48 Ways to Make Your Long-Term Relationship Feel Like the Honeymoon Phase Again
Everyone knows that while being single is fun and offers plenty of perks, there are tons of benefits to being in a relationship, too. Not only do relationships bring a special someone in your life, but they will teach you a lot about yourself – like your attachment style, your love language, and maybe even how much you value your independence.
As your relationship progresses, you begin to hit relationship milestones one by one. And while these are mostly positive experiences, it’s possible to get to a point where your relationship feels slightly stagnant. Maybe you’ve been together so long that you are questioning how to keep the spark alive, or maybe you are wondering how to build new forms of intimacy.
Either way, as time goes on and your relationship transitions to long-term status, it’s normal for the initial happiness of the “honeymoon” phase to wear off. But just because you’ve been with someone for what feels like forever doesn’t mean the relationship has to become stale. It just means now would be the time to rediscover new things about yourself or your partner. In order to do that, here are some tips on how to help keep the romance alive and strong for many more years to come.
1 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Plan a Date Night
But make it a special one. Oftentimes, long-term relationship couples get so lost in their routines, they forget to make time for each other. Prioritize a night out by doing your favorite things, or, stick to the 2-2-2- rule: go on a date every two weeks, go out for a weekend away every two months, and go out on a vacation for a week every two years.
2 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Take a Trip Together
Visiting a city together you’ve never been to before will bring a newness to your relationship — you’ll have more things to talk about, more memories to make, and more places to see.
3 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Try a New Hobby
Really, it can be anything, but try to do something that gets you two working together in a productive capacity. This will build your communication skills and maybe even problem-solving skills, too, depending on the hobby.
4 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Go on a Double Date
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5 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Surprise Your Significant Other
Whether it’s giving them an unexpected gift that made you think of them or taking them to their favorite sports team’s game on a surprise date, surprises bring novelty to a relationship and keep them exciting.
6 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Prioritize Your “Me” Time
Learning to make time for yourself can help you become a better partner for your significant other and help you both avoid codependency. Don’t be afraid to give yourself space to recenter yourself and the relationship.
7 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Take Time to Communicate Your Feelings
The key to a lasting relationship is being open and honest about your feelings. Learning how to communicate effectively with your partner will make a long-term relationship easier to navigate. If this is something you and your partner struggle with, booking a couple’s therapy appointment may be useful.
8 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Have Fun Discussing the Future
Making sure your futures align is a great way to ensure your relationship will last. Plus, you can have fun with it, too, by imagining what your futures would like if you won the lottery or lived in a different decade.
9 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Support Each Other’s Dreams
It proves that they can count on you through thick and thin, and though it’s important to maintain your own boundaries and have your own goals, supporting your partner’s is a surefire way to have a loving relationship.
10 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Make a Bucket List Together
Maybe it’s a sex bucket list of things you’ve wanted to try but haven’t gotten around to. Maybe it’s a bucket list of things you’d like to accomplish before reaching a certain age. Whatever it is, spending quality time checking off each other’s bucket lists is an easy way to bring the two of your closer together.
11 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Try Something New in the Bedroom
Not sure where to start? Try a “yes, no, maybe” list, like this one here. Of the sexual activities you’re interested in, write “yes,” of the sexual activities you’re not interested in, write “no,” and of the sexual activities you want to talk more about, write “maybe.” Then, talk it out with your partner and compare your chart. When you’re done, you’ll have a new list of “yes” activities to try out together.
12 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Get a Couple’s Massage
Ultimate relaxation will help alleviate unnecessary stress and anxiety in your relationship.
13 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Team Up in the Kitchen and Cook a New Recipe
Novelty is great for couples in long-term relationships, so doing something as simple as cooking a meal you always order for take-out can add some spice to your routine.
14 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Do Something to Show You Care
Use their love language to come up with something thoughtful you can do for them. If their love language is physical touch, maybe you can plan an at-home massage. If theirs is gifts, maybe you can pick up a pair of socks with their favorite dog breed on them.
15 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Remind Them That They’re Beautiful
Looking at all of you who have a partner that loves words of affirmation. Making someone’s day could be as simple as a compliment.
16 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Have a Deep Conversation About a Hot-Button Topic
Healthy debate is good for the soul. Just remember that the key word here is “healthy,” in that, regardless of your opposing views, you remain respectful of your partner’s opinion.
17 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Respect Each Other’s Boundaries
This seems simple, but it’s a big one because respect goes a long way in a relationship. As for what it looks like? It’s up to you and your partner, so definitely open up the conversation on this one, folks.
18 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Sign Up For a Class Together
Learning to do something new together will help you two find focus in other areas of your life. Plus, it will be a new activity to try together. You can bond over the challenge.
19 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Let Go of Grudges
This builds resentment in a relationship. Of course, it’s healthy to bring up issues with your partner, but if there is something you’re still processing or you have lingering feelings about after a previous fight, seeking a therapist may be a helpful option.
20 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Still Make Time For Your Friends and Family
Having a life outside the your relationship allows you to be a better partner. When you don’t have your own circle of support, the partnership can begin to feel suffocating for both parties.
21 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Do an Activity You’ve Never Done Together
Being spontaneous is highly encouraged, as it keeps things fun and interesting.
22 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Take a Breather After a Fight
This goes back to the whole “respect your partner” thing. Some people need time to process a fight so that they don’t act impulsively.
23 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Joke Around With Each Other
Laughing is good for the soul. Maintaining a relationship that is equal parts serious with equal parts fun is vital.
24 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Put Effort Into the Relationship
No one likes one-sided relationships. Though you can’t always expect relationships to be 50/50 all the time, since some people may need more effort at certain points in their life, make sure you’re putting in the work to keep your relationship from feeling neglected.
25 How to Spice Up a Relationship: Play a Board Game
Sometimes a little healthy competition is just what you need.
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