game, Dr. Todd and Jan Sellick.

“A Private Affair” is a unique “black box” of intimate possibility for couples; a game that can be played in restaurants, over coffee, while out for a walk, even on the phone. Play slowly, over a romantic meal, or enjoy a “quickie” by text or email or during a five minute drive in the car.

In developing this game, we felt that couples needed a way to climb back into their own private affair, risking disclosures, exploring penetrating questions, planning adventures together, and finding ways to remember and keep these new promises!

Three thousand years ago Solomon suggested that “an honest answer (straight talk) is like a kiss on the lips;” a thing of simply, happy, complete and juicy intimacy. This little verse inspired a game.

Stories about “sexless marriages” are hot topics at the moment, but the issue is not really ”sexless” but “less” in general for so many; less adventure, less understanding, less connecting, less joy, less kindness, less energy, less hope, etc.  Sheldon Vanauken, in his fabulous book “A Severe Mercy” suggested that unless couples are extremely mindful and diligent in their marriage, they risk suffering a “creeping separateness” that distorts and tarnishes the life and friendship of marriage.  The sexual part of the relationship very naturally, and reasonably, suffers along with this, so often bruised in this experience of “creeping separateness.”

Couples are hungry for connection, but a bit lost as to where to begin. We keep our game at the back door.  As we’re heading out, one of us pockets a few cards so we can “play the game” should we have a few moments, and want to get into some intimate conversation and play together.

One reviewer said that he and his wife think of the game as “emotional bungee jumping;” a risky adventure, but one where they ultimately feel safe as they jump into various depths together.

A Private Affair is not a typical couples “sex game” at all; not the kind you play at home on Friday night with a bottle of massage oil, a feather, and blindfold. This game is played with “eyes wide open” while you move through the bits and pieces of life with your spouse.

Enjoy!

You can also check out the blog as well.

How to enter

A Private Affair retails for $34.99 – but this week you have the chance to have a game sent directly to your front door for free. Allow around 7 business days for shipping.

Here’s how to enter:

  1. Leave a comment on this post describing an inexpensive date idea.
  2. To enter a second time: subscribe to Simple Marriage, either RSS or email. Then send an email to simplemarriageblog at gmail dot com – include the secret code you see at the bottom of all the posts in the subject line. The body of the email will not be read. (If you’re already a subscriber, simply look at the bottom of the posts in the feed or email.)
  3. Finally, to enter a third time: Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to use the url of this post and/or @simplemarriage so I can see it. Or to make it even easier – use the Retweet button at the bottom of this post.

This giveaway will end Saturday the 14th at midnight CST.

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  1. avatar Emily C says:

    My favorite thing to do is turn the lights down, unplug from the computer and TV set, and connect by talking about our dreams and plans for the future. It’s always fun and we feel so much better at the end of the night. Oh, and usually we make homemade nachos or popcorn.

  2. avatar Kate says:

    One of our favorite things to do together is Letterboxing. It’s a treasure hunt game played on a global scale. We pack up our clues, our stamps and an ink pad and go looking for hidden caches of stamps. We did this the first week we were married, and got fabulously lost in the woods. We then climbed out of the woods across a small swamp and up onto some rail road tracks where we trekked the long way home… laughing all the way about having adventures together.

  3. avatar Tim McGookey says:

    One of the best dates we’ve had was pure happenstance: we were driving along on a clear night and I saw how beautiful the stars were. I pulled off and we laid in a field for over an hour staring at the sky and spotting shooting stars.

  4. avatar Leslie says:

    When my husband was furloughed earlier this year — and building our marriage was a huge priority — we became very good at dating simply and inexpensively! Instead of our usual Valentine’s weekend away, we stayed home and tried to recreate the experience without the expense. We shipped the kids off to Grandma’s, did a little window shopping in our city’s downtown, and then got home and made a fantastic gourmet dinner together. Over the course of the day, I gave him about 40 handmade valentines! We had an entire day to talk and dream and grow closer. It didn’t cost us anything, but will go down in history as one of my favorite “alone time” weekends with my hubby!

