Romantic Ideas

Sometimes it may be hard to find new ways to keep your love exciting.  One simple way could be trying a new way of kissing. Try these:

• Make a CD of kissing noises and place it in your love’s CD player in the car. Or add kissing songs to their Ipod or Mp3 player and add a note to let them know you’re thinking of them.
• When to two of you are doing the usual (watching TV, reading the paper, eating dinner, watching dishes, browsing the internet), lean over and give your love a sweet kiss on the cheek for no good reason and whisper, “I love you.”
• Playfully decide to call each other Fred and Wilma today. After you kiss your love holler, “Yaba daba do!”
• Eat dinner by candlelight. For dessert, blow out the candle and make sparks. Suggestion: If children are present, take a candle and have your love follow you to a dark room. Close the door and then blow out the candle.
• Make a bookmark with kisses all over it.  Place it in the book your love is currently reading.
• With your hands behind your head, stick out your bare bellies and have your belly buttons kiss.
• The two of you puff out your cheeks with air. Now, zero in for a kiss with your love, keeping your eyes open and trying not to laugh.
• For you exercise people, here’s a kiss you can do while working out.  Have your love lie down face- up. Get in the push-up position over your love.  Each time you lower yourself, kiss your love.  Your love can help by keeping count. Go for a record.
• Go to a park and find a swing and put your love in it.  As you push them, give them a kiss every time they swing near you.
• Surprise your love by putting candy kisses in the toes of his or her shoes.

Communication is key in a marriage.  How do you talk to your partner? Do you constantly nag or do you have positive comments?  Try naming three things each day that your partner has done really well that you are thankful for.  Try to do this for as long as you can.  Habits can take 27 days to form.  Try every night before or at dinner to list three positive things about your partner and see how things change.

“The object of love is not getting something you want but doing something for the well-being of the one you love. It is a fact, however, that when we receive affirming words we are far more likely to be motivated to reciprocate.” (The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman)

Do you know what your partners favorites are? Favorite food, flowers, color, movie, book, past-time, sport, etc… Make a list and take the time and find out what they LOVE. Use the list to make their every-day life more enjoyable.

One of the most important things in a relationship is for someone to know that they are valued. People like to receive praise and the best way to do it is to say “Thank You!” Tell that special someone thank you for being your best friend, or for cleaning the house, or for working to support their family. Make it known that you appreciate what they do. Say thank you for something that you normally wouldn’t. It will make you relationship glow!