1) Bowling - You don’t have to be a good bowler to go bowling. Being silly and laughing at yourself are part of the fun.

2) Parks - It’s ok to swing on the swings and slide when there’s no kids around. Plus, it’s dark and you don’t have to worry about looking foolish.

3) Natural attractions - Just a few weeks ago our family visited my parents. My husband and I always know we’ll get a date night there. We went out to eat and then we drove to the water front. We walked around the pier and then went to the park. Yes, we climbed on the jungle gym since no one could see us. ;)

4) Ice cream - Stopping for ice cream is usually inexpensive. You can get your ice cream and go to the park to sit and talk. Or just get your ice cream and sit inside the freezing cold building and talk for a while.

5) Coffee - Provided you don’t go to “FourBucks”, it won’t cost too much. Even if you do go to expensive coffee shops, the two of you can probably spend less than $10. I just have to say . . . you can do some good people watching at coffee shops.

6) Baseball - Going out for a night of baseball can be inexpensive. Some areas have local teams. You can usually get seats for less than $10.

7) Discount theater - If you’re lucky, your area has a theater for movies that have been out a little longer. Sometimes you can get tickets for $2-3. I like going to these because it’s less crowded and going to see a movie as soon as it’s released isn’t a big deal to me.

8) School musicals - You can find some pretty good talent at school musicals for little cost.

9) Free attractions - Pretty much every area has free attractions. It could be a festival in the square, free museum day, a local farm. The internet is great for finding free entertainment. Google your city and free attractions. If you still can’t find anything, then give your chamber of commerce a call.

10) Stay at home - Put the kids to bed and make the effort to have a special night together. Sit on the patio and drink coffee, have dinner on a blanket in the backyard, watch the stars, eat cake, or watch a dvd. Get creative. ;)

第一，打保齡。打得不好也沒關系，重要的是過程。

第二，逛公園。趁孩子們不在的時候，蕩下秋千、滑下滑梯。天暗了，不怕丑。

第三，賞自然景觀。幾星期前，我們參加了父母家的聚會。我和老公一直向往著某一天晚上在那里過夜。我們在外面吃了飯，開車到海邊，沿著碼頭走了一圈之后去了公園。沒錯，我們玩了小孩子的器械，反正沒人看見，呵呵。

第四，吃冰激淋。停下來吃個冰激淋一般都不貴。何不買上兩個，到公園邊吃邊聊？就算呆在冰冷的大廈里邊啃邊侃大山也不錯啊。

第五，喝咖啡。只要你不去一杯四美金的星巴克就不會太貴。就算在昂貴的咖啡店里，恐怕你們兩個也花不了十美金吧，況且你們還可以觀察一下周圍的紳士靚女。

第六，看棒球比賽。晚上去看棒球比賽花不了多少。很多時候本地賽也就不到十美金一張票。

第七，看打折舊劇。有幸的話，你們的社區劇院可能會上演很久以前的片子，票價也就兩三塊。我喜歡人不多的劇院，而且新劇對我也沒多少吸引力。

第八，看學院音樂劇。有時候花一點錢卻能看到高質量的表演。

第九，參與免費活動。其實不同的社區都有一些免費的公眾活動。可能是廣場節慶，可能是免費博物館一日游，也可能是本地農場開放日。不妨上網搜索一下，實在不行就打電話問商務部。

第十，呆在家里，哪兒也別去。孩子們睡覺后，你們就可以開始了。在天井里喝咖啡，在后院吃晚飯、看星星、品蛋糕，或者看碟。。。。。。天馬行空、隨心所欲。