Fun on Purpose

How do your spouse and you make sure that you are having fun together?

Our Experience

Libby and I came from a generation that valued duty, hard work and making a difference.

Fun was outsourced to TV and scheduled for going to the movies and on vacation.

Work and raising kids more than filled our plate.

Years ago, a friend of Libby’s who was single asked her, “What do you do for fun?” Libby was stumped.

She had no answer. Sure, there were many things she enjoyed doing like playing with the kids and having people over. But it was easy to neglect what we might enjoy doing together. Couples that are equally athletic have an advantage, especially with pickle ball. I do not know when it happened, but Libby swore off sweat early in her life.

Fun requires some intention and planning on our part, especially if we want it to exceed the enjoyment of taking stuff to the dump!

Planning special trips is certainly one of the best ways to have fun on purpose. And we have had a few of those. And maintaining a regular date night helps, which I must admit has not been one of our habits.

If you live somewhere that attracts visitors, you might ask a question about what do visitors most like to see when coming to our area?. Have you ever had friends visit you and knew how to enjoy where you live better than you do?

Libby and I live in a college town and recently went downtown for dinner. We loved the energy that was there and want to make visits more regular.

What we are discovering is that if we do not unplug from total responsibility pace, we will dry up and have a hard time being good company for each other.

What are you planning to do fun in the next few weeks?