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Glad to know at least some parents are like us - not bowing down to societal pressure in having a typical date night!

DH thinks paying for a regular babysitter and going out to restaurants is a waste of our precious disposable income. With our tight budget, we prefer investing in quality extra-curriculars rather than paying for fancy dinners.

Also, we enjoy spending time with our pre-school and elementary school-aged kids. They've been to the ballet, to the opera (one of our children was in it) and various concerts.

Finally, almost any conversation topic is allowed at the dinner table, which is why my 9 year old could impress his teacher recently with an essay on current events - Putin, Ebola and pollution-induced asthma.

So our adult-only time is every night, after the kids go to bed. Sometimes we watch a Big bang Theory or Downtown Abbey episode on Netflix.

We're happy like this.

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Societal pressure- a bit dramatic. How about continuing to nurture and grow the relationship with your dh so you have more to talk about and look fwd to than just kid plays and extra curriculars[/quote]

No, I meant professional plays - my child sang in Carmen at Wolf Trap. 
We also go to the Kennedy Center or Strathmore to enjoy classical concerts or ballets as a family.
And, we nurture our spousal relationship on normal, regular days. 
Why is this so hard to understand? This is what I mean by societal pressure - some people think date nights are the only avenue for growing a couple's relationship now? You have to admit that's laughable :-)

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