I would like to hear from you, I had yesterday what I consider a "date" with my

@ersmommy1 (12588)
United States
December 4, 2008 9:07am CST
hubby. I started a discussion about my date. About how nice it was to spend time with him alone running errands and having coffee. Some of the responses I got were that they weren't certain that it qualified as a "date" so here is my question: What qualifies as a real date and what was your last date like with your spouse or SO?
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• Philippines
4 Dec 08
As far as I know, dating is getting-to-know-each-other thing. It can happen everyday. It's up to the person if he/she considers it a date. It may not be in a fancy restaurant or watching movies. It can happen inside the house or everywhere. And the fact that you were spending time together, in my opinion, it's a date! And I think it's the best date when you only have each other and in a very natural setting... not the idealistic one.
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• Philippines
4 Dec 08
And it is on how you make it special.=)
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
5 Dec 08
Dating is any social activity undertaken by, typically, two people with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as their partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.here in this case one can aasume it is a date or viceversa,depending on each mans perception.according to me,it was a date.
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
5 Dec 08
it is good to have date with your favourite person in life again and again.it gives you a lot of fresh life also.I had never been to any relationship. so nothing like that.
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@ladybug565 (2216)
• United States
5 Dec 08
sounds to me like a date! I am glad that you had a good time. I had a date recently, we went to dinner and had coffee afterwards. it was nice. I dont have a spouse but when I was with my boyfriend for 8 years we used to go shopping and then we would stop for coffee and just have a little time away together. we considered that a date.
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@becnh83 (806)
• Philippines
5 Dec 08
in my own opinion i always consider it as a date when you and your partner get together wether you were eating or go on window shopping or what as long as you are together then thats a date for me....
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• Philippines
5 Dec 08
A real date for me is spending special moments with a person special to me. Something that both of you do not usually or ordinarily do like dinner in formal attire, going to a spa together, sun bathing together in a beach, bungee jumping together, etc. The last date with my girlfriend was unforgettable. We spend dinner together in a jacuzzi tossing champaign, eating fried chicken, and grapes like how they do it during the roman empire. After, that we message each other with shiatsu.
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@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
4 Dec 08
If YOU considered it to be a date then who gives a crap what anyone else thinks ya know..nobody can say other than you..Its like nobody can say whether or not my marriage is a REAL marriage becuase I also have boyfriend..I could care less what others think..what matters is what I, my hubby and my bf think.... When was the last time we went on a date? Well I went on one (for pizza and again for chinese food) with my bf last time I was there (in Oct) but the hubby and I havent been on a date in YRS....
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• United States
4 Dec 08
A date is time spent with your significant other wherein the two of you get personal alone time. It doesn't have to be fancy unless one person or the other is high maintenance.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
4 Dec 08
If you consider it a date, that's all that matters. I don't really know what I consider a date anymore. I personally don't feel like it's a date unless it's in the very beginning of the relationship. Now I just consider it alone time, or getting out, or something like that. The last time we were able to get out alone was probably back in August when we went to a concert. We don't get out much. We will go places on his days off while the kids are in school, but we have the 2 little ones with us when we do. And we have our movie nights 2 or 3 times a week after the kids are in bed. I guess you could consider those dates if you wanted to, I really don't.
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@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
4 Dec 08
Well, I thought a date was when two people who are interested with other or are in a relationship with each other go out together by themselves to enjoy whatever they do. I did not read your post, but if you and your husband spent the whold day alone together running errands and having coffee, I consider it a date. Hope you had fun. The last date my husband and I had, and I will consider it a date, was a couple of weeks ago, when we went to my high school reunion. I consider it a date, because I asked him if he wanted to go and he accepted.
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@SaintAnne (5453)
• United States
4 Dec 08
One comes up with defining a "date" subjectively. If you and your husband looked forward to it and enjoyed the time together, then it is a date. Boyfriend and I have a TV date every Monday night when we're both off. We tape Chuck and then watch it together at home hours later when we get to. For some, they would just consider it as another evening, watching TV with the loved one. To me, it's one of those rare days/nights that Boyfriend and I can actually spend time and relax together the last few hectic months. This Saturday, Boyfriend and I are having a "date". We would probably go on a short hike at the state park (we haven't done this for months!) then come home. I make dinner, he makes dessert and then we will pick out a movie we will watch at home. Going out on a date does not mean you have to dress up all the time. I would sure like to sit and have coffee with Boyfriend like you and your husband did but we haven't done that as well. Enjoy these moments with your husband, ersmommy, and have a safe and speedy delivery and congratulations in advance!
