Keep the Fireworks going!

Well the 4th of July has passed and so have the fireworks. You can however keep the fireworks bursting all year long. Now I am not talking about buying several thousand dollars worth of fireworks and lighting them off each night. I am talking about keeping that excitement going in your relationship. Think about how you watch in awe as each blast lights up the sky. Now make the everyday things you do look that special. Cook for you partner, let them sleep a little later, anything that will make them feel special and show you care about them will do. I enjoy fireworks but I would much rather have my partner give me a fantastic kiss before leaving for work, or hold my hand as we walk to the mall. These little fireworks are what makes your heart jump up and down. Now if you want to get literal you could turn all the lights off in the house and find firework displays on YouTube, not only would that be literal it would be romantic also.

Make a personal fireworks show.

Fireworks themselves are romantic but you can make them a little more romantic if you put a little effort into it. Find a secluded spot that now one else is at and park the car there. Either spread out a blanket in the grass or get a little padding a spread it out on the hood of the car. Make sure you can lay down and watch the sky show. Don't put extra strain on your neck looking up into the sky. Hold hands and watch as the sky comes alive. It will seem like you are the only two people in the world watching this display. Now if that isn't romantic I don't know what is.

Lay on the floor together.

When is the last time you and your partner just laid on the floor. We just got new carpet and I decided to just plop down on the floor to see how it felt. My partner soon joined me and she laid there holding hands and we looked up at the ceiling giving us a different perspective then we had had just a few minutes ago. It is amazing how different everything looks from this angle. So next time you and your partner are just lazin around spend some time on the floor and see what you might be missing. It will maybe help you understand how you have to look at everything in your relationship at all angles, this helps the couples stay happy and in love.

Thanks to Gary Lerude for the picture from creative commons and flickr.

Dig up some old love notes.

If you want to rekindle some romance, all you have to do is dig up some old love notes. You know the ones you might have written when you first started dating. It might sound silly but by doing this you refresh you mind as to the way you felt about your partner when you first fell for them. The notes might be sappy or corny but they will tell you how much you wanted to be with the person you are with. One problem might be that all your conversations were done via email. Well just today I dug up some old emails between my wife and myself. I never thought I would see them again but during our recent move they serviced again. Bringing back a lot of memories of the little things we have done together. Doing this will make you look at your partner as you did back then. Don't be surprised if you find yourself smiling at them a lot during the day, just make sure to share the notes with them so they can smile back.

Special thanks to Andrew Burgess for the picture from Creative Commons and Flickr

Rent a Silly Comedy Movie

As we have mentioned many times laughter is great for your relationship and health. So tonight find one of those supper silly movies to rent. Something along the lines of Airplane or Naked Gun are great examples. Something that will have you busting a gut the whole time you are watching it. The Three Stooges or American Funniest Videos are another couple that keep the laughs coming non stop. Never under estimate the power of laughter. If you partner is mad at you or if you have done something wrong a good laugh gets the perspective back in place in a hurry. As the expression goes live, love, and laugh.

Keep your partner waiting!

Want to add a little excitement to your relationship? Then they next time you partner calls don't answer right away. Make them wait, sometimes a little anticipation helps a relationship. You don't want them to think you are hanging by the phone for their call. Plus, you will get their mind thinking, about what you are doing and where you are at it is good for the two of you. Think back to the days before cell phones. You were not tied to your phone at that time and your partner had to wait until you got home to see what you were up to. That little be of the unknown was good for your relationship. So don't answer that phone right away keep them waiting just a bit.

Work!

When you and your partner perform a task together that benefits both of you should reward your partner in some way or other. Take them to dinner, massage their back, or simple put make them feel really good.