Sometimes it is just best to stay out of the way.

As your relationship grows you will start to sense times when you need to leave your partner alone. It might be a certain time of the month or a certain day of the week. It could also be sporadic in nature but you can just tell by the way they are acting. On these days it is better just to stay away from the subject of making them feel better. For example if Mondays are a bad day because it is back to work time, then give them the space. Don't try to make them feel better only to get them upset with you let them roll around in their anger. Don't give them the chance to direct the anger towards you on these days that you know they are going to be upset. If you partner is female, then track her menstrual cycle to see the days that might be a good day for you to hang with the guys. You don't always have to cheer up your partner. This has taken me many years to understand but sometimes you just have to let them fume for them to get over it.

Sent your partner a Christmas Card.

I have seen a drastic decline in the number of Christmas Cards that we are receiving. We use to get forty or so cards each and every year but lately we are lucky to get ten and they are only from our closest family and friends. If is kind of a bummer because it was nice to get a card in the mail to break up the monotony of bills. This is your cue to take it upon yourself to set out and make getting the mail a little special for your partner. Send them a sweet little card for Christmas one that expresses how important they are to you. Make it so they can't tell it is from you when they receive it in the mail have someone else address the envelope or print in on the computer. This will make it even more special as they struggle to guess who it could be from. If you really are adventurous then go out and pick out 12 different cards and send her one each day for the twelve days of Christmas. He/She might get a little bored with getting a card everyday from you and it will take a little of they surprise out of it around the third day but once Christmas finally gets her and they have the door frame covered with cards from you, you might just get a big kiss for it under the mistletoe.

Do something in the sunshine you'e never done before?

It's been a long winter and with summer just around the corner, take advantage of those first few warm days. Find something that you normally do inside and take it outside. By getting outside to perform you task you usually do inside it will make your feel a whole lot different about doing this task. For instance take your laundry outside to fold, read a book outside on a blanket, or the two of you could take a game outside and play on a picnic table. Always address the day before you head out. If it is windy you might not want to take your paper work outside to perform, unless you want to chase it all over your neighbors yard. Give your sweetie a neck rub outside in the warm sun. This is a simple item to perform just find something you do inside and find a way to do it outside. Wireless Internet access can even let you complete work outside, how about that. Hooray for technology.