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    • melissa

      I’m a much more low maintenance kind of gal, too! I so enjoy just spending time and having fun with my husband. I’m glad you like the list! God bless!

    • melissa

      That was definitely my hope! I love having fun with my husband and enjoying time with him. Thank you for stopping by and God bless!

    • melissa

      That’s sounds like something my husband and I would enjoy, too! We like to make french press coffee at our house and then sit together in our 3 season’s room either talking together, listening to podcasts, or even reading our own books. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. God bless!

  1. Great ideas! Jon and I have been married for over 40 years and still love dating each other. We do some of these things, but I’m adding others to our list! Thank you!

    • melissa

      Congratulations on 40 years! Sometimes we forget dates don’t have to be fancy but can just focus on fun! Thank you for stopping by. God bless you and your husband!

    • melissa

      Thankfully God is our ultimate Valentine! His love is perfect and unconditional. No chocolate necessary! πŸ™‚ God bless!

  2. I like inexpensive especially because I have to pay for a sitter (which usually is my daughter but still she charges)
    Sometimes the free date ideas are more fun than a paid date!

    • melissa

      Ha! We’ve never actually gotten a babysitter. We’ve either waited until we could utilize grandparents (pretty hard when we lived 5-6 hours away) or we focused on ways to spend time together after the kids went to bed or when they were playing. Creativity with time is key! Thank you for stopping by and sharing your experiences. God bless!

  3. I love these! My husband and I got married very young and so we’ve always had to keep money tight. (And Valentine’s Day just happens to come after Christmas and my youngest daughter’s birthday! Ah!) I love having simple dates either at home or doing something like going to the park or even going for a drive. It doesn’t take much to make us happy because we started out with so little! ☺️ Thank you for sharing these.

    • melissa

      I’m a pretty easy to please, too! I enjoy just spending time with my husband it doesn’t have to be fancy. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your experience. God bless!

    • melissa

      Yes love doesn’t need to be over complicated by expensive or frivolous dates. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. God bless!

  4. When my hubby and I first got together we were both working as interns so even then we didn’t have much to spare for lavish dates, and I really wasn’t that keen on a relationship to start with, so the pressure of a date would have been too much for me – so he would invite me to his folks’ place to build a 6000 piece puzzle! It was a great, no pressure, fun task to do together – and pretty frugal too! As it happens, it was a successful plan – we’ve been blissfully married over 11 years now. We never did finish that puzzle – but we do have it stashed away for a rainy day when we complete it with our 3 kids!

    • melissa

      That’s such a fun story! My husband and I have never spent significant amounts of money on each other for gifts or expensive dates. We could never justify the money and we just enjoy each other’s company. We’re coming up on 11 years of marriage this May. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your experience. God bless!

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