WEBVTT - Try 2-part date nights 

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to plan to part date nights with

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<v Speaker 1>time for you and your partner and time to socialize

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<v Speaker 1>with friends or family too. After weeks of sheltering in place,

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<v Speaker 1>I know a lot of couples are really excited about

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<v Speaker 1>those first date nights. You may have already decided where

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<v Speaker 1>you go. Personally, I'm looking forward to dinner at Telula's

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<v Speaker 1>daily with my husband in downtown Philly. It's one of

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<v Speaker 1>our favorite restaurants. You may also be reflecting on how

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like to recalibrate your schedule when social distancing is

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<v Speaker 1>behind us. Many people are realizing that they'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>be less busy than they were before COVID hit. They'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to spend more time at home with nothing on

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<v Speaker 1>the calendar. Two part date nights are a great way

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<v Speaker 1>to have the best of both worlds. You can connect

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<v Speaker 1>with your partner and with other people you care about,

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<v Speaker 1>all well avoiding being out more than you want to.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have young kids, an added benefit of two

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<v Speaker 1>part date nights is that they reduce the amount of

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<v Speaker 1>child care you need. Booking a babysitter for one evening

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<v Speaker 1>is easier and cheaper than booking for two. Here's how

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<v Speaker 1>it works. On date night, build in time for just

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<v Speaker 1>the two of you, and time for you and your

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<v Speaker 1>partner to get together with friends or adult family members,

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<v Speaker 1>all on the same night. So perhaps you have drinks

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<v Speaker 1>with your partner and then dinner with another couple, or

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<v Speaker 1>dinner with friends, followed by a play or concert, or

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<v Speaker 1>dessert with just your spouse. You could drop by your

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<v Speaker 1>parents house for a visit and then go out for dinner,

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<v Speaker 1>or have a romantic dinner for two before heading to

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<v Speaker 1>a social event. You could think of a night out

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<v Speaker 1>as modular instead of as an indivisible block of time.

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<v Speaker 1>As I see it, you have a mob full of

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<v Speaker 1>time before dinner for cocktails or a casual visit to

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<v Speaker 1>a friend's home. Then there's the dinner module, and dinner

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<v Speaker 1>can happen at any time without kids bed times to consider.

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<v Speaker 1>Dinner at eight thirty is just as doable as dinner

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<v Speaker 1>at six o'clock. There's an after dinner food and drinks module,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe dessert or a cup of coffee or tea or

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<v Speaker 1>a drink. And then there's an activity module for a party,

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<v Speaker 1>a movie, an event, watching the sunset, whatever you like

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<v Speaker 1>to do. Pick a few of those modules you enjoy.

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<v Speaker 1>Then on date night, make plans for one module with

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<v Speaker 1>just your partner and the other module or modules with

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<v Speaker 1>your partner and other adults. There's no need to be

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<v Speaker 1>self conscious about making plans with friends for just part

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<v Speaker 1>of the night, as long as you do it thoughtfully.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're swinging by a friend's house, first, be transparent

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<v Speaker 1>that you have reservations for dinner or tickets for a show.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you have friends who you know really value

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<v Speaker 1>not being on a schedule, maybe you were ranged to

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<v Speaker 1>see them as part of the later module. So you

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<v Speaker 1>go to an early movie or a walk with your

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<v Speaker 1>partner first and then let the evening with your friends

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<v Speaker 1>go to a a more relaxed pace. But who knows, you

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<v Speaker 1>may find that your companions will decide that they'll have

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<v Speaker 1>to part date nights too, Because it's a really smart idea.

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<v Speaker 1>If you try to part date nights, I'd love to

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<v Speaker 1>hear about it. You can reach me at Before Breakfast

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<v Speaker 1>podcast at ihart media dot com. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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