My new resolution is that we go twice a month, even though it means getting a babysitter twice a month! But I really want to focus on our relationship more this year now that LO is almost 1.
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I would say maybe once a month, probably a little less frequently than that. We actually have one tomorrow and I really need the break!!
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We haven't yet, and E is 7 months. I hope to work it in before I get KU again!
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we rarely go on dates.
our kids zzz early (5-6pm) so we have the evenings to ourselves. we're homebodies! -
Once a month
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1-2 times a month. We need to put more effort into it, but I don't mind chilling at home either after LO goes to bed.
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Like 5 times a year?
DH and I work opposite schedules, our time together is rare and most is spent as a family. -
Not often..maybe every 3-4 months.
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We've gone to two weddings (one overnight) and out to dinner once for our anniversary. LO is 6.5 months old.
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Not often enough. Maybe just a handful of times since we had DD.
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Haven't been.
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We've been out together without LO three times since she was born 5 months ago.
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Hmmm twice a month? We just go when MIL offers to watch DD but I'm looking into finding a sitter for more regular date nights once a week.
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We try to have intentional time together once a month. Sometimes we leave the baby with a friend or with grandparents for a few hours, and once he had a weekday off and I got off early, so we had a few weekday hours together to go see a movie.
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I think we've gone out 3 times without DD and she's 5.5 months old. I really want to go to this spa resort thing overnight. DD doesn't take a bottle though ( well, she has twice somewhat recently from my mom) so I'm not sure how'd she'd do overnight.
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Not often. We did more when lo was a little baby! We have gone out of town twice without her (1 week pre-separation anxiety and 3 days during it for a wedding.) We had family over and managed to go get breakfast together a few weeks ago but I don't remember when the last night was..I think around Thanksgiving? (which was technically a date-day til just past bedtime.)
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@chopsuey: 5-6pm?!?!?! Omg! I can't even imagine that! What time do they wake up??
Back to the topic
we go maybe once a month? Our parents usually say 'okay! You go see a movie, we'll lay with J' we are going for a day date tomorrow! 
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Never.
We haven't been out together, without little one, at all since she was born almost 6 months ago. My inlaws have offered to have her one Saturday evening so we can go out and DH wants us to go to see his friend's band in a dirty pub, with his mates and their other halves. Sigh. I was hoping for a romantic dinner and a few drinks in a nice bar but never mind.
He has even booked to work all day and evening on the Saturday of our wedding anniversary weekend. -
2x and LO is 7 months. I would love for it to be a regular thing, but we don't live near family (2 hours away) and don't have a babysitter yet...
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@babyjmama: lol DS went down at 5 and was up at 6:17am.
Dd went to bed at 6 and was up at 6:13!Both sttn!
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At least twice a month. My parents are taking M tonight and we're going out for a friend's bday but are heading to the city early just for us
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LO is 5 months old and we've been out once without her (we went to brunch). My company's annual party is in a couple of weeks and we're going to that. So not technically a date, but it'll still be fun to get away for a few hours. I'd love if we could have a date night twice a month.
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About once a week!
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We've been out once in about two years. Mr. T would prefer more frequent than that. Hmph.
Lorelei is getting older, though, so one day she will be in Kindergarten and I can help Mr. T fix a tractor or something one morning. Hot date!!
Mostly I jest, but we don't do it often. It does get better as the kiddos get older and I feel more at ease leaving them.
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A few times a month. We tend to go on date days, though, like a big hike or cross country skiing. Tonight we're going to see Brent Spiner perform, and I'm beyond excited.
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Once a month if we are lucky! I wish it were more often.
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We go on "date days" a couple of times a month--my parents watch LO for a few hours in the afternoon on weekends.
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About every 3 weeks when DH is off. Baby will spend the night at my sister's house.
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We are big homebodies so we used to never go on date nights. The more years that go by in our marriage, the more often we feel the need to go on date nights or even a night or two away. It happens when we get overwhelmed and have no time to focus on our relationship. We start fighting and drifting and so we have a date night to refocus, even if we don't feel like going or don't have much money to spend. It can be tough to find babysitters and scrape money together, but it's necessary to maintain our relationship. So, after that life story of an explanation
right now at year 8 of marriage with 2 kids age 4 and 18 months with both of us WOH, we have about one date day every other month (both kids in daycare and we spend the day out and about) and one date night a month, sometimes two.
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About once a month. I'd love to make it twice a month, but I use weekends for homework and DH has been taking on a lot of side projects.
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At least once a month; ideally twice a month. My parents usually take LO overnight every 2 weeks but crappy winter weather and us traveling have been messing with that for the past few months.
It's really important to us to keep our marriage a priority, which means time alone from everyone, including LO, so we don't drift into "just parents" territory.
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when it was just DS, like once a month. since DD has arrived, maybe every 2 months. it's harder finding a sitter
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Maybe once a month with the intention of date night, but we go out much more often. We also don't gave kids yet, so that helps.
we go maybe once a month? Our parents usually say 'okay! You go see a movie, we'll lay with J' we are going for a day date tomorrow! 
He has even booked to work all day and evening on the Saturday of our wedding anniversary weekend. 
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