Hi everyone
I would love some help brainstorming some free UA time ideas. We're on one income and #2 is due soon so going out to restaurants or events is a bit too much for us right now.
- Night walks
- Working out (since we have our equipment already)
- Hot tubbing
Hi everyone
I would love some help brainstorming some free UA time ideas. We're on one income and #2 is due soon so going out to restaurants or events is a bit too much for us right now.
- Night walks
- Working out (since we have our equipment already)
- Hot tubbing
Have you seen these?
Free/Low Cost Dates
- conversations on several entertaining subjects
- affection and SF
- playing cards / board / word / guessing games
- reading to each other
- picnic at home with snacks improvised from food you already have in the fridge
- listening to music together - some old music you used to love, dancing together then
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Picnics at the lake or park
Baking a favorite dessert together, then enjoying conversation while eating it
Fix your bedroom up nice -- you don't have to spend a lot of money to do this. Clear out any clutter, pictures of the kids or family, and the tv. Get some cheap candles, put up wedding pictures, maybe even save up for a special item (new sheets? new pillows? new paint?).
Make it romantic, just for the two of you. In our house, the kids are NEVER allowed in our room. They know the rule. Our room is our gettaway spot, a romantic sanctuary.
When you make it a special place, free from kids, it's a wonderful place to escape to together for a picnic in bed, dancing, snuggling, playing games, SF, etc. WITHOUT spending the big bucks of going out to eat.
Something my husband and I have started doing is splitting entrees in restaurants. We are tired of taking home doggie bags that never get eaten so we POJA an entree and split the plate! If you did that at a low cost restaurant, you could eat cheap. It has really cut our bill down.
Another thing is to buy groupons. We have received some great restaurant coupons doing this.
Another thing we love to do is shop together in a store we like. We meet the needs of conversation, affection, "recreational companionship"
and sexual fulfillment while shopping in stores like Sams, Walmart and Bed, Bath and Beyond.
Another thing we love to do is shop together in a store we like. We meet the needs of conversation, affection, "recreational companionship"
and sexual fulfillment while shopping in stores like Sams, Walmart and Bed, Bath and Beyond.
Is that legal?
markos makes a note not to take Prisca to Bed, Bath, and Beyond on our date tomorrow night...
Something Dr. Harley and Joyce have said is that they love driving for their UA time. They are actually together about 22 hours out of every day (oh the joys of retirement! and/or being in business together) but their real time when they focus on each other is often spent driving somewhere.
Dr. Harley has said that this would not work for everybody. Some people can't pay attention and have good conversation while driving, and some people wouldn't feel listened to if their conversation partner is driving at the time, and of course you can't look at each other! So those are all drawbacks to varying degrees that would keep driving from working for some couples, but apparently it works for the Harleys.
(We used to drive to make our kids fall asleep, and then we would get time with each other, but that quit working reliably at some point.
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Something Dr. Harley and Joyce have said is that they love driving for their UA time. They are actually together about 22 hours out of every day (oh the joys of retirement! and/or being in business together) but their real time when they focus on each other is often spent driving somewhere.
Some of our most romantic time is on the road time together! We love road trips.
But just not in heavy traffic!
Thanks for all the great ideas, we will def. take some into consideration this week. We have 2 cars, one of which is a little Toyota Yaris and super cheap on gas so we can head out in that leaving grandpa at home to watch kiddo sleep (something that really helps our UA time is his natural passed out by 7pm bedtime!)
SF at Bed, Bath, and Beyond... hehe, Mel, I'm 7 months pregnant, as if that isn't comical enough!!! If I get arrested I'm blaming you all :P
Breakfast in bed
Flowers from the yard/garden. If there aren't any, plant some seeds/small plants together.
Cook together. Footsie at dinner. Wash dishes together. Hold hands under the water.
Drive to the local teenage make-out spot.
Foot massages were a big hit with me when I was pregnant.
Note: Next time I buy bedding at Bed, Bath and Beyond, be VERY certain that it is actually new.
AM
Foot massages were a big hit with me when I was pregnant.
I'm going to ask for this one, thanks!!!! LOL. My running shoes don't even fit anymore
Massage his feet also - if you can reach them!!!
Note: Next time I buy bedding at Bed, Bath and Beyond, be VERY certain that it is actually new.
AM
No doubt! Especially if it's after Mel's and DH date night or Markos and Priscas.
Or maybe we could just look for the glow of the police lights?
I guess I need to clarify and say that you can do very affectionate things that lead up to making love without going that far. I guess I would call it affection on steroids. And that is as far as I am going!
I assure you that I behave like a lady in public!
Not the most thrilling of all ideas but we really have enjoyed doing puzzles together. The challenging ones we do sometimes take up to 2 weeks to complete.
However, sitting next to each other...sometimes the hands get a little frisky under the table leading to more exciting things!
