To ask how much quality time you get with OH & what you do?

[1wokeuplikethis]

Obviously with the arrival of children comes (usually) a distinct decline in the number of dates, romantic meals and getting pissed on the sofa until 3am talking rubbish you are able to enjoy with your other half.

How much quality time do you get to spend together? How frequently? And what do you do?

We only see each other a few times a week.
He'll often take me shopping and for a meal. And we'll have some sexy time.

Very rare for us to go away overnight. Perhaps once a year for an event like a wedding.

Plenty of alone time in the evenings. We frequently get a babysitter and go out for dinner or drinks and if we stay in we cook together, and do DIY together (I think that's quality time if you're talking and enjoying it, which we do).

My issue with going away without the children, say for the weekend, is twofold: (1) I think it's quite a big imposition on my ageing (tho lovely and willing parents) and I'd rather save that favour for when we need it, and (2) I work full time and I desperately look forward to spending time with my DC at weekends. I see far more of DH than of them because I'm with him between 6 and 11pm every evening. The DC are in bed by 7.30pm, so v little time with them in the week. To miss a whole weekend with them would be sad.

None, we only do things as a family as we don't have anyone to look after the kids. We make the most of that time though.
It is how it is

Go out occasionally together. slump on the sofa watch tv for a few hours every evening. We used to have an occasional weekend away but no sitters now so thats on hold. Sadly.

Dh works permanent backshifts, with one night off a fortnight, so we get very little quality time, just us. 4 kids, two of whom are breastfed still, makes it impossible to get a babysitter, so we don't go out (been together 5 years, and have had 5 dates all told!)
We see each other during the day, and juggle things round the kids, so we can snatch the odd half hour or so just us, it's difficult, and not how we planned married life, but needs must.

My children go to their Dad's on a weekend so me and DP get plenty of time then. To be honest I miss them a lot of the time and sometimes it's a welcome break!