  5. avatar Ashley says:

    A cheap date for my husband and I is a bowl of popcorn on the couch watching a movie on the TV (we have free cable since he’s a cable guy)!

  6. avatar Tara says:

    My fiance and I love reading, so we often spend time reading favourite books aloud to each other. Right now we’re going through childhood favourites. They’re easy reads, the stories are often delightful and it’s a way of sharing parts of our childhood with each other. We also read through favourite passages in Scripture, and sometimes articles that we’ve found that we think the other would enjoy. It’s especially good because we’re living four hours away from each other, so it is something we can keep up when we’re apart. It’s easy to curl up with a book and our phones (or Skype, more often) and spend a quiet evening together. We’ve found it an excellent way to stay connected despite the distance.

  7. avatar Jeremy Waterhouse says:

    Always a favorite for my Wife and I is to take all of those small gift cards and certificates, put them together so that we have an appetizer at one restaurant, the main course at another, dessert at another, maybe coffee and shopping. All seeing how little cash we can spend.

  8. avatar Alison says:

    Some of our favorite affordable dates are:

    * Getting movie candy at Walgreens then going to the dollar movie theater.
    * Taking turns creating tasty meals and desserts.
    * Playing Wii and doing potluck dinner with another couple.
    * Going for a drive up a canyon, enjoying nature, and inviting more intimate conversation that requires such a setting. :)
    * Finding a coupon online for bowling and having a little competition to spice things up!

  9. avatar Tim says:

    Our favorites are just a $2 movie or a dinner out without the kids. We don’t do it often enough.

  10. avatar Joy G says:

    Funny, hubby had been looking at this game a couple of weeks ago from your links, and we’ve been debating ordering it – it would be great to win it instead!

    With 2 little ones right now, and no readily available babysitter, our cheap date nights lately consist of a rented movie and a few treats after the boys’ bedtime.

  11. avatar katie says:

    sounds fun. and helpful.

  12. avatar Emily says:

    With an 8-month-old baby girl and another baby on the way, our favorite cheap dates include making homemade dinner, talking over dinner and then watching a $1 movie from Redbox on our laptop (since we recently got rid of our TV).

  13. avatar Jennifer says:

    We we have the time, we enjoy doing the grocery shopping together. While we end up taking a little longer because we’re talking through the whole store – we spend time focusing on how we can make our family stronger through smarter spending and eating habits.

    We also recently enjoyed a rather odd date. DH had to drive over an hour away to visit a state office. I took the afternoon off of work to go with him. It was nice to spend some alone time together.

  14. avatar Angelia says:

    My husband and I often cook dinner at home or make a cheese and cracker plate to sit between us and then bring out the board games. We love Uno and Yahtzee and a special edition Lord of the Rings game in which you have to work together to beat the game instead of being on opposing teams. We are both computer geeks, so we love connecting our computers and playing games together that way. With a teenager and a pre-teen, we are always on the run. Anytime we can stay home alone together is precious!

  15. avatar Val Hill says:

    One thing we do that makes for a “free” date is when I redeem credit card points, I always use them to get gift certificates for restaurants or the movie theater. That way, we just have to pay a baby sitter (if we can find family to babysit, then it’s TOTALLY free!).

  16. avatar Heather says:

    The running joke around our house for date night is dinner and a movie at Sam’s Club.

    Friday or Saturday night while window shopping or picking something up. We watch a little of the movie playing on the display tv’s. Then go over to the grocery section to the “try out” foods. Free and funny.

  17. One of our favorite inexpensive date nights is to go to a bookstore and browse, sit and drink a coffee or hot chocolate while reading, and just relax together.

  18. avatar Mark Roberts says:

    There is a Dairy Queen a few blocks from where my wife and I live. occasionally during the summer we walk to Dairy Queen for a treat and then walk back. Easy, inexpensive, good exercise, and we get to spend time together.

  19. avatar JR says:

    A good date night for us is actually cooking together. We both enjoy it, it’s a financially wise decision, and we rarely get to do it during the busy work week!

