Attention caregivers! 

You are not dating just a little, you're dating whatever their actual age is too. Most littles aren't in littlespace all of the time, although they may be in it quite a lot. If you want to spend time with your little out of littlespace too, let them know. Some days you may want to spend time with them, but just don't have the energy to deal with them in littlespace. They'll understand because they also want to spend time with you outside of littlespace.