Over time you may have noticed your marriage is less romantic. You and your husband may have gotten so used to the daily routine, you forgot the times when you cuddled and spent time thinking about one another. It's time for you to remember, and relive that time. This means you two need to go on a date.



Sometimes when routine takes over romance, you need to indulge yourself for your own sake and for the sake of all those around you. Work and children and the daily drudgery are the common factors that wipe romance out of your life. It is time to remind each other how much you loved being together, how much fun you had, and how many romantic nights you spent walking in the park or strolling along the city streets hand in hand.

As a way to get the fire back in your relationship, you need to take action. The two of you should go on a date as you did years ago. If you have kids, hire a babysitter and prepare to take off on a date to remember. Picture this:

Your husband sets up a room at a hotel you love then calls you at work to tell you what time to be ready to leave the house on Friday evening, and that you need to pack a bag for the weekend. He says his bag is already packed. When the time arrives, he arrives in a rental car, possibly one like the hot rod he had when you first started your romance. You should feel what it was like to be a young dating woman again. You check in at the hotel. When you arrive at the room he opens the door, and you see the honeymoon suite in front of you. Waiting in the room are red roses and a bottle of wine. In the air, your favorite music is playing throughout the room. The romantic weekend is underway.

Now come down from the dream world and look at your life again. Think hard and see whether you can translate this dream into reality. The more you think about it the more you will realize that it is absolutely necessary for you to be with your husband away from all distractions, phone calls and kids yelling for your attention. You owe this to yourself and to your partner who has stood by you through this tedious routine.

You don't have to make big plans; simple things in life can rekindle a romance. All you need to do is find exclusive time for the both of you. Once in a while you need to break the routine and get out. Family responsibilities, work, and kids come in the way of romance. Take care of them by all means, but spare some time for romance also.

It doesn't matter if it is just a few stolen moments, make it a habit to spend some quality time with your love. Use it for a walk in the park, a relaxing meal, or to just sit and talk.

And, the best way to do that is to go back in time and relive those wonderful times when you had nothing between the two of you except love.