  20. avatar V says:

    Our favorite “cheap dates” are long drives up in the mountains, especially when the seasons are turning – like when the leaves are changing or the first snow has just fallen. Sometimes we’ll take our dogs with us, who just sit in the back seat and soak up all the sights and smells! I think they remind us how to enjoy the simple – but most important – things.

  21. avatar Joanna says:

    Our cheap dates are usually long drives to nowhere. We love looking at houses so we’ll often just drive through neighborhoods checking out what’s for sale, commenting on decor choices and talking.

  22. Our cheap dates a refered to as a ‘daycation.’ (feel free to steal my word, since I may have stole it myself). The trick is to drive to a near by city and to spend the day there like we’re on vacation. We usually leave after breakfast, and just buy lunch while we’re out. It’s a great opportunity to walk and talk, and just spend time together.

  23. avatar hana k. says:

    My husband and I always go grocery shopping together which could seem like a chore but is actually really fun for us to do together. We lump all of our errands together on a single day so we can spend the out together getting things done but not suffering through them so it’s like a date for us.

  24. avatar Beth says:

    We go for drives. My husband has his grandmother’s old Chrysler Newport and long drives around town are fun when you have bench seats! We used to “drive out to the country”, but here lately have really enjoyed exploring downtown neighborhoods. Most importantly – no computer, no tv!

  25. avatar Rebekah G. says:

    One of my fondest dates from dating until now has been to rent a DVD, bring the laptop along and park somewhere and just watch a movie in the car together. It’s romantic, private and super cheap! Great time to get close and enjoy one another.

  26. avatar Maureen says:

    One of the best evenings I had with my husband just involved sitting infront of a fireplace and having a picnic dinner. It gets windy and cold and snowy in the Midwest so we stayed in. We had our chicken tenders, rice and veggies. We had a bit of dessert and then did a puzzle. Nothing more. But we talked as we did the puzzle and ate. it was just the two of us and it was one of the best times.

  27. Because of our crammed schedules, my husband and I are totally fans of renting a two-player console game at Blockbuster and nerding out all day. It’s teambuilding and a great time!

  28. avatar Luke.Wilson says:

    Me and Kay just go to a coffeeshop, sit on the couch (hopefully by a fire) and talk about anything and everything. Sure, we could have the coffee at home, but there is just something about being out together.

  29. avatar Pierce Hibma says:

    A date idea is to create a coffeehouse in your house and enjoy a weekday evening in a cozy cafe enjoying a good drink and great conversation.

  30. avatar Matt195 says:

    A great date night would be to build a fire in the fireplace, snuggle on the Liberator and read a great book. Currently my wife is read New Moon to me. It’s cozy, warm and can always lead to more fun times.

  31. avatar Tina Kubala says:

    We like to go to the zoo. Here in St Louis it’s free admission and $10 for parking. It’s a nice day out doing something out of the ordinary.

  32. avatar Tiffany says:

    We have two kids, 2 yrs and 4 months, so having a night just for the two of us is very rare. To create “date” time, we’ll eat dinner early one night (as a family) and then walk to the grocery store and rent a movie for $1. We then continue our walking route and when we get home, we’ve walked about 4 miles and had roughly 75 minutes of uninterrupted conversation. When we get home, we put the kids to bed and make a bowl of popcorn to watch our movie.

  33. avatar Tara says:

    Our favorite date activity is hiking. SO wonderful just to unplug and unwind and connect with nature and each other. Very refreshing!

  34. avatar Eric says:

    We like to go into the bookstore and pick out 2 books apiece, then come back and tell the other one why we like that particular book. It’s a great quick and cheap date that lets you get to know a little bit about the other one.

  35. avatar Therese says:

    My husband and I really enjoy taking long walks around our neighborhood. We try not to take the same route twice in a row, but travel down different side streets.

  36. avatar Alifiyah says:

    my idea is for the wintertime…i like to go ice-skating on an outdoor rink with my husband, and then sit and have hot chocolate/coffee in a cafe next to the ice rink…not too original but simple and we love it! there’s something about fresh air and holding hands while you skate…:)

  37. avatar Kate says:

    I like a simple picnic in the living room consisting of a bowl of popcorn, pillows and a free movie on demand. We spread out a quilt and curl up against the couch. Nice and relaxing, nothing extravagant but great close, together time.

