The results of this poll might depress me, but here goes...

heyitsme

How often would you say that you and your DH go out on "dates"--just the 2 of you, for longer than 2 hours?

Bellisimo

We try to make it once a week.  Doesn't always happen though.

AnneUCSB

Once a month or so.

mommynow

Probably once every few weeks or so.

DandR

once or twice a month.

LittleMamaB

It's been over two years. Seriously. No one wants to brave watching the boys (well, no one that I trust anyway).

kvwerne

i havent been on a date with dh since december!!! lol. we go out alot with the baby in tow.

breezee_bean

we haven't been on a date like that since Kate was born (so like over a year)  Before then, I can count like 3-4 times when Jefferson was little.  I hate asking family to babysit and they never offer. 

jessicaclare

Right now, about 2-3 times a month. We do it less in the winter, just because there are less things we want to do. I would imagine we'll go rarely this winter, just because DD #2 is due at the end of October.

K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Since I have been pregnant, just a handful of times, but that is really by choice because I have really enjoyed beign a home-body.

Normally we go out on dates 1-2 times a month.

CantWait2Be

dates? what are those?  hmm maybe once every few months if that.

oparcm

Ok, my dh and I have never been out without my dd.  She'll be 4 at the end of November.  We do try to do date nights at home.

CourtneyJay37

HAHAHA...a date? What is a date? Does that require shaving your legs? Seriously though our resolution is to try for twice a month.

Temp374386125003286

We have a sitter once a month for a date night. 

jen5-03

Once a month.

But we only started this year, so DD was 20mo I think. She spends the night with my dad so we are alone for 24 hours usually. But we're usually too exhausted to do more than dinner OR a movie. And then we work on house stuff or getting ready for baby #2.

WifeyLindsay

Once every month or two months. As often as we can. It's always me that sets it up though... and i'm itchin' for a date night right about now.

Rebekah1021

About once a month

grja

It used to be once a week, but rarely at night. DH makes his own hours, and my schedule is flexible, so we'd sneak away when ds was in daycare for a few hours to go to a movie, have a long lunch, etc.

But since dd was born 3 months ago, we've only been out alone once and it was only for an hour or so. Once I go back to work and I'm not nursing we'll probably make it once a week again.

dnagal

maybe once a month, usually less

Halo79RN

when family comes to visit or we go "back home" to visit family.  that's it.  we work alternating schedules ... rare we have time off together.  I try to schedule one weekend free for family time.. that is spent as the 4 of us.

MrsCali_Bride

Almost never.  We've gone on a whopping two date nights since C was born and even those were close to two years apart.  We know we need to try to do more but we try to save our family babysitters for emergency situations if possible.

sarahjared

Maybe once a month.  We have actually been trying to work on doing better.  We don't live near many that we trust to baby-sit and DH works in the evenings.  I would settle for an at-home date at this point.

SumnerBride

We aim for once a month, but it doesn't always happen for us.

momquixote

I have a lovely brother, and he and his wife would be happy to babysit every week, but sometimes it's even work just to get over to their place and do the whole thing. Lol. You think it's okay to get a babysitter just to sleep? 

So maybe once a month for the last three months or so?

Expecting0207

One dinner date in Oct. 2007

Two full workdays when we both took off work

One lunch date last month for my birthday

 

Hope I cheered you up!

MarchMom06

We aim for 1x/month. We have more success with lunch every other week. It's cheaper than a sitter & we can usually find an hour or so during the work week to get together & catch up.

Chrisy-Wyobride

Once or twice a month

LestaMarie

At least once a month, sometimes (but not usually) twice.  We do go out individually with friends a little more often.

Baby4OT

Almost never We haven't gone since DD2 was born in March. I think our last date was for our anniversary in Jan. We went out to dinner and were going to go to a movie but then DH decided that he didn't want to see a movie so we went to Home Depot instead. So romantic.