Never Stop Dating Your Spouse

Never stop dating your spouse!

This advice was given to Elaine and I as a young married couple (wish we could remember who). And we have done our best to keep it going and model it to our kids & others. It turns out that people were watching for our social media posts every Tuesday. We even inspired a few couples to start something similar. 

When our kids were young and I worked at Muskoka Woods, it was easy to get one of the rec staff to come watch the girls (any chance to get off property and raid my fridge I think). 

There have been interruptions in the plan, like in 2017 when I was suffering more from post concussion syndrome, but, if you get off track, start again the next week. 

Date day has been a weekly plan for a long time (Tuesdays on my day off for many years). The point is to carve out space in our schedules to spend time together and make new memories, just the two of us. One day your kids will be all grown up and only come for a day or the weekend and Christmas of course. 

These moments of connection allow us to refocus and remember why we love each other. It creates the time and space to fully enjoy and appreciate one another, even amidst the busyness of regular life. Here are some of the date days activities we have done: 

• Visit a Zoo
• Hikes in Algonquin Park and many other parks & trails
• Go see our grandkids (always a favourite!)
• Camping at Mikisew Provincial Park, often with friends
• Island Queen boat cruise
• Chasing waterfalls around Ontario
• Dinner and a movie (and it usually involves a trip to Costco)
• A local festival (butter tart, apple, Scottish, etc.) 
• A Farmer’s Market or three
• Black Creek Pioneer Village
• South Simcoe Steam train
• Performance theatre
• Toronto Island & the Old Spaghetti Factory
• CNE
• Go-carting
• Or overnight trips like
  • Niagara Falls for a weekend
  • A concert & stay in Ottawa
  • St. Jacobs Market and area
  • Or to see a Blue Jays game in Toronto (dinner and maybe an overnight of course)

Have fun with it and enjoy some more time with your spouse!!!