  38. avatar Tom J. says:

    My wife and I have enjoyed several cheap dates this fall .. high school football games. Our daughter doesn’t play, but the school is small so we know most of the kids, and have a blast rooting for the team and enjoying the atmosphere.

  39. avatar Debbie says:

    Our “cheap” date is usually dinner out at a local restaurant & then we head to Barnes & Noble to browse for awhile before coming home to enjoy each other’s company even more!

  40. avatar Becca says:

    We like to make homemade pizza together and enjoy it with a Redbox movie after the kids have gone to bed on a Friday night. We also have to pop fresh popcorn and have that too!

  41. avatar Norah says:

    Our most enriching times together lately have been APA ‘oases’ … in an evening at home over hors d’ouvres and wine, if all the kids are otherwise occupied … or on a Saturday morning stroll, and coffee out. The cards go anywhere …
    We’d love to get another game … to share this discovery with friends :)

  42. avatar Caroline says:

    Our typical inexpensive date night is usually a walk around our neighborhood on a nice evening, cooking dinner together at home, and curling up together on the sofa to watch a movie. In the summer we have a lot of dates at the zoo, free here in DC. The park is another favorite option. In the winter we read to each other over mugs of cocoa.

  43. avatar Christie says:

    We finally have kids old enough to not need a sitter so we enjoy taking long walks and talking or going to the mall on a Tuesday night when it is totally empty and walking there as it gets cold in the winter. We also like to work out in the mornings together and do the Wii Active and start the day with some time together.

  44. avatar Rina says:

    Sitting on the couch, watching a movie and drinking tea. :)

  45. avatar Taryn says:

    Going to a museum/zoo on a free day/night. You would be surprised how many there when you just look.

  46. avatar Jade says:

    Our cheap date usually consists of us getting a tea/coffee and going for a walk. We window shop in stores we pass and talk about our hopes/dreams. We’re a young couple with 3 kids and one income so all our dates are cheap! :)

  47. avatar Mrs. Ewing says:

    Date Idea: One Night with the King
    Goal: To treat your mate like a King as you spend a night in the presence of the King of Kings
    Things Needed: Handmade invitation for your spouse, inviting him to spend one night with the King; include date, time, attire and meeting place (your address). A dvd copy of the movie One Night with the King
    On the chosen date, prepare a candle light meal and preset the table for your mate. Serve him and enjoy the dinner. Then relaxe in front of the tv and watch the movie based on the book of Ester, One Night with the King.

  48. avatar Katy says:

    We like to watch movies in the bathtub together or make smores in the fireplace.

  49. avatar Kim says:

    A cheap date for us is picking up a movie at the library (free) and popping a bag of popcorn to go with. Or dragging out games we haven’t played in forever.

  50. avatar Ken says:

    Our kids are older now 12 & 17. So on Saturday mornings, while they’re sleeping in… we like to go running on a nearby trail and have breakfast together or visit the farmer’s market. It’s a wonderful time for us to reconnect. I tell my wife that Saturdays are magical… because they take us back in time to when we were just dating… no worries… just dreams.

  51. avatar Jessica says:

    One of the best dates we used to have (which is hard to replicate now because of lack of babysitting AND 4 lively kids), was to go to wine or beer tastings tastings/food samplings together. We would find out when there were these events, often free in our area as they advertised some new product, and would make it a date. We’d get some munchies, a glass of wine/beer, and then we’d walk either home or window watching, etc. It was fun to mingle with people, share our impressions with NO interruptions from the kids, be playful and then be romantic as we strolled hand in hand, soaking in the beauty of the lit up city, or the park, or wherever we chose to go. The Art institute in town had a night when we could go ‘after hours’ and they offered just these kind of munchies, etc. Oh, it was THE best and cheapest date and we were so active trying to find a new event to go to!

  52. avatar tracy says:

    Local Nature Trails.

