| Many times couples who are struggling to save | | | | seven day plan to do something together or |
| their marriage and avoid divorce state they simply | | | | special for your spouse. Here are some ideas; |
| "are not in love" with their spouse anymore. While | | | | 1. Go to lunch together during the work week |
| I do not think that is an acceptable reason to | | | | 2. Go for a walk together |
| contemplate a divorce, I can understand their | | | | 3. Surprise your spouse with something they like, |
| sentiment. So, rather than be apathetic, make a | | | | perhaps flowers or pizza and game watching |
| choice to do something about it. Love is a choice, | | | | together. |
| not simply a feeling. Feelings come and go every | | | | 4. Go out to dinner at a romantic restaurant and |
| day. If we lived our life solely based on our | | | | spend time talking. |
| "feelings", we would be in a huge mess. | | | | 5. Drive to work together, stop and get coffee |
| Therefore, change your perspective, and choose | | | | on the way. |
| to rekindle those feelings of love. | | | | 6. Fix your spouse breakfast in bed. |
| To get started, I would challenge you to take one | | | | 7. Give a back massage or a foot rub. |
| of your "boring" routines, and change it up. For | | | | 8. Go on a drive to a favorite destination, just the |
| example, if you come home from work, and go | | | | two of you |
| about your own separate tasks, rarely eating | | | | I think you get the idea. The list can go on and |
| dinner together or spending no time connecting | | | | on, and be completely designed to whatever your |
| with you spouse, do exactly opposite of that for | | | | particular likes are. But the point is: |
| a full week. Only you know what routines in your | | | | |
| marriage have become boring. Once you identify | | | | 1. Spend time together, rekindling those "feelings" |
| one, make a plan for how you are going to | | | | of love. |
| change it. | | | | 2. Doing something out of the ordinary that may |
| Another idea would be to do a fun thing together | | | | have gotten pushed aside in the busyness of life |
| every single day for a full week. It would need to | | | | over the year. Every effort you put into your |
| be something you do not normally do, which will | | | | relationship will pay off. It is up to you to put the |
| help you both to rekindle the close relationship you | | | | positive, nurturing effort in rather than just letting |
| once had. After all, you must have enjoyed each | | | | your marriage slowly slip away. Your marriage can |
| other's company at one point as you chose to | | | | be saved. Fight for it today. |
| get married. Your job therefore will be to make a | | | | |