Has the romance gone out of your marriage? During your next marriage staff meeting – a time when just the two of you are sitting down for quiet conversation – make a plan for how to rev up your relationship. Try one or more of these:
- Write the story of how you met.
- List your spouse's best qualities in alphabetical order.
- Tour a museum or an art gallery.
- Notice the little changes your spouse makes in his/her appearance.
- Float on a raft together.
- Take a stroll around the block - and hold hands as you walk.
- Stock the cupboards with food your spouse loves to eat.
- Give your spouse a back rub.
- Rent a classic love-story video and watch it while cuddling.
- Build a fire in the fireplace; turn out the lights and talk.
- Take a horse-drawn carriage ride.
- Go swimming at night.
- Write a poem for your spouse.
- Stop in the middle of your busy day and talk to your spouse for 15 minutes.
- Create your own special holiday.
- Watch the sunset together.
- Picnic by a pond.
- Serve breakfast in bed.
- Brush his/her hair.
- Reminisce about your first date.
- Plant a tree together in honor of your marriage.
Changing up the routine, doing something new and prioritizing romance will refresh any relationship. So get busy. Your relationship needs you!
