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We l c o m e E d i t o r ’ s No t e D e a r D ate Ni ght I n B o x S e e ke r s , Gre et i ngs to you a nd you r sig n ific a nt ot he r. If you a r e jo i n i n g u s fo r t he f i r s t t i me , wel c o me ! I f yo u h ave jo i ne d u s b e fo r e , wel c o me b a c k ! We h a v e a r e a l l y g r e a t e v e n i n g p l a n n e d f o r y o u t h i s mo nt h t h at wi l l fo c u s o n c r e at i n g s u s t a i n a ble g r o w t h , b ot h i n you r relat io n s hip a nd i n t he e nvi ro n me nt. We h a v e s e v e r a l a c t i v i t i e s f o r y o u t h i s m o n t h a n d i n r e s p o n s e to yo u r fe e d b a c k , we a r e s t r iv i ng to p ro v ide you wit h ite m s t hat will c a r r y you b eyo nd t hi s date to n i ght . O u r e nt i r e te a m p o u r e d t he i r he a r t i nto t hi s d a t e a n d w e t r u l y h o p e y o u e nj o y ! E a c h m o n t h , w e g i v e a F R E E D AT E t o a c o u p l e w h o s n a p s a p i c t u r e o f t h e m s e l v e s e nj o y i n g t h a t m o n t h ’ s d a t e . To q u a l i f y , s i m p l y p o s t y o u r p h o t o t o I n s t a g r a m o r Fa c e b o o k u s i n g t h e h a s h t a g s # D a t e N i g h t I n B o x a n d # DN I L e t L o ve Gr o w . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o l a s t mo nt h’s wi n ne r s! I f yo u we r e g ive n t hi s d ate a s a g i f t , we wo u ld L O V E f o r y o u t o j o i n u s a g a i n . We o f f e r a v a r i e t y o f pl a n s to fit yo u r ne e d s a nd we a l s o h ave a Kid s Ni ght I n B o x s ub s c r ipt io n . Si mply v i s it n i ght i nb o xe s . c o m a nd u s e c o de 1 5 OF F N I B fo r 15% off all sub s c r iptio n pla n s. Wa r m l y , Meg a n Pr u i t t Fo u n d e r o f D a t e N i g h t I n B o x
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Co mpli me nt a r y D i n ne r Me nu E a c h mo nt h we i n clu de c u s to m r e c ip e s b y M a r i n a . T hi s mo nt h , we ’ r e t r y i ng s o me t hi ng ne w a nd g iv i ng t h e r e c i p e s t h e i r o w n r e c i p e c a r d ! We h o p e y o u ’ l l k e e p t he s e r e c ip e c a r d s i n yo u r ho me a nd u s e t he m fo r ye a r s to co me.
Br ief I nt ro ductio n to Ma r i na Ma ke s Hi, friends! I’m Ma rina fro m Ma rina M a k e s ( m a r i n a m a k e s b l o g . c o m ) . Ev e r y ye a r I ’ m i n awe o f s p r i ng a nd t he jo y t hat co ol b re ez e s, fre sh blo o ms a nd l i t t l e g r e e n s b r i n g . My f a m i l y a n d I h ave s t a r te d co n s ide r i ng wh at we wa nt to i nclude i n ou r ga rde n t hi s ye a r, a nd it’s get t i ng me all ki nd s of e xcite d. I ca n’t wait to te a ch my kid s ab out t he ti me a nd p atie nce t hat go e s i nto g rowi ng veget able s a nd he rb s a nd t he w ay s we c a n nu r t u r e t hem a s t hey grow. O f cou rs e, I als o lo o k fo r w a r d to i n clu d i n g t he m whe n we t u r n t he t hi ng s we g ro w i nto deliciou s re cip e s. T hi s mo nt h’s me nu ce nte r s o n deliciou s veget able s, he rb s a nd grains, a nd I hop e it will symb olize t he love a nd de dic atio n t hat go e s i nto g rowi ng you r relat io n s hip wit h e a ch o t he r . I ’ d lo ve to s e e ho w yo u r fo o d t u r n s out, s o ple a s e s ha re pict u re s o n s o c i a l me d i a a nd do n ’ t fo r ge t to u s e t he h a s ht a g # m a r i n a m a ke s e at s . Happy e ati ng!
