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Though it was out of state, four husbands attended a summer-long men's retreat in an effort to improve their marriages. The very first week, these men learned of the importance of setting date nights as a key method of “keeping the fire burning” in their relationships.
The husbands decided to put this concept into practice right away. And so, each man wrote his wife a letter instructing her to meet him along the state line, which happened to be the halfway point. The couples would rendezvous at a designated restaurant at the designated time of 4 p.m. each Friday. Then, each Friday evening, the couples would have dinner together and spend the night in the attached hotel. The following Saturday, the pairs would spend the day together and each husband and wife would later make the return drive to their respective locations by Saturday evening. These summer date nights were to be a highlight for each couples’ week and hold them over until they were reunited in the fall.
Unfortunately, most of the husbands were robbed of the opportunity they sought to be sweet and bless their wives. Accordingly, their wives missed out on the wonderful opportunity for closeness and the intimacy they so often desired with their husbands. Here is why:
Because she wasn't wearing her eyeglasses and misread her husband's letter, the first wife kept showing up to the restaurant on Sundays. Another wife kept showing up on Wednesdays because that was the day that fit best into her schedule. And sadly, the third wife didn’t show up to the restaurant at all because she hated driving and the state line was just too far away...in her opinion. On top of this, she was very shy about eating in public; even when it came to dining with her husband.
All was not lost though! The fourth and final wife actually showed up when and where she was instructed. As a result, she and her husband had the time of their lives each Friday night & Saturday afternoon. Amazingly, the strength of their marriage was greatly enhanced! In the fall, the two of them enjoyed a relationship so enriched that it made the former way seem as but a shadow. And needless to say, they most definitely continued having date nights.
Stay tuned for a follow-up post entitled "Date Nights Parable - Explained!".
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