Four Ways To Reconnect With Your Spouse

We’re much busier these days. We’ve had plenty of late nights in front of our laptops, spent quite a few hours in airport terminals and occasionally, one of us has gone to bed without the other. When we’re busy like this, it’s so easy for us to breeze through spending quality time together. The result? We’re cranky, snap at each other easily and feel distant.

So we try to be intentional and recalibrate. You need that every now and then. These are a few of the ways we reconnnect with each other:

Take a roadtrip. What’s better than being trapped in a small space for a few hours with your best friend? Kevin and I have some of the best conversations when we’re driving. We don’t even turn on the radio. We spend the majority of our time catching up, listening to new music and old music and laughing together.

Go for a walk with no technology. Sometimes it’s nice to spend a little time with nature and it’s even better when you do it with someone you love. We took a nearly four-mile walk at the local greenway the other day and it was wonderful! There’s something about being surrounded by tall oak trees and an endless sky to remind you of the larger world around you.

Do an activity together. I know this will make us sound super old and boring, but we’ve taken up the game of Sudoku. We snuggle super closely and complete a puzzle together. We also enjoy catching up on our some of our favorite shows and traveling. Just as long as we’re together, every activity is better.

Reconnect. ;-) In whatever way works for you guys. Take your time. Enjoy it. Rinse and repeat.