Valentine’s Day is upon us and chances are, you and your spouse/ beau/ partner are planning a date night. We all know that when parents get to spend quality time together, your conversations seem to circle around the kids and home life. Soon it inevitably peters out to quietly eating and generally enjoying each other’s company.
For this Valentine’s Day, why not go into the date prepared? I’ve put together 15 questions for you and your date to answer separately prior to your night out. Present this to them a few hours before you head out, or just pull it out on your phone during dinner. My wife and I have done things like this before and it’s opened up a deeper insight into each other’s thoughts and encouraged real natural conversation that focuses on us. After more than a decade together it seems like we’ve said just about everything (both good and bad) and we know all there is to know about each other. Yet somehow my wife manages to surprise me in fantastic and unexpected ways. Find out things you might have never known about the person you know the most.
1) The first time I remember really falling in love with you was:
(Sometimes it was instant, for others it was gradual. What was the catalyst for you?)
2) My most memorable time with you before we had kids was:
(We all have 2 lives. BK and AK. Before kids and after.)
3) These are the places in the world I want to experience with you:
(Prepare visual aids if you can! Get into detail about why you want to go and start planning!)
4) You’re an amazing parent. Here are three reasons why:
(Sometimes three isn’t enough…)
5) This year I’m going to take these steps to show you how much you mean to me
(Pick three things. They don’t have to be grand romantic gestures, but something you will work on personally to reflect how you feel about your partner,)
6) I think we’re most alike in that we:
(You’re a team, what makes you work?)
7) I think we are very different in that we:
(Perhaps there are thousands of ways. What’s different about your partner that makes you two a stronger couple?)
8) The first time I wanted to kiss you was
(It may be long ago, but I’ll bet you still remember.)
9) When I/You went in for that first kiss, I was ___% sure it would work:
(Tell the story as best you remember it.)
10) The best compliment you ever gave me was:
11) When we’re old and wrinkly, we should do this every day:
(My wife one suggested that we spend all day eating brownies and relaxing through our autumn.)
12) What little everyday things can I do for you to make you feel good?
(We all have different things that make us happy, find out what he/she measures as a valuable daily reminder. It probably is not what you think)
13) If I could re-live one day I’ve spent with you it would be this day:
(Describe any details you remember)
14) Let’s learn something together. By this time next year let’s be good at:
15) I want to kiss you right now because:
(To be answered on the spot)