[Izraehl]

Let's come up with some fun/exciting/romantic things we can do with our significant others to keep the relationship from going stale! Too often we find ourselves in 'routines' instead of 'relationships' and there's much room for improvement! I'll start:

Lately I've been thinking of, once a month or bimonthly maybe, we decide together on something to go do on a weekend day that at least one of us has never done before. Whether it's walking the city or horseback riding. Maybe spending the night in a tent? It doesn't have to cost anything but it can keep things fun and we'll continue to form experiences and memories together, which can strengthen the relationship and help us to grow.

What are some other ideas?

[BatsAndButterflies]

Photography date! I did this once and it was so much fun... too bad it was my last date with the guy, but that was my fault not the date it was nifty.

Show each other new things.
I took my husband to his first Rennaisance Faire.
He took me to my first Antique Motorcycle Show.
We go see local music events, go to state parks to learn new things.
These have also created new traditions that we share.

[Izraehl]

Originally Posted by jadedmoonbeam

These have also created new traditions that we share.

That's pretty cool! I hadn't really considered how traditions can be formed. I'm thinking of taking her to a park and eating lunch and playing on swings and exploring and stuff. How's that sound?

[50guy]

Lots to do. In 38 years we have done a lot together.
Camping, hiking, biking, walking.
Going to farmers market, flea markets, garage/yard sales (even if we don't buy anything), walk the mall, have a picnic lunch in a park. Look through antique stores.
Go to the RV show, the garden show, the nature show. Bird watch. Hang out in the beer gardens, go to the county, state, or city fairs.
Watch the stars at night, through the telescope. Listen to music, dance to music. Tell funny stories about our trips that we remember. Watch movies together. Talk about the days events, plan for future events. Pray together, laugh at stupid things we see and do. Remenise about old times. Talk about how good God has been to us.
Talk about old friends, the live and dead ones. Family that we miss, family that we don't miss. People watch. Sit out on the porch and say hi to eveyone that goes by. Offer a drink to those that stop and chat, don't offer drinks to those that stay too long. Have a bar-b-que and offer some to the neighbor who is an old man by himself. Chat with him for a while because he never gets and visitors. Check on him 3-4 times a week, see if he needs anything. Watch kids in a playground and remember when ours were little. say "I Love you" too much. I could go on and on.......it takes commitment, compatability and conversation to make it last.

Originally Posted by Izraehl

That's pretty cool! I hadn't really considered how traditions can be formed. I'm thinking of taking her to a park and eating lunch and playing on swings and exploring and stuff. How's that sound?

Of course - don't over think it - we didn't plan on making any of these traditions - they just became traditions...we found things we liked and kept doing them...find things that are fun and enjoy them.

Originally Posted by 50guy

Lots to do. In 38 years we have done a lot together.
Camping, hiking, biking, walking.
Going to farmers market, flea markets, garage/yard sales (even if we don't buy anything), walk the mall, have a picnic lunch in a park. Look through antique stores.
Go to the RV show, the garden show, the nature show. Bird watch. Hang out in the beer gardens, go to the county, state, or city fairs.
Watch the stars at night, through the telescope. Listen to music, dance to music. Tell funny stories about our trips that we remember. Watch movies together. Talk about the days events, plan for future events. Pray together, laugh at stupid things we see and do. Remenise about old times. Talk about how good God has been to us.
Talk about old friends, the live and dead ones. Family that we miss, family that we don't miss. People watch. Sit out on the porch and say hi to eveyone that goes by. Offer a drink to those that stop and chat, don't offer drinks to those that stay too long. Have a bar-b-que and offer some to the neighbor who is an old man by himself. Chat with him for a while because he never gets and visitors. Check on him 3-4 times a week, see if he needs anything. Watch kids in a playground and remember when ours were little. say "I Love you" too much. I could go on and on.......it takes commitment, compatability and conversation to make it last.

So well said - I just passed my 1 year anniversary (together almost 3 years) so we have a lot to aspire to!