Jason and I went out for a happy hour last night and decided to shake it up for our date night by meeting at the restaurant rather than riding together. I took the light rail while Jason drove our car, and we met at the Hotel Sorrento for a cocktail. It was such fun to go back to that "beginner's mind" in our relationship remembering what it was like to meet for a date with all the butterflies and the anticipation in getting ready for it all. See below for where I read about this idea. Highly recommended! :)
"Alex and I recently started doing something new. When we’re going out to dinner, instead of meeting at home first, we now meet at the restaurant. Here’s why…
Scenario #1: We meet at our apartment first. Toby’s running around, we’re getting dressed in front of each other, I pull on tights (or Spanx!), we share the bathroom and brush our teeth side-by-side, we ask each other Married People Questions: Can you pass me the deodorant? Is my shirt wrinkled? Will you buzz up the sitter? Wait, I need to pee…
Scenario #2: We meet at the restaurant. Pushing open the door, I feel a secret thrill as I span the bustling room. Butterflies in my stomach, I hope I look nice with strategically flushed cheeks. I spot Alex, looking dapper (and even a little intimidating) perched at the bar with a beer, wearing his suit from work, smelling like cologne, waiting for me to come kiss his neck and say hello.
Meeting at a restaurant whisks us back to our early dating days and kicks off a romantic vibe for the rest of the evening. It’s a little thing, but sometimes life is about the little things, right?"
(Btw, have you ever seen this funny scene from When A Man Loves a Woman? They had the right idea.)
https://cupofjo.com/2012/03/relationship-tip-keeping-the-sparks-flying/
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