Still Dating With Kids

How many of us can have a long and lasting relationship nowadays? Each is having less and less time spent with one another due to work and other commitments and hence the drift apart in the relationship. (Sometimes, it seems like having an intimate relationship with a PC monitor.)

My friend, Sau, is definitely not one of them. We were having lunch today when she talked about her youngest son's 2nd birthday yesterday. She has 3 kids. And yesterday, they had a great time together as a family. Sau has been married for more than 10 years.

I asked her if she still goes dating these days with her husband after having children. To my surprise, she said yes. I thought couples usually end their dating once they were married with children. In fact, it is quite often that she goes dating with her hubby. How romantic.

How does she find the time, especially with, not 1, but 3 kids? She shared a trick with me. If her husband and she were to plan to go dating at night, during the same day, she and her husband would try their best to tire the children. For example, they would let their children run wild till the children’s clothes were dripping wet. The kids would be so tired that they would fall asleep very early and quickly too. By the way, afternoon nap is definitely forbidden on that day! How smart! After the children were soundly asleep, the lovely couple would create romance through the night.

Great trick to learn from a mother of 3 and happily married to a lecturer. And still dating.