Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to plan to part date nights with
Speaker 1: time for you and your partner and time to socialize
Speaker 1: with friends or family too. After weeks of sheltering in place,
Speaker 1: I know a lot of couples are really excited about
Speaker 1: those first date nights. You may have already decided where
Speaker 1: you go. Personally, I'm looking forward to dinner at Telula's
Speaker 1: daily with my husband in downtown Philly. It's one of
Speaker 1: our favorite restaurants. You may also be reflecting on how
Speaker 1: you'd like to recalibrate your schedule when social distancing is
Speaker 1: behind us. Many people are realizing that they'd like to
Speaker 1: be less busy than they were before COVID hit. They'd
Speaker 1: like to spend more time at home with nothing on
Speaker 1: the calendar. Two part date nights are a great way
Speaker 1: to have the best of both worlds. You can connect
Speaker 1: with your partner and with other people you care about,
Speaker 1: all well avoiding being out more than you want to.
Speaker 1: If you have young kids, an added benefit of two
Speaker 1: part date nights is that they reduce the amount of
Speaker 1: child care you need. Booking a babysitter for one evening
Speaker 1: is easier and cheaper than booking for two. Here's how
Speaker 1: it works. On date night, build in time for just
Speaker 1: the two of you, and time for you and your
Speaker 1: partner to get together with friends or adult family members,
Speaker 1: all on the same night. So perhaps you have drinks
Speaker 1: with your partner and then dinner with another couple, or
Speaker 1: dinner with friends, followed by a play or concert, or
Speaker 1: dessert with just your spouse. You could drop by your
Speaker 1: parents house for a visit and then go out for dinner,
Speaker 1: or have a romantic dinner for two before heading to
Speaker 1: a social event. You could think of a night out
Speaker 1: as modular instead of as an indivisible block of time.
Speaker 1: As I see it, you have a mob full of
Speaker 1: time before dinner for cocktails or a casual visit to
Speaker 1: a friend's home. Then there's the dinner module, and dinner
Speaker 1: can happen at any time without kids bed times to consider.
Speaker 1: Dinner at eight thirty is just as doable as dinner
Speaker 1: at six o'clock. There's an after dinner food and drinks module,
Speaker 1: maybe dessert or a cup of coffee or tea or
Speaker 1: a drink. And then there's an activity module for a party,
Speaker 1: a movie, an event, watching the sunset, whatever you like
Speaker 1: to do. Pick a few of those modules you enjoy.
Speaker 1: Then on date night, make plans for one module with
Speaker 1: just your partner and the other module or modules with
Speaker 1: your partner and other adults. There's no need to be
Speaker 1: self conscious about making plans with friends for just part
Speaker 1: of the night, as long as you do it thoughtfully.
Speaker 1: If you're swinging by a friend's house, first, be transparent
Speaker 1: that you have reservations for dinner or tickets for a show.
Speaker 1: And if you have friends who you know really value
Speaker 1: not being on a schedule, maybe you were ranged to
Speaker 1: see them as part of the later module. So you
Speaker 1: go to an early movie or a walk with your
Speaker 1: partner first and then let the evening with your friends
Speaker 1: go to a a more relaxed pace. But who knows, you
Speaker 1: may find that your companions will decide that they'll have
Speaker 1: to part date nights too, Because it's a really smart idea.
Speaker 1: If you try to part date nights, I'd love to
Speaker 1: hear about it. You can reach me at Before Breakfast
Speaker 1: podcast at ihart media dot com. In the meantime, this
Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the
Speaker 1: most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to hear
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