Ben and Erin Napier have successfully navigated one very common marriage problem — finding time for date nights! The HGTV stars shared how they still get that time together by being a little more creative.
Ben & Erin Napier Have a Great Workaround for Hard-to-Schedule Date Nights
In a March 2025 interview with Us Weekly, the Napiers discussed the secrets of their solid marriage. They admitted that date nights can be hard to come by, however.
Not to worry, they have found a way to still have quality time while raising their daughters and working hard.
“We’re kind of getting to date each other all the time,” Ben noted.
“Date nights are planned six months in advance,” Erin said. “They happen once or twice a year.”
Day dates are an effective move for the couple. “Lunch dates are the key,” Erin said. “It doesn’t have to be dressing up and going out at night to a crowded restaurant. It can be just, ‘I’m going to pick you up on my lunch break, and we’ll run and get a hot dog at Costco.'”
They also discussed the relationship dilemma during a March interview with House Beautiful.
“We love day dates,” Erin said. “If we get a little free afternoon, we’ll go just the two of us and have lunch somewhere.”
She added, “It’s a great time for connection when the nights are crazy when you have kids.”
Ben noted, “At the end of the day, we love each other and we’re best friends.”
The HGTV Stars Call Out an Attention Stealer in Relationships
The couple also shared their thoughts on how cell phones can really steal attention in a relationship.
“It’s addictive. It is,” Ben said of devices. “Either one of us will get sucked into looking at something and then it’s like, ‘Hey, I need you to pay attention right now.'”
Erin agreed, saying, “Yeah, phones are the worst. Those are the attention stealers, they take away. I bet phones take away from marriages more than anything else.”
The couple try to be mindful of this so that they aren’t distracted by their phones “You’ve got to stay focused and pay attention,” Ben shared. “But if we sit down and watch something and one of us is on the phone then we’re not having a movie night together.”
“That’s the worst,” they both said, agreeing that the distraction can pull a person away from the moment.
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Ben & Erin Napier Share Their Solution for a Relatable Marriage Problem