How to date at home: 5 romantic ideas

Contains sponsored links¦ Trying to plan a date when you have young children can be really difficult. Struggling to choose a babysitter, parent guilt or separation anxiety can be amongst these hurdles. As such, sometimes it’s easier to just plan a date at home for when your children have gone to bed. There’s absolutely no reason why this can’t be just as romantic. In fact, it can be a win-win situation as it can also hugely cut the cost of a date. Here are 5 great ideas for your next date night.

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Engaged? Congratulations! But now what?

Congratulations, you’re engaged! You’ve got a beautiful ring on your finger, a token of love from (hopefully) the man or woman of your dreams. But now what? Here’s my guide to the first steps towards your wedding or civil partnership and a wonderful future together!

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Our disastrous first post-baby date night

During my pregnancy we didn’t really go out and have dates to make the most of our time as a couple before Autumn arrived. This was because I just felt bad in one way or another throughout the whole pregnancy! Autumn is now almost 5 months old and we felt as though it might be time we went on our first post-baby date night. Knowing that my mum was going to be off work due to half term, we asked my parents if they would be able to look after her one evening for us. 

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The pressure of Valentine’s Day

I’m just going to come out and say it – I think Valentine’s Day kind of sucks. It’s not that I don’t celebrate it, because I do. I guess it’s just that it’s so commercialised to the point where it makes me cringe and I don’t like the fact it causes so much pressure. Pressure to have a partner, pressure to have a great gift idea (not everyone likes the standard chocolate and flowers), the pressure to be romantic.

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