how can u keep romance in ur marriage.?
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Speratically do things together, take hot baths, go for long walks, play around like you were kids sometimes. Find different things to make it fun for yall and keep the flame burning.
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Yes I have. I believe imagination is what helps keep a marriage a float, and hepls me stay faithful. My marriage is still struggling for other issues, so my imagination helps getting through the act sometimes. Good luck with your relationship!
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Since your husband seems to like living his life by a schedule, ask him to start scheduling time for YOU! ... Like maybe a 'household business meeting' once a week, a 'social hour' a few times a few times a week, AND ... don't leave out scheduling romance.\n\nWhen married people expect communication, caring, and romance to "just happen" or "be spontaneous" ... that is a recipe for NO communication, caring, or romance. These things happen when you plan for them and make them happen. \n\nDoes a great dinner appear on the table spontaneously? Of course not, you have to plan the menu, plan the shopping. Just give him a day-planner or calendar and ask him to go over his schedule with you. Point out (nicely, without nagging) that he isn't scheduling any time for his marital responsibilities.
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Try compromising.Relationships change with time. Just go with the flow.
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Keep the communication lines open.  I know it's difficult maintaining a long distance relationship.  My first long distance relationship didn't work.  My second one did.  I married the second one and 3 years later, we're still very much in love and happy.  Don't forget to pray.  Put God first in your lives.  The rest will follow.  God Bless!  I hope your relationship will last forever.
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Just be nice to each other and don't push anything, and allow love to run it's course. If it is meant to be you will want to be together.
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Gosh, this is a loaded question!  It all depends on so much!  Do you have kids, howz your sex life...how creative do you want to be?!  The romantic dinner is a GREAT idea to start with!  There are some very romantic sexual games you can play after to spice things up. ("An Enchanted Evening" as an example)  To really save money you could make him a wonderful "coupon book" that he may use all year (Until your 7th anniversary)  Including back rubs, hugs, kisses, sexual favors, picinic lunch, his favorite home cooked meal....
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never close the doors of communication. live like two best friends and share your inner thoughts and secrets. don't be afraid to bear your soul ... the good, the bad and the ugly.  and be non-judgmental, understanding and accepting when your spouse does.\n\nwhen problems arise, all of our discussions take place in a bubble bath with a bottle of wine and one rule: no one leaves the tub until the issue is resolved or we agree to disagree. (it's hard to argue in the nude and so easy to kiss and make up)\n\nalways do unto others as you would have them do unto you. in other words, if you wouldn't "eat" it, don't "serve" it.
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You cant hold on to something thats not there...You can continue to do your end of the vows and pray that he will have a change of heart but ultimatley in marriage love comes and goes but its commitment to that person that will keep a marriage.  Apparently hes never had that commitment to hold on to you for "better or for worse".  He obviously moves according feeling not any thing else.  You keep your end if hes not willing than let it go--More advice? chrystaldr@yahoo.com
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Acknowledge your feelings and enjoy your time together.  Some soul mates come and go and some stay forever.  Good luck.
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After Marriage if you dont have sex it wont last, being innovative and active in the bedroom is a very good way to keep me around and happy. I want to make my lady happy in the same manner. Communications is the key, the best sex organ is the mind. Good Luck Happy Easter
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your marriage is what you make it. both of you bring honesty, trust, respect,love,communication, and commitment and you will be fine. good luck
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Your talking about being with this person for the rest of your life.You both need to get everything out in the open.Talk about what you want to do in the future,and what both your interests are.Ask them what do they like and want and work towards those things together.Some things they want and like,you may not want or like,but if you too really love each other you will adjust and work it out.Compromising is a key ingredient in marriage.
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You can cultivate interests - but you need to make sure you do it together.  Not saying you have to like what eachother is interested in, but you have to be willing to compromise and be involved in eachother's interests.  You both need to keep the communication open and talk to eachother about whats going on with the both of you.  Just make sure that you both keep involved with eachother's interests and with what each of you are pursuing in your lives - remember that you don't have seperate lives, you share one life together and that should be true in all aspects of your life and marriage.
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just make little suggestions every now and then such as\nwouldn't it be nice if.....\nor\ni would really love it if you did....\nmy partner isn't romantic and just by doing this i got him to suprise me it takes a little bit but at least once a week now i will get home and he would have a bubble bath ready with candles around for him and myself to enjoy.\nAnd i even get a romantic dinner every couple of weeks.\njust tell him that you would really love it if every now and then he would suprise you and be romantic.\n\nGoodluck and let me know how you go.
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I dont think there is a real explination for making a marriage work forever, unless you are an angel or something... Just love, and stay true to the other person and yourself.
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first off, congrats. it's not easy to make it to 10 years, so cheers for you!\n\nnow, let's get down to business. here's a couple things to try to keep that spark alive, or hopefully to ignite things if they've gone a little cold.\n\n1) give sexy gifts spontaneously.\n\nlisten, you're not kids anymore; you love each other, and sex is part of that. you don't have to be embarassed of being straightforward about your sex life. that being said, it's okay to give each other sexy, suggestively romantic gifts. a couple of ideas:\n\n-for the man: get your wife something romantic, like a bottle of wine with a ribbon wrapped around it along with a sexy romance novel for those nights when you can't be there. the book will get her mind racing with all these creative new ideas for your love life, and the wine will provide a bit of "liquid courage" to get the ball rolling. =)\n\n-for the woman: honestly, nothing can be sexier to us than YOU, simple as that. but show us that you're in the mood, and that you don't mind sex as a way to express love. pick up a bit of lingerie, and surprise us in a place that's NOT the bedroom. \n\ntry taking your man out to lunch, and telling him in the middle of the meal that you've got a lacy black thong on. then, watch how fast he gets the check taken care of so that he can whisk you home. ;)\n\n2) communication.\n\nwe've all been there: it's been a long day, and the last thing you want to do is have a marathon sex session when you come home. for the guy, watch your woman's mood -- if she's been picking up after the kids all day, DON'T bug her about when dinner's going to be ready. instead, make her feel appreciated and maybe even lend a helping hand to the things she has left to do. the appreciative feelings flooding through her system will shoot straight to her crotch. trust me.\n\nand for the lady: take care of your man -- he won't admit it, but he's a big baby. he's probably super stressed from his day of work, and even if it seems like he wants to talk about it, don't let him. instead, completely take care of his needs -- give him a back rub, make a nice steak or something (i like pasta, personally) and don't try and bring up the things he's stressed about. you'll be amazed that, as his mind is relieved from the things that stress him out, he'll have much more time and energy to focus on you.\n\n---\n\nwell, that should get the ball rolling. i would post more, but everyone here at Y! Answers has the attention span of speedy gonzales (not a racist joke) =U|\n\ngood luck, and may the relationship spice up dramatically!