Keep a sex diary (and more)
4. Keep a sex diary
“During our first anniversary dinner, after a little too much wine, my husband toasted our sex life and a particularly unusual spot in which we’d done the deed,” says a portrait artist in Texas. “We began reminiscing and wrote down, in the back of my datebook, every place we’d ever had sex. Now, every anniversary dinner, we update that list, and if the new locations aren’t numerous or exciting enough, we challenge ourselves to do better next year. It’s silly but fun, and lets us obsess over our sex life a little.”
5. Take the “happy” challenge
Your child’s favorite shirt has gone AWOL. You’ve forgotten to mail the car payment for a week now. On top of all this, you’re supposed to commit random acts of kindness for your husband? Well, yes, say the experts — you’ve got to make an effort to pamper that life partner of yours. “Ask yourself: ‘What one little thing can I do to make this person happy today?'” suggests Judith Wallerstein, Ph.D. It can be something as little as bringing a cup of coffee with just the right amount of milk or calling during the day to say, “I’m thinking about you.” Those little touches make a guy feel appreciated, nurtured — and altogether in love with the institution of marriage.
6. Toast each other
Recognize the good stuff regularly. “We inherited this huge champagne glass from my grandparents — it holds almost a whole bottle of bubbly — and any time we have an excuse, we bring it down and drink to our life together,” says one woman who works at a law firm. “We’ve used it on anniversaries, when we closed on our house and when either of us got a promotion or a new job.” So if you didn’t receive a pair of champagne glasses as a wedding present, buy some now and put them to use — often.
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