I read this article yesterday about keeping your relationship alive. Sometimes I think these articles are so silly, but I really felt like most of the advice in this one rang true.
I will summarize my favorite points, but click on the link above to read the whole article.
1. Don’t forget date night. We seem to never fight when we are on a date. It’s a magical time. And when we have date night every week, we seem to be so much happier with each other.
2. Give a proper greeting.Before I taught piano, I would literally RUN to the door when Ryan came home from work. Lydia and I would smother him in kisses, and we would all feel so lovey dovey. Now I’m teaching when he walks in the door, so the smothering in kisses doesn’t happen. But when it did, our evenings were always so happy. There’s a lot of power in showing your excitement at seeing your spouse. And there’s a lot of power in being on the receiving end of the excitement. This is a tradition that I miss, and I’m going to figure out how to incorporate it back into our days, even with piano teaching.
3. Keep on kissing. The article says to do it even in the morning, even with bad breath. That’s great advice; it really is. Remember how much you kissed when you were dating?
4. Leave a surprise note. I used to write love notes to Ryan and leave them in my pockets. When he gave me hugs, he would go searching for a note. I even “proposed” to him this way. (He proposed first, but a few weeks later, I “proposed” and gave him his ring because he wanted to wear it before we got married). One night, I put a note in one jacket pocket that said, “Will you marry me?” In the other pocket, I had the ring. So silly, so cheesy, but cheesy is happy! We have been so busy lately that I haven’t written him any notes in a while. This is another tradition that needs to be resurrected.
The article has 3 more suggestions that are also very noteworthy, but these were my favorites and the suggestions I want to start implementing immediately. What are your favorite tips for keeping the romance alive?
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I like the ones you pointed out, especially #2 I always make sure to give my husband a kiss hello and goodbye!
My husband and I read that last night too, and we swore to each other that we would try really hard to do each of those.
so sweet!
I came across this same article. I love all the ideas it mentioned. Just a good reminder of ways to cherish the relationship that is most important!