Updated October 2025, initially published in November 2023
- Stop feeling lonely and isolated from your husband during the holiday season.
- Start experiencing the joy of dating your mate when money and time are tight.
- Keep the lines of communication open throughout the Christmas season with these fun and easy-to-do Holiday Dates.
The holidays bring much joy into our lives, but they can also be stressful when our schedules become too busy. Keeping our husbands as a priority is challenging during this busy season. However, it’s essential to keep our love and passions alive.
Dates provide time to talk, laugh, and appreciate one another without the children around. Despite our hectic schedules, dates can add fun and sparkle to your relationship.
Planning a date doesn’t have to be an expensive, multiple-hour occasion — little moments together add up. Let’s stop rationalizing why we can’t have a date with our husbands and look at some free ideas and dates that only take 15 minutes—no more excuses.
- Take a drive and see the neighborhood holiday lights
- Snuggle in front of the fire with a cup of hot chocolate
- Bundle up and flirt with your husband while you take a walk.
Get more date ideas with the free eBook Holiday Dates
Don’t wait for your mate to make a plan. Instead, get busy and make the arrangements. Include a romantic interlude in your bedroom at the end of the evening or day, and you will both love dates.
Research shows that couples who spend quality time together, engage in dating, and try new things report higher levels of relationship satisfaction.
It’s a pretty big deal!
Because here’s the truth
There is time for love and romance when we plan to spend a few minutes or a couple of hours a week with the man we love.
It’ll walk you step by step through each date idea with easy-to-follow instructions to create a seasonal date with your husband.
