{"id":35838,"date":"2017-07-21T05:02:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T05:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=35838"},"modified":"2017-07-21T05:02:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T05:02:28","slug":"couples-goodwill-date-night-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/couples-goodwill-date-night-goes-viral.html","title":{"rendered":"Couple’s ‘Goodwill Date Night’ goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Couple’s ‘Goodwill Date Night’ goes viral<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Couple’s ‘Goodwill Date Night’ goes viral:-\u00a0A Georgia woman whose photos of a \u201cGoodwill Date Night\u201d with her husband have gone viral said she hopes the idea inspires other couples to reconnect and find joy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Noel Pauley, who lives in a small town outside of Atlanta, and her husband, Shane Pauley, started their date last Friday night with a stop at a local Goodwill store. Shane Pauley called his wife with the idea after a friend reminded him of the idea, which went viral in 2015 thanks to a Florida couple.<\/span><\/p>\n

Purple Heart sold for $4.99 at Goodwill to be returned to recipient’s family<\/span><\/p>\n

\nFlash drive with family photos mistakenly donated to Goodwill returned to owner<\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe Pauleys’ rules for the night included that they each had to each pick out the other\u2019s outfit and could only spend $10 each. They had to pick a fake first name for their spouse and, once they left Goodwill, they had to pretend nothing had happened and their outfits were normal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSome couples may be nice to each other when picking out outfits, but Shane and I were not like that,\u201d Noel Pauley, 29, told ABC News.<\/span><\/p>\n

Noel, who is a social worker, said her strategy was to pick out as many plaid items as she could for her husband.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shane Pauley, 31, chose multiple outfits for his wife, which led to the couple seeking help from Goodwill employees on what was the best-worst outfit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey were on board and had a good time with us, so that made it fun,\u201d Noel Pauley said.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Noel Pauley exited the dressing room in what she called a \u201clovely 1985 floral dress,\u201d her husband\u2019s reaction was, \u201cEthel, get your choir book and come on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI looked like a little old lady that would be in the church choir,\u201d said Noel Pauley, who took the name Ethel for the date, while Shane Pauley went by Roger.<\/span><\/p>\n

The couple, who have a 5-month-old daughter, then went to dinner at a nearby Longhorn Steakhouse, where they did receive some strange glances.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe hostess and servers, they would do a double take, but they were very professional,\u201d Noel Pauley recalled. \u201cThe customers, you could tell they were waiting for us to get up so they could die laughing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Noel Pauley said she struggled more than her husband in keeping a straight face through it all.<\/span><\/p>\n

The date night ended when they went to pick up their daughter from her godparents\u2019 house, but the social media attention was just beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Noel Pauley posted photos from her date with her husband on Facebook, where they have now been shared more than 440,000 times.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I went on a date and woke up and all the Internet knew about me,\u201d she said. \u201cEveryone is looking for ways to have a good time, to have fun with each other. People are like, \u2018Oh we would have so much fun doing that together.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Noel Pauley said she has received messages from couples who gave the \u201cGoodwill Date Night\u201d a try and is glad people are seeing it for the fun, light-hearted moment it was.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes you forget when you\u2019re in the monotony of life, just let\u2019s go get the baby and get dinner,\u201d she said. \u201cThis was just to do something out of the norm and have fun together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As the author of a blog, Noel Pauley said she now plans to post a weekly feature on date night ideas. Some past date nights she and her husband have planned included zip lining and going to an arcade.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll have to come up with some more ideas because I don\u2019t know how we\u2019re going to ever to top this one,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Lifestyle\/couples-goodwill-date-night-viral\/story?id=48744586<\/span><\/p>\n

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