You see each other every day (or almost every day). From the moment you wake up and groggily stumble into the kitchen to get the coffee machine started and get breakfast ready for the kids, until you get dressed and go separate ways for work, and again until you both come home, get dinner together, spend time helping the kids with their homework or playing a few games, and finally wash up for bed, you and your spouse are in each other’s company.
This is a picture of a regular day in a typical marriage, within a family—you build a routine, keep track of your duties for the day, spend some quality time with loved ones, and do the same thing again the next day.
A comfortable pattern
It can be difficult to remember the much earlier days in your relationship, way back before you were married and had children.
Looking at the dirty dishes piled on the sink, the stack of bills waiting for your undivided attention on your home office table, and the children and pets tracking mud all over your living room carpet, those passion-filled days spent indulging in fine dinners and wines, partying in clubs, heading out for spur-of-the-moment road trips, and making out everywhere in the city are now nothing more than a hazy memory.
Of course, the current stage of your married life has its own captivating qualities—a more comfortable, subdued family life can fill your heart with so much love for the little unit you have built together with your spouse.
Every once in a while, though, you can surely go out—just you and your partner for life—for a special romantic evening. Ideas abound from magazines and websites, but generally, you can decide on what to do for anniversary dates by thinking about four categories:
Revisit something familiar. You can’t go wrong with dinner at one of your favorite restaurants, or spending a weekend at a charming bed and breakfast that stole your hearts years ago, or even going out dancing to old tunes.
Try something new. In contrast, a new experience can still be romantic. Get tickets to a rock concert if you’ve only ever gone to see musicals. You can stay home, order pizza, and make bets on a Wii game instead of dressing up to go out. Or go around the city’s common tourist spots and take wacky photographs instead of lovey-dovey couple shots.
Go against the tide. Romantic doesn’t have to be quiet and intimate. Maybe you can take a Thai cooking class and learn to make a spicy dish together. Go skydiving, skiing, or running a marathon. Volunteer at the animal shelter or children’s hospital—whatever can be meaningful for you.
Share a unique experience. You can splurge on a new experience once every year, like hiring a luxurious limousine or vintage car to take you places for a day, or staying in a resort in a faraway destination to celebrate your anniversary.
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