When did going out for an evening turn into "date night"?

[MoodySky]

Sorry but it's such a crap expression.

Yep, it's all for the perfect instagram post and trying to prove how great their relationship is.

I don't mind 'out out' think this actually means something. Not just out but out out 😂

I am fumin. Fumin about this bastardisation of the English Language.

You don’t think you ‘bastardise’ the English language compared to the generations that have preceded you? What do you think Shakespeare would say about the way you speak?

It's an Americanism. Whenever anyone in the UK uses it I suspect them of having a strained marriage. It sounds so effortful compared to its fun cousin of just going out.

I agree. Expressions like 'home home' and 'out out' readily roll off the tongue. But there's more effort required for naffities (my word) like 'date night'.

Who says I was sneering? I wasn’t. You’re inferring meaning that wasn’t there.

Similar to us. My then romantic interest (we weren't a couple at that point) invited me round for dinner at his shared student house. I helped cook it - that was how his 'friendship group' did these things and got to know each other and as I was also in a student house, I didn't mind. We had a day out with a student society and another home-made dinner and that was it.

Right, because presuming a couple are in marriage trouble because they say they're on a date night is a really positive and kind attitude that comes from a non-judgemental place, isn't it?

If a couple are having marital problems then a date night is more likely to pile on the pressure - who wants to go on a date with someone they really don’t like at that time.

Or potentially different things work for different people. When DH and I are struggling, going out together for an evening (whether it’s called a date or not) helps us to reconnect.

Or potentially different things for different people. When DH and I are struggling, going out together for an evening (whether it’s called a date or not) helps us to reconnect.

Same as us, we know when we are getting on each others nerves so we plan a date night (great phrase) or a night away and reconnect.

We just go out for the night or go away for the day - or just sit and chat. We don’t need a name for it.

Fab. Like I said, different things work for different people.

I think ‘date night’ sounds strange to me when it’s long established couples because however you dress up and go to expensive places you’ll still end up talking about the kids and ‘life admin’. It’s not like dating, but then I didn’t do much of that either. I just went out with my BF.

It might be a generational thing, where you’re still dating till you become ‘exclusive’, maybe the whole ‘date’ word has changed.

Yeah - not giving names to normal things works.

👍. Keep doing that then!

God I hate it!

👍 we’ve got no intention of doing otherwise!

😂 he’d think me as loathsome as a toad, or perhaps he’d think me a knotty-pated fool.

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And to you 👍

Geriatric disappeared a long time ago . It’s a word that at times was used in a disrespectful way ,whereas Care of elderly or Frailty Unit is a much more dignified term.

I hate it! Makes no sense - dating comes before a relationship so going on a “date night” when you’re 15 years and 3 kids deep is absolutely preposterous.

When social media demanded that everything was a postable occasion. "Making memories" "date night" "yes day" "family day".

We did allllll of these things in the 90s, but didn't need to shout about it!