Remember the excitement of those early kisses and caresses in your marriage? There was always an excitement and thrill that accompanied them. As time goes on, the love is still there but quite often the excitement falls by the wayside due to jobs, children, and life in general. This does not have to be the accepted status of your marriage. You can change this. Give your marriage a romance makeover and relive those exciting days.

Touch More Often

Much of romance comes from physical touch. Being in a marriage over time, you begin to touch less often. Be conscious of doing it. When you see your spouse, just lightly touch the back of their hand. If they are cooking, place your hand on their back gently. Walking by them, reach out and brush against their shoulder or touch their hair. Those little touches go a long way in conveying your feelings and keeping that spark a live.

Go Out on Regular Dates

Don’t be shy! Ask your spouse out. Nothing should be stopping you. All too often, married couples find themselves going months without having a date. When children are in the mix, it could even be longer. Never let that become the norm. Romance between the two of you needs that alone time. You need to be without family and friends around and concentrate on the two of you. Don’t go where one of you will end of talking to everybody around you but your love. They should be the only one you see.

Surprise Them With Tokens

Nothing says romance like a small gift for no reason at all. Having a wildflower picked on the side of the road given just because makes a girl’s heart skip a beat. Slipping a note with lipstick lips on it into the briefcase makes him catch his breath before starting his busy work day. These don’t cost you anything except a few moments of thinking of them. That excitement begins to revive itself.

Have a Mid-Day Tryst

When you first began seeing each other, you would do anything to spend time with each other. That should be happening again. Arrange a mid-day tryst. Act adventurous and spend your lunch hour together. You might be surprised how those moments alone during the crazy days that normally pull you apart actually bring you closer together. You might find yourself touching your love more often and making more tokens of your love.

Talk About It

Have you ever talked to each other about what makes your heart skip and your breath catch? Most married couples don’t. They assume the other one knows. Never assume anything in a marriage.

During one of your dates, talk about what makes you quiver inside and want to spend time with them. It could be as simple as having the TV off more often. It could be missing the hugs you once got. Maybe a kiss when you least expect it. When they look at you across the room of a party and wink might do it. The little things can do so much in the romance department.

Most marriages need a romance makeover. There is no need to attend seminars or buy volumes of books. All you need to do is pay closer attention to your spouse and show them signs of your love. Touch them, date them, gift them, and romance them. You will begin to notice how other forms of romance begin to enter the picture unconsciously. Who knows? Maybe you’ll be serenaded one night.