As I was sharing our series featuring Unique Holidays: May 2022: Date Your Mate Month I got a chuckle out of the Holiday as mine and David’s Anniversary is this month. With everything going on with the move we’ve been so stressed out that even when were together we are snapping at each other. Date Your Mate Month has reminded me to take a day and spend one on one time with David and remind him how special and loved he is not only to me but also to Charlie and our entire family as well as his family.
Date Your Mate Month
Date Your Mate Month takes place every May. We are ecstatic to celebrate this fun way of bringing people together! Relationships take work, be it standing up for your partner, understanding them, or keeping the romance alive. You have to continue doing what you did before you started dating and having busy lives is not an excuse. Why not come up with creative ways to treat your partner? Go out of your way and show your significant other how special they are to you. This can be in spontaneous, fun, and even in inexpensive ways. The goal is to bring back the romance and reignite that spark to strengthen your relationship.
HISTORY OF DATE YOUR MATE MONTH
We’ve heard of plenty of unique holidays, but Date Your Mate Month is on the top of the list. We aren’t sure when Date Your Mat Month started but we’re grateful for it!
George Ade, a columnist at a newspaper, coined the word ‘date’ in the context of relationships. George Ade wrote a column on working-class lives, in which George Ade told the story of a clerk named Artie whose girlfriend was losing interest in him and began seeing other men socially. When Artie confronted his girlfriend about this, he said to her, “I s’pose the other boy’s fillin’ all my dates?”
The concept of courtship and dating has been around for quite a while with new forms of dating also arising through the years. It’s really easy to get stuck in a routine when you’ve been dating someone for a while or are married to them. While there’s nothing wrong with having a lazy evening at home with your partner, it’s still important to do different things to keep the excitement levels up in a relationship. You need to continue making an effort in the relationship and not just for one month but if the flame is fizzling out, this month serves as a great reminder of that.
Date Your Mate Month has gained popularity and is the perfect time for couples to do a little extra something for their partners.
DATE YOUR MATE MONTH ACTIVITIES
- Have you been waiting for the perfect moment to put a ring on someone’s finger? Then what better time to do this than in Date Your Mate Month? Plan a romantic surprise proposal for your partner and set the tone for a lifetime of happiness together. You will both cherish this moment for the rest of your lives.
- Have you and your partner been bitten by the travel bug but don’t have the time to take a long vacation? Date Your Mate Month is the perfect opportunity to satisfy your wanderlust. Plan a bae-cation in a nearby location, book a cozy hotel = and surrender yourself to a weekend full of adventure.
- Remember that feeling you had when you went on your first date with your partner? The Butterflies in your stomach? The excitement? How about recreating that first date and reliving that experience? That is a perfect way to rekindle the romance in your relationship.
5 FACTS ABOUT DATING THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND
- Dating could put you in prison. Before the turn of the last Century, when dating was still a new concept, which could land you behind bars.
- From Russia with love. Russian men give an odd number of flowers to their dates to symbolize that the beauty of their woman will make the bouquet an even number.
- China has a dating school that endeavors to teach young people how to woo potential partners through a series of intensive online and in-person courses.
- Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi and is based on a Jewish tradition where young singles meet under the supervision of a chaperone.
- In Japan, the females purchase Chocolates for their partners on Valentine’s Day and receive nothing in return.
WHY PEOPLE ENJOY DATE YOUR MATE MONTH
- People who are in long-term relationships often tend to get caught up in the whirlwind of their daily lives. They can unintentionally put their relationship on the back burner. They tend to stop putting in the same effort as they did when dating in the beginning. Date Your Mate Month is the perfect opportunity to prioritize your relationship again, by making your partner feel special, bring back that charm, and have fun.
- =Having a loving partner who pushes you and supports you can make your life wholesome. Date Your Mate Month helps to remind you why you started dating the person you’re with and why this person makes you so happy. It’s a great sign when you have equal enjoyment from a small conversation and a walk in a park as you do when celebrating a special dinner party event and popping a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Specials range.
- We spend most of our time either working or completing daily chores. Yes, some of us get to take periodic vacations or breaks but how cool is it that we have a fun event like Date Your Mate Month that we can celebrate without compromising on anything else? Date Your Mate Month can break the monotony of everyday life and recharge you mentally!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
