romance and romantic ideas

Romance For Both of You

Accountability is important. Discuss how you might form a "Board of Directors" for your marriage. Be intentional about date nights. Get out your calendar and set some dates. Beam a Text love message to your spouse. When's the last time you had fun as a couple? Get together and plan a date night. Get out of the air conditioning and take a romantic walk. Create a romantic memory today. Focus on better communication. Be more open and honest. Volunteer something you haven't shared before. Focus on forgiveness. Is there something you need to ask forgiveness for? Have you tried Prayer Walking? Use your exercise time to pray together. Mark all of your "Romantic Reminders" in your PalmPilot or DayTimer. Include date nights, your anniversary and getaways. Reminder: A date means time away; with no kids, just the two of you. Commit to reading the bible together. Take turns daily reading a section from a One Year Bible. What are your marriage Expectations and Concerns, now and in the future? Talk about them. Through a marriage organization or your church, plan a weekend retreat getaway. Start keeping a journal of events and milestones in your relationship.

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Romance For Her

Call your wife right now and tell her you love her. Design a special romantic night at home with your wife. Plan all the details. Be creative. Ask your wife how you can pray for her. Then, on a regular basis, pray for her and your marriage. Leave work early today and surprise her with flowers and a date night. Tomorrow morning, take your wife to Starbucks. Over your favorite coffee, make plans for your next date night Prearrange with your wife's employer, a surprise afternoon limo ride to a day-spa for a makeover and lunch. Have her car waxed and detailed. Give your wife a homemade coupon booklet consisting of romantic and practical freebies. Make a commitment to pray with your wife for a few minutes every night before you go to bed. While you're away on a business trip, have a bouquet of flowers delivered to your wife. Forget the other stuff in your life. Today, focus only on your wife.

A Celebration of Sex Given our culture's distorted view of sex, Rosenau seeks to reclaim the Bible's view of marriage as a one-flesh relationship. more Red-Hot Monogamy Truths about the sexual relationship in marriage and what husbands and wives need to know to keep the embers burning. more Our Secret Paradise A secure and satisfying marriage for a lifetime is not a myth; it's available for every couple.. more Intended for Pleasure The classic on sex in Christian marriage, now updated and expanded. more

Romance For Him

Purchase some Audio Books on a marriage topic. Your husband can listen on his commute to work. Make his favorite desert...Chocolate Chip Cookies? Have flowers delivered to your husband today. Let him sleep in tomorrow morning. Give him a gift certificate to a message therapist. Pick up a blank card at a card shop and for no special reason, write him a love note. Give him a gift certificate to his favorite coffee shop. Read the Power of a Praying Wife, and pray for him.. Buy a book written by his favorite author and read it to him in bed each night. Fax your husband a love note! How can you serve him today?