Marriage counseling is one of the most important things that a couple should do when getting prepared for marriage. Marriage counseling is like taking driving lessons. You wouldn’t get in a car with someone who never took a lesson, so why jump into a marriage without lessons. It’s true that nothing can truly prepare you for what it’s like to be married, but counseling can at least point you in the right direction. My honey and I are being counseled by Bishop Cox who has been married over 30 years. It is refreshing to get biblical based advice from someone who has been where we are about to go.
One of the first things Bishop Cox told us is to learn how to go out on a date without spending a bunch of money. The reason he said this is because every marriage is tested and sometimes the test deals with money…or the lack of it. He challenged us to go out on a date and not to spend a lot of money.
So that next week we went on a date to Brooklyn Bridge Park. We had dinner together at home and then drove over to the Bridge. We found a FREE parking space and then walked along the water looking at the beautiful NYC skyline. We stopped at the ice cream parlor and sat and had some ice cream ($7.00). We talked about any and everything and before we knew it 2 hours had went by. The total cost for our date was like $12 if you factor in the cost of gas. I say that’s pretty cheap.
Since then we have been on a couple of more cheap dates thanks to LivingSocial and Groupon. Recently we went to the movies and only spent $9.00. After the movie we had lunch and went for a walk. I am also always on the lookout for cheap restaurants and now that it’s summer there are a bunch of free concerts and street fairs.
We promised each other that when we get married and eventually have children we will continue to spend time with each other. And now that I am on to cheap dates, we aren’t spending more than $25, LOL!
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