Does it seem as if your partnership is turning into an old shoe? Always there and always comfortable though it is, how do you add a little polish? It’s one thing to be strong and pass the test of time; it’s quite another to keep things fresh and exciting. You need to perk up your relationship with a deeper understanding of yourself and your partner. Broadening your communication is the key. You’ll both find that freshening up your relationship will have pleasant repercussions from the breakfast nook to the bedroom.
Yes, fun. And interesting and fulfilling and exciting. We all want our relationships with our significant others to flourish so that the adjectives used in the few preceding sentences are needed to describe them. And include “Zest!” Well, give it half a chance and you’ll soon see that your lives are only dreary because you haven’t been communicating enough with each other. You haven’t connected in a way that was so important to you both when you were starting out together. The thing is, you’ve been too swamped with the wishes and desires of others while trying to hold true to your own as well. You both need to figure out a way to be alone together. So you can sit back and look at all you have accomplished together.
Take a stroll. Don’t be put off. There’s a lot to be said for walking. Add your significant other as your walking companion and there’s a whole lot more to be said for it. A walk on a beautiful sunny morning is a great way to jump start the body and the mind. Even a walk on a rainy morning can be fun and surprising. Or, if the stars are peeking through the curtains and the dishes are done, a walk can ease the tensions of the day and make yourselves ready for a good night’s sleep. You might develop a pattern or you just might start to take walks whenever the mood strikes.
Walking with your significant other does so many things on so many different physical, mental, and even spiritual levels. You may walk briskly, punctuating the pace by tossing ideas at each other. You may walk slowly and speak in long and measured tones. There are no rules. The thing about walks is that they are something you two can share alone, without any hassles or planning, a time for reconnection. Yes, you built the house, raised the kids, took in family, entertained friends together. Now you need to put those things in perspective. You did those things because it pleased you both. Get away so you can stand back, see what goodness you have built, and figure out ways to improve on those things so that your time together continues to be fresh and exciting. And, your own porch light is always on.
The house is empty. Nothing is on the agenda for this weekend afternoon. The kids are off. Friends are busy with the peculiarities of their own lives. A steady rain, promised by the weather man to continue all day, is nourishing the trees and the plants of the dry city. You are reading the paper, your significant other is reading a book. The big gray cat is lounging on the ottoman, swishing its tail in slow circles. You and your significant other are together yet alone. It’s time you took opportunities such as this to be alone together.
The other benefits to playing cards is it gets your mind off of daily stresses as well as exercises your brain. Giving your mind a break and allowing it some time off from your day to day grind will allow you to see thing much more clearly and with a fresh new outlook. Exercising your mind and giving it different and demanding tasks aids in your ability to think more quickly. Every muscle in your body needs this nourishment and your brain is no different.
Watch how your partner plays the hand, watch the mind work, watch the way in which losing and winning is accepted. Simple things like this is are so pleasant, so revealing, so lovely. Card playing is another way of connecting once again. Friendly rivalry is a good way to play.
There are other activities you can share with no one else having to be there. A stroll through a museum. Time at an arcade. (Even if you think you’re too old for such nonsense.) Go to a fair and win a bear at a bean bag toss. Play a hand of cards. Take a walk. The simplest things are often the best things for young lovers of any age.
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