Ta b l e Ta l k W h at i f I s a id t h at yo u wo n a t r ip wit h a l l e x p e n s e s p a id ? S o u nd s g o o d , r i g ht ? No w w h a t i f I t o ld yo u t h a t t h e d e t a i l s o f t h e v a c a t i o n a r e a m y s t e r y ? Yo u d o n ’ t k n o w w h e r e y o u ’ r e g o i n g , h o w y o u a r e g e t t i n g t he re o r what you’ll b e do i ng o n t hi s va c at io n. Wit hout k nowi ng what to e x p e c t, a re you st ill r u s hi ng to p a ck you r b a gs? O r do e s t hi s my s te r y v a c ay no t s o u nd t h r i l l i ng a ny mo r e ? I t ’ s i n o u r n a t u r e t o p r e p a r e f o r t h e r o a d a h e a d . We w a n t t o r e a d y o u r s e l v e s f o r c h a l l e n g e s a n d r o a d b l o c k s . We w a n t t o j o y f u l l y a n t i c i p a t e l i fe ’ s ble s s i n g s a nd s h a r e o u r e x c ite me nt fo r t he m . Le a d i n g p s y c holo g i s t D r. Su s a n Ca mpb ell clai m s t he re a re 5 ge ne r al develo p me nt al st a ge s i n a r e l a t i o n s h i p . Fa m i l i a r i z i n g y o u r s e l v e s w i t h t h e s e f i n d i n g s m a y o f f e r a gl i mp s e at yo u r r el at io n s hip ’ s jo u r ne y a he a d . Ta k e a l o o k a t e a c h o f t h e 5 s t a g e s b e l o w . R e f l e c t o n t h e s t a g e s y o u h a v e a l r e a dy g r o w n t h r o u g h . W h a t w a s u n i q u e a b o u t e a c h o n e ? W h a t s t a g e o f g r o w t h i s y o u r r e l a t i o n s h ip c u r r e n t ly i n ? Ho w c a n y o u h o n o r e a ch o t h e r t h ro u gh o u t t h e ch a l l e n g e s a n d jo y s o f t h i s g ro w th p h a se ? 1 | Ro m a n c e T he u ndeniable att ra ction a nd romance shared du r i ng t hi s st a ge c a n b e g i n to l ay a s t r o n g fo u nd at io n fo r you r relat io n s hip. Ne u r o c h e m i c a l s li ke do p a m i ne a nd ox yto cin a re not in s h o r t s u p p l y . Yo u w i l l s e e you r mate a s you r ide al p a r t ne r a nd e a sily ove rlo ok f laws. 2 | Po we r S t r u g gl e T hi s st a ge will b r i ng challenge s a s you le a r n how to lo v i ngly co m mu n i c ate wit h e a ch ot her t h rough co nf lict.
W he n n av i g ate d wit h hu m i l it y , t hi s s t a ge c a n b r i ng i nc re dible g row t h to you r relationship. 3 | St abilit y Flou r ishi ng i n t he i nti ma cy fro m s t a ge t wo , yo u r relationship will b egin to st rengt hen a s co nf lict i s no lo nge r a t h r e a t . Yo u w i l l b egi n to appre ciate ho w yo u r d i f fe r e n c e s co mple me nt e a ch ot her. 4 | Co m m it me nt D u r i ng t hi s st a ge, you will b egi n to fi nd t he delic ate
b ala nce of i nti ma cy a nd auto no my. T he co m m it me nt s you make to e a ch ot her a r e wel l - i n fo r me d a nd b uilt up o n ho no r and t rust. 5 | Co - Cr e at io n T he co-creation phase emb races t r ue i nti ma cy b y re cog nizing t hat t he u n io n ’ s p o we r is gre ater t ha n t he su m of it s p a r t s. T hi s st a ge re qu i re s a t re me ndou s a mou nt of sy ne rg y a s you di s cove r what you r c o mb i ne d e f fo r t s c a n a chieve.
