Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you nurture your relationship with your SO? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:00:45 +0000 Maysprout on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22950 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:55:40 +0000 Maysprout 22950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We make sure to eat together, go on walks, play games together, when we're at the grandparents baby stays and gets watched and we go on long bike rides. We don't have a TV, though we watch it through our computer, but I think it helps to make watching TV/movies less of a go to and we end up talking a lot more. mrsjyw on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22504 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:39:10 +0000 mrsjyw 22504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We don't have any babies yet, but we learned through our first year of marriage that we HAVE to make time for date nights and just "be lazy and enjoy each other" days. Work/grad school keeps us both very busy during the week and even the weekends. We try to make sure to schedule a date night out every few weeks and will continue to do this post-baby. (Thank goodness for ILs and my parents for being 20 minutes away). Mrs. D on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22457 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:54:24 +0000 Mrs. D 22457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Right now all we can really do is call each other every night, since he's away for work. We make sure to say I love you a bunch of times, in many different ways. we text each other throughout the day, silly messages and pictures when we think of the other (and have the time). looch on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22376 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:14:05 +0000 looch 22376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This is hard when you don't have childcare to go on an "out of the house" date night, so we try to have a nightly catch up before bed, and either read together or watch a movie. In this time, we don't talk about our son, just about us. eta: I need to get out, since I SAH, I don't get dressed up on a daily basis, but I do need to put makeup and nice clothes on every once in a while. We're way overdue on a date night out, but we'll get one in a few weeks when we're visiting my parents. Red on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22357 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:44:04 +0000 Red 22357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Every Thursday, we have date night at home. Nothing fancy, just a movie and a glass of wine. We also eat dinner together every night and talk. And like @Tana_bk mentioned, maintaining a physical relationship definitely helps. Andrea on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22356 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:40:00 +0000 Andrea 22356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just talk a lot, have dinner together almost every night, and catch up on TV together. We rarely go outside of the house on dates, since that is another expense for babysitting, but it is also because we feel like being at home together is enough once the LO is in bed. Mrs. Pickle on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22290 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:15:46 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 22290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We make sure to have date nights every week. I'm sure not having kids makes that easier. We talk about everything, the good and the bad. We love to go to the movies together. I think maintaining a physical relationship helps too. ;) Rubies on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22286 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:59:20 +0000 Rubies 22286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @chopsuey119: You made me blush! Hahaha. I love dreaming about the future, too. When we were engaged we used to dream about when we were married. When we got married, we used to dream about when we had kids. Now that LO is here, we dream about our family years into the future. I love it! Rubies on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22285 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:57:55 +0000 Rubies 22285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @junebugmama: I can't wait to have date night again. When I think about what we would do, I get so worked up that I have to calm down. We haven't been brave enough to leave the baby yet but soon! junebugmama on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22279 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:29:42 +0000 junebugmama 22279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We go on a date every other weekend. A full date just like we did when we were dating. It keeps things fresh. runsyellowlites on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22278 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:29:11 +0000 runsyellowlites 22278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Some things we do are... Everyday with DH get home he heads straight to the shower, I'll generally go up and sit in the bathroom with him. Sometimes we talk about his day sometimes I'm just there. It's his time to decompress & get ready for family time. Then DS has a pretty strict bedtime and every night DH and I get time to reconnect and just enjoy each other. Sometimes it's Netflix, talking, or eating something sweet (DH loves sweets lol) We also have ATLEAST 1 date night a month (our church provides childcare), but also schedule "grandma & grandson" dates occasionally too. And when this lo gets here I'm sure they'll be at grandma's plenty as well. (DS went to my moms about 1x a week from birth until 6mths of age) This lo may not be AS often, but with the idea of us moving far at some point in the future my mom likes to take advantage of being part of the kiddos life. =) And a little role play is always a nice mix up to have some fun too. tehe. chopsuey on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22272 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:22:56 +0000 chopsuey 22272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we like to dress up and role play. HAHA. JK! when the baby goes down we'll watch movies/tv, talk, dream about the future, make out and see where it leads. lol. oops tmi! MsMamaBear on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22255 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:50:37 +0000 MsMamaBear 22255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When she's sleep, we sit and talk or watch show we like. We haven't been on date night yet, but we plan to. She's 2 months, still nervous. We just talk and hold each other, pregnant it got hard b/c I was so big and going to the bathroom a lot dampered it. I t just seems like we are reconnecting on a different level. :) Rosie Girl on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22248 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:22:58 +0000 Rosie Girl 22248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We will sit and and relax, watching a tv show on netflix we enjoy. I also try to rub his back every night, but being pregnant right now, sometimes when I go to bed, I just can't move! Rubies on "How do you nurture your relationship with your SO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-how-do-you-nurture-your-relationship-with-your-so#post-22245 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:17:54 +0000 Rubies 22245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Spinning off of the thread regarding loving your SO more than your kids... I want to know what you do to keep your relationship with your SO fresh, exciting, loving, happy, rut-free, etc.? For the hubs and I, we had been married for only 8 months when I became pregnant and now with the LO keeping us busy, we try really hard to reconnect after she goes down for the night. He'll cook dinner and we'll eat and then do what we loved to do before baby: cuddle while watching TV and then play along to Jeopardy and see who wins the most money. We try to laugh a lot...It gets us through each fussy night.