Whimsical Date Night V.1 | Page 11

A Redbook survey of readers found that 45 percent of couples "rarely" have date nights. A mere 18 percent said they manage to go out around once a month. Date night is an essential of marriage, because couples in all stages of marriage need quality one-on-one time. While date night alone will not guarantee a satisfying marriage, it is yet an investment important to the well-being of your relationship to nourish and care for the health of your marriage. Date nights improve marriages, according to common sense and a comprehensive, quantitative study con- ducted by the National Marriage Project at the Univer- sity of Virginia. The study showed improvements for married couples who go on frequent dates across cate- gories such as happiness, commitment, communica 1 Whimsical DATE NIGHTS