Remember when you two first met; remember that fluttery butterfly feeling you would get in your tummy? Just because you have been together awhile does not mean you cannot still feel that way. Here are 50 simple ideas to inspire.
- Call her at lunch – just to check in.
- Hold hands more often
- Hire a sitter and go for a grown-up date out-in-the-world
- Instead of turning the tv on after the kids go to bed turn him on instead
- Buy him a treat – just because
- Shower together (saves water)
- Poke him on Facebook
- Go for a walk together
- Open the door for her
- Tell her she looks nice
- Watch a steamy movie together
- Cuddle on the couch
- Smile more
- Enjoy a sweet snack together
- Don’t nag
- Say “I love you” everyday
- Bring home flowers for no reason
- Take dance lessons together
- Ask “How was your day?” at the dinner table
- Celebrate birthdays
- Steal a kiss in the playground
- Enjoy a weekend getaway
- Eat by candle light
- Watch a romantic movie (“Like Water for Chocolate” for example)
- Take a surprise day trip – just the 2 of you
- Meet for lunch (at home or out in the world)
- Schedule a monthly date night
- 3 words: full body massage
- Make a CD or iTunes play list of his favourite music
- Turn the Blackberries and iPhones off and enjoy a night of talking.
- Put a note in his lunch bag saying “I love you”
- On bad days, give her the night off by taking over bedtime routine with kids
- Use a camera to record moments with kids when he is away
- Shave
- Tell the kids to wait 2 minutes and give him a hug
- Open a bottle of wine
- Do something steamy
- Text “I’m thinking of you”
- Set the alarm 5 minutes earlier to allow for morning cuddle time
- Pour him a glass of chocolate milk after his run
- Wink more
- Don’t talk money or in-laws in bed
- Write down “10 things I like about you”
- Make love
- Let him sleep in
- Take the kids out so she can tweet/have a shower/read a book
- Be his biggest fan
- Pick out her pjs
- Make space for surprises in your life
- Dance together in the living room