Do you want more love, happiness and passion in 2017? Start now with these three steps.
At the start of the year most of us have thought about a few things we will focus on this year or want to accomplish. This could be to look for a new job, join a gym, eat healthier, take a new course, save money or sign up for some other kind of challenge. Yet when it comes to our relationships, a really important area for most of us, we don’t set any resolutions or plans, we just leave our love life to chance. This is crazy when you think about it because a bad relationship can impact our health, self-esteem and overall happiness which in turn can affect our spending patterns and job performance. As the saying goes “happy wife, happy life”, and the same can be said of husbands. A loving, fulfilling and fun relationship can make us feel alive and thrive in all areas. So what can you do to revive your relationship if last year was not a good year for you, or make it even better if it was good? Three key steps are listed below.
Step 1: Bring back the fun
As time goes by it can be all too easy to forget the small things you shared together, the things you laughed at, the things that you had fun doing together. To make 2017 great start by thinking back to your happier days and make a list of what you were you doing together that made you both happy. It might not be possible to do all of them now, especially if you have kids and/or more responsibility at work, longer hours and no home help. However, try for a minute to think about what fun things you could do together that would fit into your current lifestyle. Even if it is just one thing, give yourself time together to laugh and have fun, when you can do something you both love. If for whatever reason you ca not get out or do anything even sitting down together and looking over old photos of the two of you having fun can instantly make you feel good and more connected. Watching a comedy can also be a great way lighten the mood after any tension at home.