Your Advice on How to Woo your Life Partner After Years of Being Together
By theSids
@thesids (22180)
Bhubaneswar, India
November 29, 2010 10:29am CST
Hi MyLotters,
I recently participated on a discussion here at MyLot which presented a gloomy picture of Relationships as they age. I do not agree to this thought and believe many of you would have a similar opinion as that of mine.
What do you do to keep the fire burning in your Relationship with your partner? Please share your opinions
Thanks,
theSids.
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10 responses
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
29 Nov 10
Mine is new. We are still acting like honeymooners!My best guess is to take one night out of the week and call it date night. The rules, you can't talk about work or children or the household stuff. Take the time to reconnect.And you don't have go out to have date night. have the kids go out to friends' house or grandmas and stay in. This is just a guess.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
30 Nov 10
4 years! That's wonderful! When is you aniversary? If you Need to keep it private , send it to me in a privat message.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
7 Dec 10
Thanks for the best response. I hope you and your lovely wife hve a long , happy life together.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 Nov 10
Great to know this one from you.
Yes, a change of place or even the surroundings and a shift from the daily routined life adds much... I think it is high time that we did something of this kind and it is just nearing our 4th anniversary
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@creolemoe (68)
• United States
29 Nov 10
Putting a little romance into your relationship never hurt anyone. I would recommend a nice dinner, flowers, a night out (regardless of the cost), a new "outfit", some fun toys, anything to switch up really helps. Don't be afraid to take a chance. Relationships need a spark every once in awhile!
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@inday_lorna1970 (1268)
• United States
30 Nov 10
Yeah I do agree with you. You need to always put an oil in a lamp so it keeps on sparkling..! yes, don't be afraid to take the chance while you are still both alive because time goes by so quick and one day either of you will die and you said: I wish I did to her or him before. Remember: life has no u-turn to do undone things!
If you truly love each other everyday is always a romance.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 Nov 10
Yes, I agree with you people - there are many things that can add a spark every once a while. But what I am worried about is that dont these things get repetitive over the long span of time... I mean if we stay together for a period of say 20 or 25 or even 60 years?
@inday_lorna
yes, life doesnt give a u-turn and I wished there were some instances of such things happening sometime
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@johnpillai (2082)
• Germany
29 Nov 10
don't bother about that. just do your part perfectly in your day to day life. you will enjoy the result in your future. I started my marriage life with many difficulties. But by the time the difficulties, misunderstandings and ego vanished away. I realize that our relationship is being tightened by the time.
1. Having the disere of being together as an ambition
2. doing your part perfectly without any expectation
3. strong prayers for the particular need
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 Nov 10
Hi John,
Yes, playing the role perfectly is something really great. But over the period of time (I have seen with some of my relatives) there starts a communication gap. You know how households are here in our continent - Traditional and over the period women generally are limited to the household chores and men for the outside chores... at the end of the day, when the couple is together, they mostly discuss about their children, issues in the family and things like that. So amidst that finding out the perfection seems to be difficult.
But yes, I and my wife seem to have a better communication and we still share the same fire and passion as we did on day 1 of our life together.
@dheerajlko (470)
• India
29 Nov 10
that is easy do whatever u dont do before and she will b wooed
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@lynnymac (105)
• United States
29 Nov 10
my husband and i just celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary. (we went to the little restaurant where we met 30 years ago and just had a hamburger. it was romantic, though we often eat there.) so many of our friends and siblings have devorced and remarried. i don't see that they are any happier in their new marraiges. you take your problems with you, i guess. several years ago we were having trouble. we went to a councellor who showed us this trick... you and your partner need to comunicate !! that's more important than keeping the fires burning. the fires will burn if you LIKE each other, believe me. the trick is your partner is allowed to talk about whatever is on her mind for 5 minutes. during those 5 minutes you MUST listen. DO NOT think about what you want to answer to what she is saying. just listen. then it is your turn, you get to talk about whatever is on your mind and she must not think about her answers to what you are saying, she must listen to you. my husband and i have date night once a week and before we go home we park somewhere...the kids think this is very funny, the old folks parking... but all we are doing is talking. we have been very happy and i know we have the best marriage. if you really listen to her when she talks you will keep her love forever.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 Nov 10
BINGO!
You mentioned the 100% correct thing in being together and keeping the relationship alive - Communicate!
pls. read my response for this on John's comment. I have quoted something similar to what you have mentioned here.