    We have two little boys, and no sitter. So we walk the trails, the boys explore and we get to sneak in kisses and hugging out in nature. It is fun, exciting and a little sneaky. :)

  53. avatar Susan says:

    After dinner and dishes and such, we meet in bed for dessert. It is fun to share a guilty pleasure!

  54. avatar Timothy says:

    My wife and I live in a house with several other people, so, although we do occasionally have the place to ourselves for cheap dates, we’ve found it easier to hop in the car and just go somewhere (although, the bus could work, too, I’m sure). Memorials and monuments are a good place to go when the weather is good (or not). There are fewer people than parks, and less obnoxious commercialism than a mall (and no temptation to buy anything.) We especially like to grab the camera and take cool pictures of each other in front of large stone things, or inside of old things. Some of our favorite pictures of each other over the years are these we took on out-and-about dates.

  55. avatar TechyDad says:

    My wife and I will leave the kids with her parents and go out to dinner. After a nice leisurely dinner, with no temper tantrums about being hungry or what food people do/don’t want to eat, we will often go to the local mall. Not to buy anything, mind you, but just to have a nice walk/talk together. A park would serve nicely for this too, but the mall has the benefit in the winter of being indoors and heated.

  56. avatar Kat says:

    Honestly, our best date nights are when we make dinner at home together, eat it, and then watch a movie. The key for us is to open a bottle of wine and let the opened bottle signal the beginning of “date time” — so, all electronic/email-checking devices get turned off, and household chores are put on hold. Instead, we have a glass of wine while cooking together, and then sit at the table and talk until we’ve finished the bottle. (I think this would work equally well if we made a pot of tea at the end of the meal and sat at the table talking until we’d finished the tea — for non-drinkers.) Once we’re done, we hit the couch and watch our current Netflix!

  57. avatar Park Lloyd says:

    Furniture window shopping can be a fun and cheap date. It can give you good insight into what your spouse is thinking about the home or apartment, things that need to be updated, next projects, etc. Plus, it allows for some good conversation time at a leisurely pace. The downside is that on the odd occasion, it can be much more expensive than dinner and a movie. My DW and I went to a furniture store, looking at dining room sets, a couch for an office, shelves, just wandering through the store talking, looking, not really focusing on anything in particular. Then we came to the mattresses. My DW has wanted a new mattress for some time, and she started feeling, then sitting on, then lying down on several. The salesman came over and walked us through the various options, had me try them out as well, and before we knew it, we had bought a new mattress. So the only suggestion I would add would be to leave the credit cards at home. Then it can be a fun, cheap date.

  58. avatar Rachel says:

    A local coffee shop hosts live music on the weekends and stocks plenty of board games for patrons to sit and play while they sip their drinks and listen to music. The only cost is the price of whatever food or beverage we purchase and we can stay as long as we wish.

  59. avatar Trey says:

    My wife and I work on different shifts and have three kids so we do not get much time to ourselves. I would like to try something to make that time better.

  60. avatar Barbara says:

    One of our fun cheap outings is to go to Barnes and Noble, get a drink and browse. This could get expensive if you don’t have a plan ahead of time for how much (if anything) you are going to buy). We pick up random cds and listen to them and sometimes find one we really like.

    Our best recent cheap date was last saturday evening, when we unexpectedly found ourselves in sole possession of the house for a couple of hours (wink, wink). It was unplanned, lots of fun, and did not cost us anything.

  61. avatar Priscilla says:

    We used to go out weekly to karaoke. We would buy one drink (maybe two) and then have water the rest of the night. The DJ is a friend of ours so it was a great time going out, singing and just having a great time.

  62. avatar Lori says:

    We like to take a picnic up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and steal away from it all for some romance and respite. Foods can come from the garden and the only big price ticket is the gasoline, but we live close. Choose a spot that is special to you and a beautiful one close by!

  63. avatar Nicole says:

    A walk in the park with no children!! :)

  64. avatar Liz says:

    My hubby and I like to get coffees and spend time together walking and talking in the park near our home.

