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REVEALED: How to plan your Budget-friendly Date with your Partner

February 21, 2023 No Comments

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Relationship expert shares 10 date ideas for you and your partner that won’t break the bank.

Relationships can also be affected by the current cost-of-living crisis. Find an activity to do with your special someone on a budget can be difficult. It can also be a struggle to think outside of the box for fun activities to do together, especially after having to maintain relationships in recent unprecedented times, where we feel we are lacking creativity.

Valon Asani from relationship app Dua.com has shared some fun and quirky date ideas that you most likely have not done before and are easy on your wallet.

1. At home Paint and Sip. ‘Paint and Sips’ are a way to see how your partner can get creative, however, they can be pricey. Paint and Sips are in-formal art classes where you paint the same image and drink cocktails, mocktails, or wine.   You can recreate a similar experience at home that is not limited to painting and can include fancy homemade cocktails/mocktails. You can purchase affordable arts and crafts sets from your local craft store or air-drying clay.

2. Game Night. Game nights are a fun and competitive way to put your partner’s skills to the test. Most video games do have a co-op mode where you can team up together. Story-based games are great as you go through challenges together. Board games can also provide hours of entertainment on a low budget. You can find rare board games at charity shops. Most new board games are fairly inexpensive and can be a great option for date night.

3. Visit an Art Gallery or Museum. Most museums and galleries have free entry or discounted tickets available, which means you can get cultured on a low budget. This is a great way to see what art styles your partner likes and can even help you decide what to create for your ‘At home Paint and Sip.’

4. The Viral £5/$5 Meal Challenge.  This challenge has taken over social media and is a fun way to put your cooking, budgeting and creative abilities to the test. Taking turns, you and your partner must come up with a three-course meal that stays within a set budget – typically the budget is set low to make this more challenging – the lower it is, the more difficult. The challenge is in the budget, and the lower it is, the more challenging it can be.

5. Book Club.  If your partner is a book lover, let your partner join an ‘at home book club’ where you and your partner can read the same book, with a cozy drink and candles. Not only can this improve your communication skills with your partner as you discuss your thoughts on the book, but this can also provoke interesting and thoughtful conversations. This can be a great and intimate way to reignite the spark in your relationship.

6. Gardening.   Some garden centres offer free volunteer gardening days, especially in the Spring. This can be a fun activity with your partner, and you can give back to your community at the same time! You can also garden at home, growing seasonal fruits or vegetables that you can harvest and cook with. Over time this can be very cost-effective, as you can re-grow your own produce.

7. Come Dine with Me.  Cooking and baking is a fun activity to do with your partner. You can try recipes from various parts of the world and learn about different cultures. To make this more fun and competitive, you can host a couples Come Dine With Me and judge your partner’s dishes!

8. Hobby Swap. This is for the partner that find themselves doing what their partner likes most of the time. Take turns explaining and participating in your partner’s hobbies. This can also help you get to know your partner even more. You can teach your partner a skill that you have, such as playing the piano.

9. Play Tourist. You can become a tourist in your own city with your partner because the chances are you’ve not been to any historical places that are on your doorstep. A spokesperson from Dua.com says that “exploring your city can be refreshing and give you a new perspective on where you live.”

10. IKEA Challenge.  IKEA is a great date spot, since there is a lot of walking and talking involved, plus there is no entry fee. You and your partner can walk through the showrooms or even grab something to eat at their food hall. You can even find something that is within your budget to build together.

5 Steps Prince Harry Can Take to Reunite the Royal Family

January 13, 2023 No Comments

All We Need Is Love. Prince Harry, author of the book Spare, has the ability to reunite the Royal Family.

Relationship expert reveals what Prince Harry must do to reconcile with the Royal family and repair their family relationship.

5 Steps Prince Harry Should Take to Repair the Royal Family Relationships

With Prince Harry’s autobiography, Spare, detailing the break down in relationships between the duke and his family, and the communication between both parties becoming rapidly worse.

Relationship expert Valon Asani from Dua.com reveals the top tips for mending broken down family relationships.

1. Acknowledge each other’s struggles

When being faced with a broken family, often we say, “I don’t know where to start” but what we actually mean is: “I’m scared to start.”

After a family fallout, one of the hardest aspects is to accept that the other party feels wronged in some way by your actions, even if they were not intended to cause hurt. However, acknowledging how the other party feels, whether you agree or not, can show empathy and understanding that can then lead to more effective communication to be built.

Prince Harry has been incredibly open about the many struggles he has faced in his life, such as the lack of contact and accountability, that he feels the Royal family are responsible. The struggles that Prince Harry details in his autobiography appear to stem from childhood trauma and repressed emotions from the environment he grew up in, which many find relatable and can empathize. An acknowledgement from the family, whether private or public, of the difficulties that the duke feels he is facing could lead to a reconciliation.

However, the same sentiment applies the other way round; Prince Harry should also acknowledge that the Palace may view events differently – as the late Queen famously said ‘recollections may vary’ – and their views are also valid.

2. Find common ground

Reconnecting in a family can often help either party bond, no matter how big or small. This common ground can present itself in many ways, such as an event you may both attend or just a shared interest.

Using something that the both of you have in common can be used as a catalyst for building up communication again. In Prince Harry’s case, causes that are close to his heart and the rest of the Royal Family’s, such as the Invictus Games, are a chance to rekindle a relationship and begin communicating again.

3. Take the first step and extend an olive branch

This can be a difficult step to take, however if there has been a severe breakdown in communication within a family, it might be necessary. Reaching out to the other party and offering some sort of gesture, whether this is an invite for coffee, a kind letter, or can help the relationship to start rebuilding.

It can also reveal where both parties are at in terms of emotions and if they want to pursue a future relationship. It has been reported that Prince Harry and Meghan have been invited to King Charles III’s coronation in May 2023, which is an olive branch from the family to the couple.

The trauma that Prince Harry has recounted and shared with the world recently can manifest itself in many ways, and Prince Harry likely has feelings of abandonment from his family and is seeking some form of compassion and communication from them.The occasion of King Charles III’s coronation is cause for celebration as we celebrate the beginning of the King’s reign, and such a meaningful and happy occasion may be the perfect backdrop for reconciliation.

4. Set and respect boundaries

If the communication is starting up again, it is important to ensure that boundaries are set to avoid another rift occurring. Establish with yourself the boundaries you would like to set so that the relationship stays healthy and positive for you and communicate those to the other party so that everybody is on the same page. Similarly, listen and respect the boundaries of the other party, whatever they may be. Prince Harry and the Royal family alike appear to have similar strict boundaries when it comes to the idea of privacy, however both parties’ action this in very different ways. Therefore, when communication starts again, they should both immediately share the boundaries that they are and are not comfortable with.

5. Take it slow

It may be exciting or feel like a relief to have your relationship with your family begin to repair but remember to take it slow. The other party may be more hesitant than you are to jump straight back into the way the relationship used to be, acknowledging and respecting that it is crucial to solving any and all problems.

The Royal family, despite being extensive, are a very tight knit family, therefore, they may be hesitant to let Prince Harry and Meghan back into their circle after this fallout, which is something Prince Harry and Meghan must recognize. If the couple can recognize this hesitancy, they can more effectively communicate and build the relationship back up at a pace that suits everyone.