It would make sense that if you had a romantic life together before you married, it would and should continue after you’re married. But let’s face it:
“Marriage is difficult! Somewhere between ‘We are gathered here today’ and ’til death do us part’ there is a lot of real life going on—ups and downs, highlights and failures, dreams attained and dreams lost. Real-life marriage is hard, a balancing act of jobs, children, friends, in-laws, paying bills, cooking meals and maintaining a home.
“Not only these, but we also deal with transitions to different stages of marriage—adjusting as newlyweds, working dual careers, having kids, kids growing up, moving, changing jobs, and growing older.
“Often the one we’re supposed to love most is lost in the confusion of life. You need to put activities into your life together to help you to enjoy and encourage each other as husband and wife as well as to foster talking, learning and growing together.” (From “Help! We’re Married… An Activity Calendar for Couples” by Kandi Arnold, Andrea Devin, and Dale Sprowl)
Don’t you find that to be true? It seems the people you say you love the most are often the ones you put off behind all of the busyness that comes rushing in at you. A whole lot of energy goes into making life “work” and yet what about making your marriage work and infusing romance back into your lives together?
If the marriage stops “working” haven’t you lost a lot more than you’ve gained despite your busyness? What if you “gain the whole world” and lose your marriage in the process?
So, are you looking for a few simple romantic ideas to start reconnecting romantically? Are you feeling a bit romantically challenged (the desire is there to make the effort but the ideas aren’t)?
Below, we are providing a few web site links that contain lists of romantic ideas posted on the web site for the wonderful ministry of Family Life Today. We have found them (and the Family Life ministry) to be a great blessing and pray they will help you as well.
To read the ideas, click onto the links posted below:
We have another set of romantic ideas from the web site for Marriage Partnership Magazine which you can click onto below:
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