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DI Y Blo s s o m Kit D u r i ng t he s p r i ng s e a s o n , we s e e g ro w t h a l l a ro u nd u s , fro m b ud s o n t re e s to g re e n g r a s s i n ou r ya rd s. A s you e x p e r i e n c e d i n Ta b l e Ta l k , r e f l e c t i n g o n a n d c h e r i s h i n g t he g row t h i n you r relat io n s hip c a n b e a s b e aut iful a s s e e i ng g ro w t h i n n at u r e . T hi s mo nt h , we a r e e x c ite d to p rovide you wit h a n o pp o r t u n it y to g row s o met hi ng to get he r. A s you nu r t u re t he he rb s e e d s a nd wat ch t he m g r o w o ve r t he fol lo wi n g d ay s , mo nt h s a nd eve n ye a r s, b e re m i nde d of t he i mp o r t a nce of g row t h i n you r relat io n s hip. Fo l l o w t h e d i r e c t i o n s o n y o u r B a s i l B l o s s o m K i t a nd d i s pl ay yo u r p o t i n a p ro m i ne nt lo c at io n to watch it f lou r ish! A s t he p a ckagi ng note s, t he p ot i s ma de of 10 0% b i o d e g r a d a b l e b a m b o o . Yo u r p o t c a n eve nt u ally b e pla nte d i nto t he g rou nd to help p reve nt t r a n s pla nt s ho ck. Fo l l o w t h e d i r e c t i o n s o n t h e p a cka gi ng to e n su re t hat you r pla nt will t h r ive.
Rel at io n s hip Timeline Yo u r f i r s t i n t e r a c t i o n , f i r s t k i s s , f i r s t “ I l o v e y o u ” , fi rst ti me me eting o ne a not her’s fa mily, fi rst ho me to ge t he r a nd a l l t he o t he r mo me nt s t h at h ave m a de yo u r r el at io n s hip s o wo nde r f u l ly u n iq ue a r e t he m i le ma rke r s i n you r p a r t ne r s hip. L o c a t e y o u r i n c l u d e d R e l a t i o n s h i p T i m e l i n e . Ta k e a mo me nt to co n side r you r i mp o r t a nt m ile sto ne s a nd re co rd t he m b elow t he t i meli ne. A s you’ll not ice, t h e t i m e l i n e b e g i n s o n t h e d a y y o u e nj o y t h i s D a t e Ni ght I n B o x ! Re f le c t i n g o n p a s t g r o w t h i s e s s e nt i a l , b ut d re a m i ng of fut u re g row t h c a n help gu ide yo u r r el at io n s h ip . Rol l t he d ie a nd le t t he nu mb e r de te r m i ne t he a mo u nt o f t i me fo r yo u r go a l . I f yo u r ol l a s i x , fo r e x a mple , a s k yo u r s elve s ho w yo u wo u ld l i ke to g ro w i n t he ne x t s i x d ay s , mo nt h s o r ye a r s . Ta k e t u r n s r o l l i n g t h e d i e u n t i l y o u f i l l t h e f u t u r e p o r t io n of you r t i meli ne.
Grow t h Q uestions I n t he l ate 19 9 0 s , p s y c holo g i s t A r t hu r A ro n ( a nd o t he r s ) c re ate d a s cie ntific e x p e r i me nt o n how to c re ate clo s e ne s s b e t we e n t wo p e o ple . T he y ho p e d to fi nd o ut whe t he r i nt i m a c y b e t we e n t wo s t r a nge r s c a n b e a c c ele r ate d b y h av i ng t he m
Eco P l ay i ng Cards & Snack Re a dy to pl ay ? F l ip o ve r yo u r de c k o f c a r d s to u s e t he pl ay i ng c a r d s ide ! T he s e c u s to m pl ay i ng c a r d s a r e m a de of 10 0% p o st-co n su me r re cycle d p ap e r, c re ate d wit h wi nd p o we r a nd Gr e e n - e c e r t i fie d . T he y we r e p r i nte d u s i ng 10 0 % s ola r energy. At t hi s p o i nt i n yo u r d ate n i ght , we ’ d l i ke to s ay “ wel l do ne ” to yo u a nd yo u r p a r t ne r fo r p r io r it i z i n g yo u r relatio n s hip. S et ti ng a side ti me to get he r i s t r uly t he o nly w a y t o e x p e r i e n c e g r o w t h . S o , h a t s o f f t o y o u ! We ’ d l i k e t o challe nge you to co nt i nue p r io r it i z i ng you r t i me to get he r, a nd we ho p e t h at t he s e pl ay i ng c a r d s c a n help a c co mpli s h t hat. W h a t ’ s y o u r g a m e o f c h o i c e ? G i n R u m m y ? B l a c k j a c k ? Wa r ? Sp e e d ? E g y pt i a n R at S c r e w ? Vi s it w w w . d ate n i ght i nb o x . c o m / c a r d - g a me s to f i nd d i r e c t io n s fo r a c o uple o f g r e at o pt io n s P LU S a c u s t o m g a m e w e c r e a t e d f o r t h i s d a t e !
