Do Tell: Share Why You Need a Date Night to Win a $250 Dinner for Two

The hubsters and I could REALLY use a date night. We have 5 boys (3 of them are teens) and we are always going to their sporting events or scouting activities and we never seem to have the time or the means (they are expensive little critters) to go out often enough!

My Mom has, for three months, been shuttling the 90 miles back and forth from her parents home to her own to take care of my grandpa who is battling lung cancer. She also has three kids still at home, being homeschooled.

I'm in the middle of an out of state move, my husband is beginning his first year of teaching and I'm leaving my job. I am losing my mind.

She and I need some time together to really share about everything on our hearts and minds and to just enjoy some special food, without worrying about cost or preparation. Wow, that would be wonderful.

It's sad, but my fiancé and I already having problems. I want to do something with him that will allow us to get away from our problems for a bit and just be with each other.

I'm so excited about this contest, because my fiancé and I really need a night out to smooth things over and fall in love with each other all over again!

My husband and I haven't gone on a date night since I was 9 months pregnant with our now 9 year old daughter. We never get to spend any time away alone together.

Need to relax and enjoy a night with no cooking or problems

With all our problems lately, our relationship is in dire need of some help. I want to take out my fiancé for the best dinner of his life so we can reconnect and just be with each other. I love him so much, and I know he loves me, but I think we need to remind each other of that sometimes.

My sweet Ryan does so much for me, and I want to win this for him. He has expensive tastes but not any money, and I know he would literally die if I took him somewhere nice where we could order anything we want!

I want this so badly it hurts! If I could have just one perfect night with my fiancé, all my dreams will have come true.

Randomizer, I made up this short song for you. I hope you like it (it should be sung to Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" for the full effect):

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and I really hope that you pick me?
If I don't win I'll be a zero,
'cause time with my sweetie's what I need.

If that didn't bring tears to your robot eyes, then I don't know what will.

Oh man, I hope I win this. Otherwise I might still have to go out to a nice dinner, because I've been thinking about it for days, and then I'll have to declare bankruptcy and that will ruin my credit score!

My fiancé and I have been dating 10 months, and I really want to surprise him on our 1 year anniversary! I know he wants to plan something, but we haven't really been able to go on any dates since we both lost our jobs and are going to school full-time. While this is supposed to be the best times of our lives, we can't ever afford to do anything together or with our friends.

I know he feels like a failure for not being able to take me out, and I want to do something for him that shows him how much I love him and want to be with him. We would be so grateful for this chance to spend some time together that's not at my house with my 7 siblings around!

Well today is my five-year anniversary, and my husband is out of town on business. Talk about being too busy to even celebrate such a great day!

I need this date night like I need air, randomizer! I hope you can see that and pick me. My fiancé and I would be so grateful to you, we'll even help you gain power when robots take over!

If I win this, I'm taking my sweetie out for the best night of his life! He deserves it, and I really owe it to him.

I'm a pretty good cook, but I think it would be nice to take my sweetie out somewhere where we can be served (and where I don't have to clean up afterward). We will never be able to afford this kind of dinner!

I feel bad knowing that, when the hubby comes home from work, I have been so busy myself that I haven't made any dinner! Can you really live on cereal, people? I think it's time I take him out for a $50 steak. That ought to last him a while!

What's blonde, hasn't showered in days, and hopelessly sad? Me if I don't win this prize and slip into a depression that will ruin my life! So if you care about me at all, randomizer, you will pick me.

Hopefully my karma is good enough to help me win this prize-- especially after I saved all those orphans. I will be crushed if I don't win this for my fiancé! Crushed I tell you!

Dear Randomizer,

My birthday is coming up, and picking me for this contest is really the least you could do. Especially after forgetting my birthday last year. My fiancé and I would appreciate it so much!

Love,
thereallj

I am dying to win this. If I don't, I don't know what I'll do. Probably stay in bed all day and cry. I'm just kidding! But seriously, it will make me sad if someone wins who isn't me.

It seems like nothing I do ever goes as planned, so I would love a chance for a "perfect" dinner for two with my fiancé. I think it's something we really need to do for ourselves.

My fiancé and I got into an argument the other day, and I feel so bad about it. I'm desperate to win this dinner so I can make it up to him and we can have time to talk things over in a calm environment.

It would be so great to get dressed up and feel pretty for my fiancé again, like I did when we first started dating. I feel like we're growing apart, and I need to do something for him to show him how committed I am to him and this relationship.

I would love to be with my honey for a meal in a low-stress environment, without my family around. It would really mean a lot to us to win such a great prize.

