What do you do with your partner of a night/when you have 'couple' time?

[SpandexIsMyEnemy]

and no I don't mean sex! lol.

things are going swimmingly no probs but beau & I don't want to get into a rut already - ie watching DVD's in doors/bath together/his local when we can/walking in town.

we've had a scrabble night but think he got fed up.
we're going to pick a recipe out and cook it together, & he's suggesting walks in the park etc.

we don't have much quality time ( mostly it;s evenings when DS is in bed)

so what do u do?

WoW is world of warcraft - online role playing game.

@ "talk"

We tend to watch series together (have a 6 month love film gift thing, so we are working through dark angel etc)

we get drunk and play ping pong

dungeons & dragons?

Watch a film.

Listen to music.

Talk.

Cook together.

Build a nest (duvets and pillows) on the floor, light the fire and lie snuggled up together quietly.

Browse property porn on the web and dream of what will never be.

dungeons and dragons - first of the modern role playing games.

You have a dungeon/games master (Dm/gm) - in our case dp who invents (or reads from a book) a world and senarios. Each of the players invent a character with a back story and certain skills.

You work your way thru 'adventures' wiht many sided dice and fight monsters.

It is very dull to those who have never played it.

Mostly involves me and lodger (and occasionally SIL) driving dp mad until he sits in a corner and weeps, while me and lodger refuse to talk to each other.

It is fun.

Some people wear costumes to do it. We don't.

He lies on one sofa. I lie on the other. We are both pointed at the telly. I flick through the channels. He falls asleep.

Alexis Colby and Dex Dexter, we aint.

Oh, we have spent many evenings making little lego starwars paper models

We always cook together and chat while we do that. Then we tend to watch TV with our respective laptops on our laps.

Sometimes we play games (Boggle, scrabble, cards). Sometimes we do projects around the house together. About once a fortnight we ban all electronic entertainment share a bottle of wine and make an extra special dinner with desert and everything.

LeQueen - Do you mind me asking if you and your OH swing? Becasue we're looking for upbeat couples with really strong relationships to join our swinging circle (with bankholiday dogging). Just say no if it's not your thing.

at Swedes. That brightened up a Friday evening.

I can't decide which of the last two posts is the piss-take.

GrabShell

now honestly!

Well, if we don't take a leaf out of everyone elses books and I mn or play WAR whilst he watches tv or he plays WAR whilst I watch tv, then we have dinner together, we talk, we play board games soemtimes, watch a movie, all sorts.
Even when one of us is on the pooter we talk though, we are always talking to each other. Thank heavens for sky+

I have to tell you about a board game called monogamy. It can make a Saturday night go very nicely! Some ideas here sound lovely- we love each others company, but no harm in trying new ways to have a nice night, I say...

We talk. And talk, and talk!

Watch TV sometimes - comedies, political satire type stuff.

Read the newspaper and talk about that (we each always find something the other has missed!)

Computers, but not often.

Occasional DVD.

Go to bed with cups of tea/hot chocolate and a book each, snuggle up and read.

We've been married almost 14 years, we were together (but not living together) for 4 years before that , and tonight dh turned to me and said "Life is pretty good, isn't it?"

. Yes it is!

BitOfFun we play that. We have Monogamy - Dogging Edition and Monogamy Rictus Smile edition in case it's chilly and we don't want to venture out.

Act like kids TBH! DS was away on Thursday night and we acted like complete wallys as we didn't have to worry about waking DS etc. Put on music television and see who can do the most embarassing dance, water/shaving foam fights, I am currently on a mission to replace all of DHs boxers (he is very attatched "but they're soooooo comfy") which involves alot of chasing and pulling... [big kid]

We make an effort to do something one night a week. Its not easy mind and takes some thought.

Pj's on sofa with duvet, DVD and bottle of wine is the usual, although were usually asleep before the end of the dvd. We make nice dinners for each other and make sure DS is in bed before we settle down to eat, candle light, nice music etc. Have a games night (its not that boring) whoever wins the board game gets to decide what we do the next week or gets to pick the dvd.

We try to get babysitters once every 8 weeks so we can get dressed up and go out and just be us - were usually home early co were knackered but it gives us time to talk. We've just booked tickets to go to the theatre in Feb and were going to a comedy night in nov.

The biggest thing I have learnt is when you have time together like this its important you flirt with each other and make your dh feel attractive, compliment him etc but most of all have a laugh.

" You lot sound so dreary and fed up with each other. MrQueen and I talk all the time. We really enjoy chatting together. I love getting his views and opinions on things - we've had discussions which lasted the whole weekend. And, he makes me laugh so much.
"

oh do fuck off

We weren't doing much at all until recently but now it's good, after kids are in bed we watch Dr Who (his choice) and Tudors (my choice) together, and are working our way through a Father Ted box set!
Sometimes it's nice just finishing off the washing-up together and chatting.

DP likes to work on his tatting whilst I massage his feet with essential oils.