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This Week's Tip:

Make this Discovery Week for romance.  Find out what your spouse's favorite subject in school was.  Ask a few questions as to why and who their favorite teacher might have been.  Discovering the little things about your spouse can be so helpful in other matters of your relationship.   You may not realize how much those growing years impacted the person you love today, but their experiences in school will help you understand situations that arise around your house each day.  So off you go to discover the best in your mate! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When was the last time you laughed together?  Can you recall the event?  Was it a movie, a joke, a memory, picture, story, cartoon?  Laughing together as a couple can be a good bonding tool for your relationship.  Never laugh at you mate, but always laugh with them.  Try to recall one of the events above when you both laughed a lot.  Recreate that event this week for your spouse.  Remember this time of recall should NEVER be at the expense of your mate or another person. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sometimes it's the little things that count the most.  When was the last time you did something special for you spouse?  Some men get into their lives so deeply, that something like a meal is just that--another meal.  Here's an idea:  Go to the grocery store this week and buy some fresh shrimp and ask them to steam it for you (most stores will do that for free, and it doesn't take very long).  Don't forget to pick up a bottle of cocktail sauce.  When you get home, place the steamed shrimp on a plate and also get out a clean plate or bowl for the shells.  Now comes the good stuff:  peel each shrimp one at a time and feed them to your wife.  Watch her reaction when you make her feel like a queen. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is your relationship in a rut?  This week discover what it was that got you into that rut.  Ask each other questions like, "How did we get into this rut?"  "How long have we been in a rut?"  "How do we feel about being in a rut?"  "What can we do to get out of the rut?"  Talk about what excited you in the past and what it will take to get you out of the rut this time.  Men, spending money is not the only answer.  Paying attention and being creative in the little things goes a long way to excite the relationship once again. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It seems that gifts are great and are much appreciated by women.  But when you can just walk into a shop and by a dozen roses, there is little effort except to spend the money.  Next time, take the time to hand-pick a bouquet with maybe an added butterfly or other little item to show a personal touch.  You will discover that time and effort expended is more appreciated than the money spent.  So when you do something special for her this week, don't forget to add your personal touch. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find one little thing this week that your spouse normally does by himself or herself and try doing it for them this week.  It may be getting the newspaper or even just warming up her car for her.  As the saying goes, the little things DO count.  Make sure to study those little things and then discover how you can do them for her or him.  In this way he or she will realize that you do not take them granted.  Show that you appreciate everything about them.  You'll find this to be another builder of respect for your special person. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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