Keeping the Spark: How to Keep Date Nights and Vacations Alive
In the September 22, 2026 episode of Doing Marriage Well, Paul explores how couples can keep romance alive through date nights and vacations even when money, time, or childcare make traditional plans difficult.
He offers practical, low-cost alternatives—picnics, free concerts, babysitting swaps, takeout nights, staycations—and encourages saving and planning for future getaways so the idea of time together remains alive.
Paul stresses flexibility and intent: acknowledge seasons of busyness or constraint, but keep the practice of prioritising your marriage and return to fuller routines when…
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