Next, we are going to dust off the tennis rackets.
I guess I need to clarify and say that you can do very affectionate things that lead up to making love without going that far. I guess I would call it affection on steroids. And that is as far as I am going!
I assure you that I behave like a lady in public!
Oh we have no doubt you behave like a lady.
I guess I need to clarify and say that you can do very affectionate things that lead up to making love without going that far. I guess I would call it affection on steroids. And that is as far as I am going!
I assure you that I behave like a lady in public!
Oh we have no doubt you behave like a lady.
I want to know her husband's opinions about how a lady should behave.
I guess I need to clarify and say that you can do very affectionate things that lead up to making love without going that far. I guess I would call it affection on steroids. And that is as far as I am going!
I assure you that I behave like a lady in public!
Oh we have no doubt you behave like a lady.
I want to know her husband's opinions about how a lady should behave.
No doubt.
You're all going to laugh at this suggestion, but sometimes Prisca and I enjoy listening to Marriage Builders Radio for UA. I think it only works because we talk, talk, TALK about it, sometimes totally missing what's being said on the show because it sparks our own conversation.
I don't think that would work for everyone. But it is free!
I guess I need to clarify and say that you can do very affectionate things that lead up to making love without going that far. I guess I would call it affection on steroids. And that is as far as I am going!
I assure you that I behave like a lady in public!
Oh we have no doubt you behave like a lady.
I want to know her husband's opinions about how a lady should behave.
Don't you dare ask him!
You're all going to laugh at this suggestion, but sometimes Prisca and I enjoy listening to Marriage Builders Radio for UA. I think it only works because we talk, talk, TALK about it, sometimes totally missing what's being said on the show because it sparks our own conversation.
I don't think that would work for everyone. But it is free!
Why laugh? This is an excellent idea!
Okay, I want to know who passed Prisca the suggestion for our date last Friday. She leaned her back against my chest at one point, and I held her for awhile until I was poked by something sharp. That was odd. I felt around for a minute, and finally found a sharp pin inside her dress, poking me! I tried to help her get it out, and only succeeded in stabbing my finger several times.
It turns out Prisca had a safety pin in her bra to mend a part that had become detached.
What is this? Some kind of new defense mechanism???
Note to the ladies: if you want to tell your husband "hands off," just say it straight out. Stabbing him repeatedly during UA time is probably not a love bank deposit!
Okay, I want to know who passed Prisca the suggestion for our date last Friday. She leaned her back against my chest at one point, and I held her for awhile until I was poked by something sharp. That was odd. I felt around for a minute, and finally found a sharp pin inside her dress, poking me! I tried to help her get it out, and only succeeded in stabbing my finger several times.
It turns out Prisca had a safety pin in her bra to mend a part that had become detached.
What is this? Some kind of new defense mechanism???
Note to the ladies: if you want to tell your husband "hands off," just say it straight out. Stabbing him repeatedly during UA time is probably not a love bank deposit!
Haha that thrifty Prisca.
Note to the ladies: if you want to tell your husband "hands off," just say it straight out. Stabbing him repeatedly during UA time is probably not a love bank deposit!
Dang, that girl is one smart cookie!! I am going to put a pin in my brassiere! My DH was rubbing my back in the Walmart line and he grabbed my bra hook and I turned my head and said Don't you dare, Mister! I will call the manager!!
Note to the ladies: if you want to tell your husband "hands off," just say it straight out. Stabbing him repeatedly during UA time is probably not a love bank deposit!
Dang, that girl is one smart cookie!! I am going to put a pin in my brassiere! My DH was rubbing my back in the Walmart line and he grabbed my bra hook and I turned my head and said Don't you dare, Mister! I will call the manager!!
So Bed, Bath and Beyond is ok, but Walmart is off limits?
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So Bed, Bath and Beyond is ok, but Walmart is off limits?
I don't believe so!
Okay, I want to know who passed Prisca the suggestion for our date last Friday. She leaned her back against my chest at one point, and I held her for awhile until I was poked by something sharp. That was odd. I felt around for a minute, and finally found a sharp pin inside her dress, poking me! I tried to help her get it out, and only succeeded in stabbing my finger several times.
It turns out Prisca had a safety pin in her bra to mend a part that had become detached.
What is this? Some kind of new defense mechanism???
Note to the ladies: if you want to tell your husband "hands off," just say it straight out. Stabbing him repeatedly during UA time is probably not a love bank deposit!
Haha that thrifty Prisca.
Yeah, cheap recreation! For her, at least.
Prisca should go into business and patent the "hands off" underwear complete with strategic pins, quickly before someone else does! She could make a fortune!
So we're going out again tonight,
and last night I caught Prisca with a handful of five safety pins!!!
So we're going out again tonight,
and last night I caught Prisca with a handful of five safety pins!!!
Better take some cushion