  65. avatar Laurie says:

    I am a creative kind of person so I think a cool and cheap date would be fun if it also included a creative touch. As a couple you both could make a mold of your hand together with your spouse’s hand. Maybe you want the mold to show you two holding hands. Maybe the mold could be something more expressive such as her hand cupped into his. If you’re into something rough, the man’s hand could be holding her hand by the wrist. It’s whatever expresses your love, playfulness, fantasy etc. After you make the mold, then you can paint it to look like a bronze sculpture or get more realistic with your paints. Whatever you do, you’ll have fun making the mold, and then something to display that will be a reminder of your love forever! Now Corey, that’s an original idea for sure! I want to win the game!

  66. avatar amber w says:

    On our honeymoon, we went to Vermont. We stopped at a farmer’s market one day and found summer sausage, cheese, apples, crackers, and wine that were all locally made there. We ate them on the balcony of our room, just enjoying the crisp air. So now, we like to get those items and go somewhere to watch the sunset.

  67. avatar t. vincent says:

    what a delicious way to celebrate our marriage!
    droppin’ my name in the hat!

  68. avatar Gwen says:

    My husband and I have 4 young children so “going out” dates are few and far between. This past summer we mowed down a walking path in the pasture behind our house. Now, when my husband and I need alone time together we just take a walk on our walking path. We can still keep and eye on the kids playing in the back yard as we are walking so there is no need for a sitter. Our kids even refer to our walks as our date when we go.

  69. avatar Sam L. says:

    My wife and I really enjoy going to the paint your own pottery studio where for a small fee you can pick a piece like a plate, mug, platter etc and let our imagination go wild. They fire it for you and you can pick it up in about a week normally.

  70. avatar Susan says:

    I love a quiet house, a bottle of wine and a fire….simple things seem to make sense when life is so crazy!

  71. avatar kati says:

    Send the kids to grandma’s for the night, rent a movie, pick up some take and bake dinner and spend the evening cuddled on the sofa.

  72. avatar Annalisa says:

    One of my favorite “cheap dates” is to cook a meal voor each other as a surprise. We’re both vegetarians and it’s hard sometimes not to become redundant in our food choices, especially when using a meat substitute. We have some excellent cookbooks and we try to take turns on Saturday evenings when we have no other plans (which are few and far between anyway) and cook something new from one of the cookbooks. Some of the recipes become fixed staples in our “repertoire” and others remain adventures we tried but the idea of creating something for your partner that is so instinctive as food (basic life need) makes it feel like you are doing your partner a service. It’s a wonderful feeling to share necessities like food in this manner. Take the time to make it beautiful. Set the table with linens and candles; fresh flowers; place cards. Make a dessert that can ben eaten with your hands… aaahhh it’s great!

  73. avatar Nikki says:

    In this season of our life we covet our date time when we get it! Unless there is a great event going on or a movie we really want to see my husband and I often head to the bookstore after a nice dinner together. We both love to read and its a lovely break to just sit and browse through books/magazines that we are interested in without worrying about children and chores! Thanks for the opportunity to win this game!

  74. avatar jj says:

    We are addicted to home remodeling, so for a fun (for us!) and cheap way to spend an hour or two on Sat we’ll go to open houses and dream about what we might or might not do to our house.

  75. avatar Ohio says:

    My husband and I have precious little time together, so we make every effort to have lunch together. At times, it is the only hour we can get without his kids.

    Thank you for the chance at winning this game. My fingers are crossed!!!

  76. avatar may says:

    Playing scrabble with a bottle of Vino. The point is to make up new words and crack each other up in the process. Very fun!

  77. avatar Matthew says:

    Thank you so much for all of the creative date ideas!
    A favorite cheap date that my wife and I share is simply to get out of the city for an afternoon! Whether or not we take food with us, we enjoy a leisurely drive through the countryside. Often we stop at one of the nearby wineries for a tour. It’s free to visit and stroll through the grounds, especially when one doesn’t like wine!

  78. avatar Jenny says:

    We love going out for sushi but that can get expensive so for Valentine’s day I bought the bamboo mats and we’re hoping to start making it at home (hopefully at least once before Christmas…!). You still have to pay for the food to prepare but WAY cheaper than paying per roll at a restaurant.

