At some point, "date night" can start sounding like code for discussing logistics over pasta. This is your reminder that you can still go on dates that have nothing to do with planning for the baby.
- Go to the cinema. Phones off. Lights down. Two hours where nobody asks about your hospital bag.
- Book a really good breakfast. Dinner is overrated.
- Take a drive somewhere nearby.
- Go to a bookstore and choose books for each other.
- Do a hotel staycation.
- Go to a concert. (If your doctor approves)
- Cook something complicated together.
- Visit a museum or gallery.
- Get dressed up and go somewhere unnecessarily fancy.
- Have a terrible movie night at home. The worse the movie, the better the commentary.
And here's one important rule: Don't spend the entire evening talking about the baby.
You will have plenty of time to talk about the baby.
Talk about work. Gossip. Your favourite restaurant. The holiday you want to take next year. Something ridiculous you saw online.
The point isn't to pretend your life isn't changing. It's to remember that you are still a couple having a life while it changes.
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