It makes me sad that my fiancé and I are already having such relationship issues, without the stress of marriage or kids. I want to have a fresh start with him, and I think this dinner would be a great step in the right direction. I want to be able to just spend some quality time with him without any worries, where we can talk about where we are and where we are going in our lives together.

We need it we have not been out in a while my hubby has been laid off for 8 months now and the most we have went out is mcdonalds. It would be nice to go to a nice meal and have fun and order what you want, I would bring the kids too though one I have no one to watch them and two they deserve it two they have been little troopers through everything.

My fiancé and I have been dating 10 months, and I really want to surprise him on our 1 year anniversary! I know he wants to plan something, but we haven't really been able to go on any dates since we both lost our jobs and are going to school full-time. While this is supposed to be the best times of our lives, we can't ever afford to do anything together or with our friends.

I know he feels like a failure for not being able to take me out, and I want to do something for him that shows him how much I love him and want to be with him. We would be so grateful for this chance to spend some time together that's not at my house with my 7 siblings around!

I will love you forever if you pick me, my sweet randomizer. And so will my fiancé. I can't think of a better thing to do for him than take him out for whatever food he wants.

I get so worried about our finances that it makes me ill. Being able to go out without having to worry about where the money is coming from would be the best relief.

Even though we're not married yet and don't have any kids, my fiancé and I date very little. I want to be able to enjoy this time I have with him while I can, but I feel like we're in a rut because we don't have any money and have had a lot of medical and family problems lately. I want to win this so we can have a relaxing and romantic evening out.

We've been fighting a lot lately, so I want to do something for my future husband that will take the stress out of our lives, if even for a couple of hours. Whenever I'm struggling with my relationship with someone, I know it's because I'm not serving them like I should. Doing this for my fiancé would make me feel better about him, and us as a couple.

I hate to cook so it would be great to have a nice night out.

We need a date night because we are stuck in this rut where we don't go anywhere anymore. We've become very boring and compalecent.

NEED A BREAK FROM COOKING AND HOUSEHOLD PROBLEMS

We've just moved across country, and finances are going to be tight for another month as things are settled. I currently work from home, and itch to get out. What I wouldn't give to be able to take my husband out with the in-laws and not have to worry about the bill! Please oh please can I have a night out?

We don't have any family nearby and haven't found a babysitter we like so when we go out we take the kids. It would be nice to have a night out with just hubby and myself.

I need a date night. This past year has been very difficult. My husband has been out of work. I'm working fulltime and taking care of my family. I haven't had the time or money to go anywhere with my husband. garrettsambo@aol.com

Both of us have been working so hard, taking on freelance projects and extra responsibilities at work (we need the moolah) so we could definitely use a break!

We have always been a one income family so counting pennies has been the rule. We couldn't afford babysitters so if we wanted to go out we always took the children. Going out to eat usually means McDonalds. It would be great to be able to get dressed up and go to a nice restaurant with my husband, have some time alone and have a nice dinner other than hamburgers.

My fiancé's grandma just got out of the hospital, and I would love to take her out with us. She's a simple, good person who's always doing things for other people, and I want to show her that I love her even though I've only met her once. She's that great of a person, and she deserves this.

There is so much going on right now in my and my fiancé's lives, and I would love to go somewhere where we can forget about our troubles for a couple of hours and just focus on each other. I love you, babe!

My fiancé and I have both been so stressed over money, planning a wedding without spending very much money, finding jobs, school, and family problems. A dinner out would be the perfect chance for us to relax and reconnect. Plus, we're total foodies, so the prize would not go to waste!

My babe and I were just engaged a few weeks ago, and I want to go out to celebrate with him, without worrying about the fact that we have no money. :)

My fiancé Ryan is a non-profit major at Arizona State University, which means we can't afford to go out to a nice dinner either now or anytime into the future. He really is the sweetest person I've ever met, which is why I want to win this for him.

My fiancé Ryan is a pescovarian, so I want to take him out for a really nice seafood dinner. I would be so excited to be able to do something like this for him, since he's always looking for things to do for me.

Hubby and I need a date night to have something good happening right now. We are self-employed and this has been the worst year ever. Right now a job was canceled so we have no work. He is working around the house doing repairs and things, but this would be nice to experience some time together out enjoying each other and enjoying a wonderful meal-and experience that we cannot afford.

My fiancé and I have both been so stressed over money, planning a wedding without spending very much money, finding jobs, school, and family problems. A dinner out would be the perfect chance for us to relax and reconnect. Plus, we're total foodies, so the prize would not go to waste!

I need a date night out because the last couple of weeks have been so stressful that I've been in automatic mode and need some time to talk, laugh and relax.

need a date night with hubby because we hardly ever get out by ourselfs!

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