{"id":73359,"date":"2023-01-20T15:23:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/rekindling-romance\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T15:23:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:23:48","slug":"rekindling-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/rekindling-romance\/","title":{"rendered":"Rekindling Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a busy parent, it&rsquo;s easy to put romantic endeavors on the back burner. And when Valentine&rsquo;s Day comes back around again, we find ourselves reminiscing over those pre-kids candlelit dinners, cosy weekend escapes and long lie-ins with your partner.<br>&nbsp;<br>It&rsquo;s important to remember that those dates were crucial for getting to know your partner. And with children on the scene it&rsquo;s even more important to reconnect as a couple and share special moments &ndash; and give you something else to talk about other than the kids! Time and money need not be a barrier &ndash; book a regular <a title=\"babysitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/babysitters\/\">babysitter<\/a>, once or twice a month, and use this time to be together.<br>&nbsp;<br>Here are our top tips to inspire cheap dates with your significant other:<br>&nbsp;<\/p><ul style=\"padding-left:30px\"><strong>Visit your local bar: <\/strong> Agree to spend the first hour talking, without mentioning the children. A couple of drinks won&rsquo;t break the bank, and you can share some grown-up conversation in peace.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Go over to a friend&rsquo;s house and cook dinner together:<\/strong> That way, the work is shared and you can catch up.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Take a scenic drive:<\/strong> Particularly nice as the days grow longer, drive to a local beauty spot you haven&rsquo;t seen in a while, or somewhere that you wouldn&rsquo;t take the children to normally. Look at the city lights or the local scenery.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Try stargazing:<\/strong> With so many guides available to help you spot the constellations in the sky at night, enjoy looking up at the Milky Way together.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Eat a takeaway by candelight or as a picnic:<\/strong> No mess and no washing up to share afterwards!<p>&nbsp;<br><strong>Attend a free event locally, such as a presentation, talk or concert:<\/strong> It will get you thinking and talking.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Take advantage of offers to try out free sports or classes at your local gym:<\/strong> Reconnecting with your own health and fitness can be a powerful way to keep in tune with each other.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Book a dance class!<\/strong><br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Walk hand in hand through your local neighborhood, or a place that holds special memories for you.<\/strong><br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a busy parent, romantic endeavors are usually off the agenda &#8211; here are our top ten tips to inspire cheap dates with your significant other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1404,"featured_media":73360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"","last_update":"2023-01-20","view_count":7,"footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[],"member-type":[313],"vertical":[314,316],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-73359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday","member-type-seeker-en-ca","vertical-children-en-ca","vertical-child-care-advice-en-ca","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73359"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91411,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73359\/revisions\/91411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73359"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=73359"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=73359"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=73359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}