put more romance into your marriage
according to drs. sari harrar and rita demaria in their book 7 Stages of Marriage, the fourth stage is called the cooperation stage. this usually happens to those who have been happily married for more than five years, have dynamic professional careers, have busy schedules and money management is a big issue. because of all these, how then do you keep romance alive? check this out:
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schedule regular date nights. however important your home and work schedules may be, your time alone with your spouse is even more so. so keep that date!
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ask and communicate. don’t take your other half for granted just because you’ve been together for a long time. keep your communication line open, asking each other how you both are ("how’s your love tank?" for example). this will keep you both happy with each other.
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do the things you used to do. go back to the things you used to do during the early stages of your relationship. enkindle the fires of early romance and keep it burning.
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get away from the hustle. a weekend alone with your spouse, or even just a night, will be a great help towards adding spark to your marriage.
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date at home. there are pockets of child-free times when the kids are out or in school. use these times to be together.
when you do these suggestions, make sure you focus on each other, not on children, the finances, etc. get to know each other again and be surprised anew at this great gift of a person just waiting for you to discover.
(rd.com)
