Good morning, I love Sunday mornings. It’s the one-day of the week that I don’t have to be anywhere or run any errands unless I want to. It’s a great morning for snuggling on the sofa and watching cartoons with the kiddo or going out for a long and lazy walk with the dog while she rides her bike. It’s also a great day to get romantic with your spouse because hopefully your both free of commitments and obligations and you can focus on each other and your family.
So here are six romantic resolutions you can choose from for each other. Who needs to wait for the New Year for making new resolutions?
- Indulge yourselves in your interests – Do you both enjoy to golf? Do you like mini-golfing? Maybe you both enjoy hiking or gardening? Photography and gourmet-cooking can be a great deal of fun together, too. If you enjoy these things then make plans to indulge yourselves together whether you are planting fall flowers and decorating the yard for Halloween or going out to find some good photo opportunities and more. It’s a great way to spend time together and indulge yourselves as well as your family.
- Go out to lunch with each other – Your kids really benefit when you and your spouse are plugged in and well connected. Sundays are a great time to go out for a late brunch or lunch with each other. The kids can spend time with a grand parent or other caregiver while the two of you escape for a couple of hours of quality one on one time – too often we put our kids first and forget that we need to nurture our marriage too.
- Don’t Let Yourself Go – It’s easy to not care what you look like or how you dress because you’re super busy and you’ve got the kids, your jobs, your volunteer work and more – take the time to spruce yourself up, husbands should shower, shave and wear a nice shirt. Ladies should wash, style their hair, toss on some lip gloss and discard the frumpy comfort clothes – it’s nice to look good and look at your spouse looking good
- Turn Financial Planning into Goal Setting – You and your spouse likely spend some time every week together going over receipts, budgets and other financial plans, but don’t just focus on all the commitments – take the opportunity to discuss your dreams and ideals for using your savings account – for example – what vacation would the two of you love to do and more?
- Commit to your I Love You’s – Ever heard the song, More than Words? Your I Love You’s should be the same way. You can say it in many ways and it doesn’t just need to be in words, whether it’s fixing a favorite meal, giving a gift for a day at the spa, finding a book by a favored author or more – you can convey your love in many ways
- Stop Keeping Score – Too often we can recite chapter and verse every slight given to us. We can tally every kind act. We keep these on a mental scorecard and when we think the slights have outpaced the kind acts, we can let resentment begin to grow waiting impatiently for the kind acts to gain – this resentment can be subconscious, but it can definitely affect your marriage; so – as a romantic gesture, agree to throw out the scorecard and wipe the slate clean so that the two of you can simply enjoy your time together without keeping score
What other romantic ways can you think to spend today?
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