Lunch Dates

If your kids are young and in school, arrange date lunches with your spouse. It is easier to meet somewhere for lunch once a week than it is to try and have a dinner date.

Another bonus to lunch dates is that the meals in restaurants at noon are usually less expensive, and you won't have to pay for a babysitter.

You don't always have to meet at a restaurant. On nice days, make some sandwiches and meet at a park or on a beach.

Note: We did this for many years when the kids were in school. Now that we are empty nesters, we still enjoy going out for lunch together.