  79. avatar Amber says:

    I have been married for 16 years this December and this is so sad to admit but my husband and I do not have special time. I am going to school and he is trying to find a job – between this and our 10 year old that sleeps with us – we have no imagination…we love each other deeply but maybe when you have been married as long as we have the spark is hard to find. We are really just lazy – I guess…

  80. avatar Megan says:

    My husband and I don’t have kids yet- just our dog who we adore. Every night we take her on a walk around the neighborhood and discuss our days behind us and our lives ahead. This simple time to reconnect each evening is so rejuvenating.

    Another cheap date idea we love is to go camping. We love nature and once you own the equipment (which doesn’t always have to be anything fancy), it’s a really cheap way to spend quality time together with few interruptions. Make sure to bring along a hammock to enjoy snuggled up together.

    Another idea to train for something or prepare for a goal together. I recently ran my first marathon and although my husband is not a runner, he helped coach me and joined me on some of my training runs. This time together was so inspiring and reminded me of why we chose to run life together. It’s so wonderful to share life’s accomplishments with your spouse. And in this instance, cheap too!

  81. avatar Katherine says:

    One of my favorite frugal dates is simply going to the ice cream shop for an ice cream cone. We get a chance to sit and savor the ice cream and some wonderful conversation.

  82. avatar Laura R says:

    We have 2 small children, so our favorite thing to do is load them up in the bike trailer and go for a ride. Often we will bike to a park where they can play and we can visit with each other.

  83. avatar Paul Sidwell says:

    My fiance (I know, we’re getting in on this early) and I like to cook a meal together, over a bottle of wine (used to be two!) and talk about our day. Naturally the conversation would turn from the present to the future and before we knew it we were having deeper, more meaningful times together. We’re engaged to be married now in about two weeks, and can’t wait to follow the blog you’ve set here, Corey!

  84. avatar Regina Reilly says:

    My husband and I have a special needs child, so getting to actually go on a “date” is really hard to do. But we both love college football so a cheap and easy date for us is a college football marathon on Saturdays.

    Regina

  85. avatar cdingma says:

    A great movie night is to reserve a Redbox moive in the morning for $1 and then prepare a simple but nice dinner and after dinner snuggle and watch the movie. Even with the kids home we still find a chance to be alone together. We just start our date after 9:00 once the kids go to bed.

  86. avatar Brad says:

    My wife and I love to suprise each other with a picnic basket, bottle of wine and some simple food in the trunk and head out to a local park or private location for an impromptu picnic. It is always a great way to spend some time together on a beautiful day and get lost in conversation.

  87. avatar Nicole says:

    An inexpensive date we enjoy is going for coffee and bagels on Saturday morning. It’s a nice time to figure out what our weekend plans are and reconnect after working all week.

  88. avatar dawn says:

    We have 2 young kids and its not only expensive but hard to find a babysitter.so when the kids go to bed we pop some pocorn and have some candy and soda and watch a movie together!!!

  89. avatar cme says:

    My wife and I try to catch the leaves from the backyard trees, each catch warrants a kiss!

  90. avatar Julie says:

    We make homemade pizza after the kids are in bed, and watch a movie together.

  91. avatar Denise says:

    Our last cheap date was window shopping and then we both got a manicure. We live in China and they are less than $5. I got my nails painted, my husband did not.

  92. avatar Courtney says:

    We don’t have kids yet but we still covet our date nights even at home! Our favorite is to make fondue and sit and chat over our special dinner and laugh. And after dinner he usually gives me a foot massage!

  93. avatar tara says:

    My husband makes awesome lattes so he’ll make lattes, build a fire, and we’ll sit in the library and just be.

  94. avatar kelly says:

    with 2 very young kids, we don’t get a lot of time to ourselves. What I miss is going on a long, quiet walk with my hubby and just holding hands and actually talking. Free, easy, but it seems like it’s nearly impossible to do lately.

  95. avatar Laurie says:

    I think a fun cheap date would be playing this game!

  96. having your wife read new moon to you in the fireplace will alter the trip and would lead to sleeping instead… :D

  97. avatar corey says:

    If only we could brake down the walls to have an enjoyable time walking our dog together as a cheap date..

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