CONGRATULATIONS on your 28th Wedding Anniversary and I pray that you and your partner have many more years of loving togetherness and nothing bad ever happens to your relationship. Keep it strong and healthy.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
30 Nov 10
I think its very natural that many relationships go a bit dull by the passage of time...there are so many responsibilities with the couple to cope when they become husband and wife and even if the couple were lovers before marriage i think it must be happening with them too that their love life fades...i think there are some ways like goping out for some days and enjoying etc can make them refresh their lives...but that too has become too difficult as the lives today are so busy and whenever we try to plan for somewhere...some problems make the fire still weaker before we try to give it air to keep it burning
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 Nov 10
Hi eshaan,
That is what exactly I have realized in my personal life... My uncle and aunt were a great couple when I was young and over the period of time with the growing responsibilities and other things, they kind of have a fight every other day and that really has affected my cousins.
I think that parents must realize that providing a peaceful environment at home is also a responsibility of theirs. But when the relationship between the parents starts getting dull such things do happen.
I would say that we must try to sort out the problems and differences and think afresh about the relationship.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
30 Nov 10
Hi dears,
It is quite clear that we all are different in nature. Mine is different with you and your is different with your wife. There may be some few similarities and it is not necessary that all should match at all times.
Similarly, the issues we face in our day to day life also varies and some are important while some are less important. Also, whatever you seems important may not as important to your wife. Being such things are the basis for every thing happening in our life.
For being h/b and w/f for a long period of time, then the rest of life is just an understanding and nothing more on that. Any issues come to them are to be treated with equal importance. Eg, if one child is not well, both carries equal pain. Means, now there is no difference for any issues comes in between. As this is being the fact, we take the issues together.
Whereas, there may be own opinions sometimes we cannot compromise with them. Of course, there is a saying, “the more we close, the more we away”. Here also the same formula works. Both parties think independently and in many cases, the mutual understanding has no relevance. In such case, there may be difference of opinion comes up and having equal importance to both parties, either will not be ready to give up their issue or will not get ready for a compromise.
This could be the immediate reason for such feelings come into both parties mind and it will create constant misappropriations among them. However, a mutual understanding and respecting each other can reduce the pressure of the same.
Regards,
Thank-s
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 Nov 10
Yes Thanks, this is 100% correct. We are at end two different individuals and that is the base fact. We have our differences no doubt but then we have a better understanding between us as we age and that understanding comes from being together and sharing the ups and downs of life. We know what it takes to please the other half of our life and that comes as a help in such situations - to re-kindle and re-fresh the stale looking thing... hehehe I am become knowledgeable now on this one... Thanks to all the mylotters who have shared their views
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
30 Nov 10
I think to keep the fire burning in the relationship with our partner is related to a word: TRUST, just talk what ever to your partner and always be honest. Share your story with your partner is important and I think it works for me.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 Nov 10
Hi yspmyl,
Honesty and Trust are the two basic pillars for any relationship to flourish. This is a great thought and I believe that the fact that we are together something much related to these. I know that no one would like to be cheated or deceived when we talk about such relationships. They help the bond to develop and grow stronger with each day.
@kievan (27)
• United States
30 Nov 10
I'm 24 years old, and I have known my soul mate since we went to the first grade. However our intimate relationship did not start until about three and a half years ago, and most of it was long distance.
I cannot foresee into the future, and I have not had a lot of experience compared to others, but here are some things that I'm certain will keep the fire burning:
- Cuddle with your partner any chance you get, and it doesn't have to be in bed!
- Be unpredictable, be unpredictable, be unpredictable!
- Travel to the places that you've never been to
- Make something with your hands, it doesn't have to be glamorous, just from the bottom of your heart
- be creative in love making
- I read that by doing things that are new to our brains, we can create new neurological pathways which in turn gives us a feeling of renewed interest for everything; it is similar to learning when we are children, everything seems so exciting =)
- Observe yourself, do not let yourself get comfortable with something that is familiar and usual, that gets boring sooner or later.
- I agree completely with earlier posts that communication is VERY important:
- keep track of her periods and remind her if she forgets
- be understanding of the processes that take place in your partner's body and if you are confused find out how to improve yourself, have a conversation with her
- talk casually during love making, make it as slow as possible :), rushing it may not only be hurtful, but also give an impression that you don't care about her needs!
I could go on, by my main point is that we can not settle! We have to always move because nothing in the universe sits still, we cannot force our organism, our soul to settle.
My biggest advice:
Be unpredictable!
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 Nov 10
Hi kievan,
Welcome to MyLot and I am honored to have your first response(here on MyLot) on my thread.
I am impressed with your list of suggestions and the best part that I have loved is - "- Be unpredictable, be unpredictable, be unpredictable!". Certainly that is something that would surprise and the surprise element has usually greater and long lasting results.
For your remark above - I cannot foresee into the future, and I have not had a lot of experience compared to others - dear, no one can foresee the future and I always believe that you can have knowledge without having experience and on many instances this knowledge helps.
Cheers,
theSids.