How To Rekindle Love And Affection For Your Spouse
If you’re so deep in the depths of despair about your relationship that you don’t think you can bring up those old feelings of love again — don’t worry! There are some great strategies you can use to make sure you can rekindle those feelings all over again.
l Read old love letters
l Look at pictures of the two of you from when you were dating
l Go back to where you first met
l Look deep into their eyes
l Hold hands
l Cuddle, even if you don’t want to
l Look at pictures of your wedding day and pay attention to the smiles
l Think back to your engagement
l Think of the feeling you got when you found out your were having a baby
l Think of the feeling you had when your first child was born
l Remember your wedding vows
l Talk to friends to see that you’re not alone, and that every marriage has problems
l Talk to your spouse about your feelings
l Buy your spouse something
l Write them a love letter
l Ask them what they love about you
l Go to a comedy show together (laughter heals)
Those are just some quick and simple suggestions of things you can do. You’ll notice that many of them are based on associating yourself with happy feelings from the past. That is because our emotions stay hooked to our memories. When you remember happier times and use mementoes to trigger emotions you’ll be able to rekindle your affections a lot more easily.