a sk ea ch ot her a sp e cific s eries of p ers onal questions. T he p s y c holo g i s t s we r e s e a r c hi ng to fi nd o ut i f t he v u l ne r a b i l it y r e q u i r e d to a n s we r t he q ue s t io n s le d to t wo p e o ple fe el i ng clo s er to o ne a not her. A lt ho ugh yo u a r e no t s t r a nge r s , we ho p e t he s e q ue s t io n s wi l l le ave yo u fe el i ng clo s e r . Lo c ate yo u r i n clu de d du a l - pu r p o s e c a r d s . I n t he s p i r it o f r e du c i ng a nd r e u s i ng , we c r e ate d c a r d s wit h a n a c t iv it y o n o ne s ide a nd pl ay i ng c a r d s o n t he o t he r s i d e . Fo r t h i s a c t i v i t y , u s e t h e s i d e w i t h q u e s t i o n s ! Ta k e t u r n s s ele cting ca rds a nd a sking e a ch ot her t he que stio ns.
W h i l e p l a y i n g c a r d s , e n j o y y o u r I c e d Te a f r o m S t a s h Te a !
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B r e w i n g I n s t r u c t i o n s : I f y o u ’ d l i k e t o e nj o y h o t te a , u s e o ne te a b a g p e r c up o f te a a nd fol lo w di re c t io n s o n t he b a ck of t he p a cket. If you’d li ke t o e nj o y i c e d t e a , u s e t w o t e a b a g s p e r c u p o f t e a a nd fol lo w d i r e c t io n s o n t he b a c k o f t he p a c ke t . T h e n a d d i c e a n d e nj o y u s i n g y o u r s t a i n l e s s s t e e l e co-fr ie ndly st r aws!
E c o - Fr i e n d l y Li fe s t yl e T i p s W hi le pl a n n i n g t hi s mo nt h ’ s D ate Ni ght i n B o x c e nte r e d o n g ro w t h , we co u ld n ’ t help b ut t hi n k a b o ut t he e nv i ro n me nt s u r r o u nd i n g u s a nd ho w we m i ght b e a ble to g ive b a c k to it . Co m m it t i ng to a n e co - f r ie nd ly l i fe s t yle c a n o f te n fe el o ve r whel m i ng . W he r e do yo u eve n s t a r t ? ? ? He r e a r e a fe w s i mple w ay s to go g r e e n : 1.
P l a n t a n o r g a n i c h e r b g a r d e n ( o r b u y l o c a l ) . Yo u c a n go a he a d a nd che ck t hi s off t he li st t ha n k s to to n i ght ’ s d ate !
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Pu r c h a s e a r e u s a ble w ate r b o t t le o r co f fe e c up .
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C o n s i d e r h o w i t e m s c a n b e r e u s e d . Fo r e x a m p l e , t h i s D ate Ni ght I n B o x c o u ld b e u s e d to s to r e ite m s . E a c h D ate Ni ght I n B o x i s a l s o 10 0 % r e c y cl a ble .
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Re pl a c e s i ngle - u s e pl a s t i c p ro du c t s wit h s u s t a i n a ble o pt io n s li ke t he alu m i nu m st r aws i nclude d i n t he b o x! I nve st i n reu s able s ho ppi ng b a gs.
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Us e r e v o l v i n g d o o r s ( t h e y k e e p t h e h e a t o r t h e a i r c o nd it io n i n g i n s ide a nd t he r e fo r e s ave e ne rg y ) .
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Tu r n o f f f a u c e t s w h e n t h e y ’ r e n o t b e i n g u s e d .
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