48 ways to show you love him (or her)

48 ways to show you love him (or her) 

Have you settled for ‘just companionship’ in your supposed romantic relationship? Leaving out the romance as if that’s not part of the deal you both signed up for.

After three years of marriage, I have come to realized that the initial gra-gra (love at first sight lol) fades, so you need to put in conscious efforts to “keep love alive” in your marriage.

Saying I LOVE YOU frequently and with passion is very important in your relationship with your partner. And love can be expressed not just with words, but with body language, facial expressions and in action too.

So here are 48 unique and fun ways you can demonstrate the depth of your love. I have used the words he and she interchangeably here as the following ideas are not gender specific.

1. Write down fifty favorite memories of your life spent together so far. Invite your partner to add to the list, as well as to share special ideas for the future.
2. Spend some time talking about all the goals you have been able to accomplish during your time as a couple. Reflecting on the things that you have been able to do with the strength of the other, including the challenges, can really help you to remember and to celebrate the depth of your relationship and how you have supported one another through it all.
3. Create a special sign (such as a specific hand gesture) that means I Love You, just between the two of you.
4. In your own voice, record poetry or a song on a CD for your partner to listen to on the way to work or while he or she is out of town.
5. Use that old tube of lipstick to write a good morning greeting on the mirror.
6. Sign up for a ballroom dance class, brush up your moves and have a blast together on the dance floor.
7. Change the screen saver on the computer to a scrolling message that says how you feel about him.
8. Tell her (truthfully) that you can't wait to see her again when you are going away on a trip alone.
9. Send him a voice note with a silly, romantic poem. (Roses are red, violets are blue . . .)
10. Make a CD featuring the songs that have been important in your relationship. Slip it into the CD player of her car.
11. Surprise her with some bath salts and her favorite magazine. Then take the kids out of the house for the evening so she can enjoy some time alone.
12. Celebrate being together with a trip to your favourite holiday destinations.
13. Give him some time one Saturday to do something he enjoys but rarely takes the time for.
14. Buy her luxurious new silk pajamas that will make her feel treasured and cherished each time she puts them on.
15. Give him a few minutes of time alone when he first gets home from work. Sometimes, we each need a bit of time to process the transition from work life to family life.
16. Talk lovingly about your partner to others, and avoid criticizing your mate to your friends or family. Even if your words never make it back to your partner, the tension and negative energy will eventually wedge its way between you.
17. Have you been holding a grudge against your partner? Today, forgive it and move on. Witness how much power the act of forgiveness injects into your relationship.
18. Keep a scrapbook of your love, from first meeting through courtship, through marriage. Write a few journal entries about how your love for one another has evolved as you have grown together, and the new kinds of energy each new phase of your relationship has created.
19. Talk a walk together.
20. Rub his back.
21. Rub her feet.
22. Watch a sporting event together.
23. Stash a love note in his shoe.
24. Call her just to say you were thinking about her.
25. Write her a love poem.
26. Always remember your anniversaries and bring her something sweet.
27. Kiss her in the middle of a sentence.
28. Kiss often.
29. Take her for a walk at sunset and stay to look up at the stars.
30. Remind her that you still think she's beautiful.
31. Take a bubble bath together.
32. Tell her you love her often.
33. Listen without interrupting.
34. Dance to your favorite song.
35. Re-create your first date.
36. Write a love note and slip it under his pillow.
37. Send a romantic text message.
38. Take him out to lunch.
39. Jot down 20 things you love about him and slip it under his dinner plate.
40. Rent and watch a romantic movie together.
41. Spend a few minutes together in bed each morning.
42. Call his mother and father and thank them for creating such a wonderful son.
43. Do a chore that is typically reserved for her.
44. Tell her she looks amazing.
45. Build a web site dedicated to your love.
46. Order identical custom-made t-shirts with your names written at the back
47. Play a board game or a game of cards together
48. Choose your favorite photo of the two of you as a couple and frame two copies: one for each of you to take to work.

So come on people, spice it up with these few tips, who says the spark has to fade away over time?

Looking forward to your comments.

Love always.

Tamie !