Many of you know that life before marriage, and after are pretty similar. Except for the rings on your fingers and some legal paperwork. Now that magical wedding day has come and gone, the sign of relief over all that planning is here, trying not to lock each other in the basement arguing over seating charts, trying to calm yourself over everything you though might go wrong. It was worth every night on the couch, YOUR WEDDING WAS AWESOME and you know it. This isn’t just for married couples either, Everyone can get some of this 😉

So what now? Now is the time to keep your relationship on the up and up. If its standing still, its pretty boring, right? When is the last time you sent your wife, or husband flowers at work? Showed up at their lunch hour with their favorite sweets? Come on fellas pick up them brownie points 😉 We often get stagnant with life after the honeymoon. We get back to “life’s” daily routines of work, sleeping, eating, and surfing the inter webs for other lifeforms and what is exciting in their lives.

Maggie and I always strive to find ways to celebrate our intimacy, now don’t think of intimacy of only in the bedroom, this is where a lot of people get confused. Intimacy by definition means a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group.

So here are some things I encourage you to do-
1. Hold Hands– We always hold hands, especially when driving 🙂 there is something so affectionate about taking your mates hands, especially this time of year and warming them up.

2. Cuddle– DUDE!! There’s nothing better than a good cuddle in the morning when you wake up. You are both at such a vulnerable state, and that just makes it that much better. Yay for morning breath (Yuck!) hehe.

3. Hug– I read an article the other day that giving a meaningful hug for 20 seconds once in the morning and again at night can drastically change your day. So we have been testing this theory and it seems to be working, we will keep you updated with our findings.

4. Date– Just because your married, engaged, or just a couple. Never stop dating, make reservations, and act like you did during that first 3 months you were dating. No don’t just go to your normal hangout, try new things, be spontaneous. Just putting in the effort makes all the difference. Maggie and I make a point to go out on a date at least once a month of not more. We get a baby sitter and its just the two of us.

5. Cook– Seriously, pick a number, grab a cook book, find that page and make it. Go to the store get the ingredients, come home, then help each other make that awesome dish. Cooking together, or making anything together is a awesome way to build intimacy. It involves high touch, and teamwork.

Last month we had one of our dear friends Jena Alviti take our photos. We need to document who we are now, this moment, in lives journey. We need to never forget how faithful, amorous, and frisky we are. We need to keep learning how to advance our relationship to the next level.I can’t wait to see where we go.

Never stop being the authentic YOU, always keep the intimacy burning bright, and if you have some great tips please share them in the comments.