@anne12d (676)
• Philippines
4 Dec 08
Well, for me it was considered as a date when me and my so called date agreed to go out just the two of us and we called it our date. In your case, when you say its a date... It really is a date. Regardless of what other people say its not but for you it is then that's really a date. A married couple should do that more often so that they can spend time just them without the children or other members of the family. It's really important that a couple have bonding moments just them.
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@ladynetz (968)
• Canada
4 Dec 08
That's so nice! I'll have to do it too. In the house there is too much going and we barely have time to update each other on what went on in our day. But a date, hey, that's something I can look forward to! To have a little bit of quality time, only two of us.Not at home.At home you always have something to do. Excelent idea - thank you so much!
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• United States
4 Dec 08
well my last date i took my girl out to the movie she wanted to see then i spent a $400 dinner on her then i took her to an all you can eat ice cream buffet she really enjoyed it the i took her to my house and showed her wat a women she is to me he he ha ha your bf or gf does stuff like that.
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
5 Dec 08
To me it does qualify as a date. Any time spending alone with my husband that is planned to me is a date. people drink coffee and run errands all the time on dates. Why would it be any different for someone who is married? I have three kids. So I know how hard it is to get a small amount of alone time with my hubby. Let alone sit down and do nothing. That just doesn't happen.
@Celanith (2327)
• United States
5 Dec 08
LOL how silly some people are. When you have been married as long as I have which will be 40 years to my one and only husband being togather, laughing, sharing, having alone time without the kids and grandkids or neighbors, friends calling and popping in is a date. It is just the two of us. We get to talk. Watch what we want on t.v or not. Take a shower togather, fix breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast, sing, take a walk. Just being there is a date, sharing things and enjoying one anothers company. As to dating getting to know well I have been married a long time and every so often I still learn something new about my husband or visa versa. We love each other and like to be togather. He is my best friend, my sweetheart, my lover, my heart and soul and dating in marriage is essential to having a good relationship. It means your communicating and spending time togather in companionship and listening to one another, the good and the bad. Dating is certainly not for just the unmarried folks it is for anyone who wants a committed workable relationship. It is the spice of the marriage the give and take and the allowing for growth and change in one another. It is the journey of a life time. Yes of course it was date because you felt it was and so it was.
@Celanith (2327)
• United States
5 Dec 08
I forgot to say we had a date tonight we planned and went grocery shopping togather it was fun. we discussed things we wanted to buy and enjoyed shopping the trip to town we saw a gorgeous sunset and enjoyed and commented on the deep reds and golds and purples. On the way home we saw 5 deer and they were beautiful creatures. We came home and put the groceries away together and I fixed us a nice dinner and we talked and laughed. That was fun and a date.
• United States
27 Dec 08
Of course it was a date. You two planned an outing for just the two of you. That's what I call a date.I believe a date can be romantic or non romantic.Whenever I planned a shopping outing with my mom , I called it a date.she would ask me about the time and I would say, " It's a date."
• Philippines
5 Dec 08
I consider it a date when me and my boyfriend go out with friends or just the two of us.My last date with him was last October 28.I didn't expect that his evil parents would take him away a few days after that because they'd do anything just to keep us apart.We didn't even have the chance to say goodbye to each other properly.Nor we got to see,kiss,or hug each other before he left. My only wish for now is that he'd be back for Christmas even if it seems impossible.Please help me pray for that friend.Me and my boyfriend are really in need of that.
• India
5 Dec 08
IS YOUR DATE THAT MUCH INTERESTING OR CURIOUS ...!this is the nice discussion u have started ...! but my question is is date necessary for everyon...? everybody teling " dating...!!!! dating...!!! dating ...!" Why people interested about dating ...?I have never dated with anyone ...!!! But if i likes to have date what should I do...? What are the neceessary thing I should have...?
• Philippines
6 Dec 08
A real date is the one that you can freely express yourself without pretensions. Being comfortable with the one you're with and having fun is the most important things in dating. Because when you say you're dating it means you want to know each other well, enough to keep you bonded with the trials the two of you may face in life. Yesterday, i had a date with my longtime partner for 4 years and we still do the same thing we do when we started being together. We still have good laughs and great conversations. wish us luck as we still discover things together! =)