Meet someplace all dressed up (and more)
13. Meet someplace all dressed up
Decide to rendezvous at, say, a bar or museum, but you do your makeup and wiggling-into-sheer-black-stockings routine at the office while he puts on a great dinner jacket and tie at home. When you then (surprise!) see each other looking your best, you’ll each realize what a dude/babe you’ve landed and feel that much more intoxicated with one another.
14. Feather your nest
Futon couches are for single folks. Now that you’re married, acquire the goods that married folks get to have, like a dining room set. Or, follow the example of one New York couple and become art collectors: “Over years we’ve bought paintings or photos on themes we’re interested in. They’re permanent, visible, and they remind us of shared passion in our lives.”
15. Say it with flowers
Who, if not your spouse, is going to greet you at the door with a bouquet of roses? The point of this rhetorical question: to get you back into that early-dating ritual of giving flowers — a gift that serves no purpose other than to delight the recipient’s senses. Keep in mind that it’s not a one-way street. See what a bunch of tiger lilies does for his mood.
16. Keep notes
“My husband and I work different shifts, so we barely talk during the week,” says a mother of two in Michigan. “So we leave notes for each other in a spiral notebook. Like I’ll say, “Last night was awesome!” and come home to find a funny little comment he’s added on. Sometimes I flip through the book, and it brings back a lot of good, recent memories about our life together.”
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