My wife wants to go on dates

Dear Pastor,

How often should a man date his wife, or is it necessary? My wife and I have been married for 10 years, and sometimes she asks me whether I am tired of her because I do not take her out. I love this woman and she loves me, but she has the desire to dress up and go out. We have been saving to buy a house and we have just put some money down.

My wife told me that we should go out and celebrate, because this is a major thing that we have done together. I told her that what we could do is to buy a case of beer, some wine and chicken, and have a few of our friends over. I also suggested that we could ask our pastor to ask God's blessings on the house. I told her that we could save the money that we would spend to go on the north coast. She does not agree with me; she says she is longing to go out on a date.

My wife and I do not have children, but I am longing for her to get pregnant. My wife thinks that she will never get pregnant, but I am working with a gentleman, who is in the medical field, and he has assured me if I do certain things she would become pregnant.

I wonder, though, Pastor, why should I be forced to date my wife? We checked out a hotel and it is very costly. Is dating really necessary for a couple to do?

M.J.

Dear M.J.,

Your wife wants to feel like a young girl again. She is perhaps bored. You are not spending enough time with her. You should put away a little money every week, or every month, to take her out to nice places. You may find that it is not as expensive as you think.

You have just purchased a house and your wife wants to celebrate; you should take her out. I am not saying it is wrong to enjoy a few beers and chicken and perhaps jerk pork with your friends at the house, but she wants to spend time with you. She is tired of seeing your friends around.

So I would suggest that you should not refuse to go out with this lady, and perhaps when she is there with you totally relaxed you may impregnate her; you can never tell.

Pastor