Dating Dilemmas: Date Night

My friend Rick has been in a relationship with his girl for four years. Every Friday night, they have “date night.” This is set in stone, which means no matter what comes up (playoff games, road trips, whatever) Rick can’t go if it’s on a Friday.

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Oftentimes, my other buddies and I razz him about it and tell him to move date night to Tuesday or something. He insists that his woman wants either Friday or Saturday every week as their date night. Rick thinks it’s incredibly rigid to date by schedule, and now is to the point of dreading it every week.

What do you all think? Is “date night” a bad thing?

I can see the benefits if you are a very busy couple and need to make a schedule in order to find time for each other. But there has to be some kind of flexibility, right?

This week, he spent Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights with her lounging around the house and watching movies. I told him that’s enough “time served” and it should count as date night for the week. His chick insists that since they didn’t go out, then it doesn’t count for anything.

Over at Blisstree, Eve has a post about Date Night Expectations and Ground Rules. What do you think? Do you schedule quality dating time with your significant other, or do you just go with the flow?