This Week’s Blog Feature- The Dating Diva’s

Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day. -Barbara De Angelis

Confession time… I’ve been married for 13 years now and I have to admit that I love my husband to pieces, but being creative with our date nights has become a little challenging.  Heck, I’m good with dinner and a movie; anything that gets me a night out away from my routine as “mom”.  I know many of you can relate, right?  But let me ask you all something.  When was the last time you put forth the effort to make your date night a little extra special?  When was the last time you went out of your way to do something creative to express your love to your hunk of burnin’ love?  Let’s just say, I won’t be answering that question!  I’ve been thinking about this all week, and I’ve decided that with taking care of the house and the kids, that sometimes, unfortunately, the most important relationship doesn’t receive as much attention as it should, and THIS is the reason why I love this week’s blog feature so much!

The Dating Divas are here to save the day (for me, at least)!  The Dating Divas are 12 beautiful diva’s that all realized they were letting “life” take over and not focusing on their relationship with their spouse as much as they should (sounds familiar, doesn’t it?).  They decided that they would each put forth the effort to plan fun, creative, and inexpensive dates and then post them on a blog to share with each other.  And now, lucky for all of us, we get to enjoy their creativity and planning as well.  Each of their dates posted includes any of the instructions, game pieces, recipes, invites, and there’s always a ton of free printable tabs to help you recreate their date.

For instance, “These are a few of HIS favorite things” date is one of my favorite ideas recently shared.  Corie, one of the beautiful divas, took the time to give her spouse one of his favorite things each day of the week.  Attached with each little gift was a cute poem (free printable available) and then at the end of the week they went to dinner and spent the rest of the night listening to her husband’s favorite music and talked about the songs they loved and why.  She said the best thing about this date was celebrating the things that her husband loved.  This is definitely something that I need to do to celebrate my husband.  What a memorable date and such a great idea!

I also loved the date idea “She’s All Country”.   This date was shared by Charlene, another fantastic diva, whose inspiration for this date came from her life before her happily ever after.  The date consisted of horseback riding, country dancing, and a chili dinner at Wendy’s.  They ended the night with a blanket by a river and snuggled, talked, and enjoyed being together.  That’s what it’s all about after all, isn’t it?  Being with the one’s we love and expressing our love.  These are such great ideas - I love it!

There are multiple sections of ideas and suggestions to help you not only with creative and fun dates, but life itself too.

-quick and easy romance ideas

-intimate moments

-reviews and tutorials

-family fun ideas for the entire family

-recipes and food ideas

-tips on fashion, hair and make-up

In the upcoming months, The Dating Divas will be transitioning from a blog to a website, and with that they’ll be having a HUGE giveaway.  I’m not sure what it is, but the Divas have said it’s going to be great!  So be sure to check out The Dating Divas often to see what’s upcoming and new on their site.

So whether you’re married or single, The Dating Divas truly have something to offer you.  There’s no more room for excuses such as, “I don’t have any ideas”, “I don’t have the time”, and “I just don’t know what to do.”  These awesome ladies have done all of the work for us, so now all we have to do is create time and make the effort to not let “LIFE” take over.  Let’s start this week, with the help of The Dating Divas, to show our hunks of burin’ love just how much we care.  Thanks ladies for such a great site!