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Rekindling Romance in Your Relationship
By Sheilamarie Nellis
Romance means different things depending upon at what stage you are in your relationship. At 15 or 16 years old, stars and sparks fly. There may be roses, sweet kisses, and words of love. Marriage and the gift of children seem to change all that. I was in a gathering of women this Valentine's Day morning who were discussing these changes that happen after the arrival of children. One mother talked about how romantic it was that her husband and she lay in bed in the morning watching their baby sing and bounce as she stood between them trying to peek out the window at the snow.
Another Mom talked about her husband giggling at their toddler, with tomato sauce smeared in her hair and a wide innocent grin on her face. A third mother said how romantic it was that her husband did the dishes without having her even ask or made up goofy songs playing with the kids. Romance seems to fizzle out at times, too, in the busy years when parents barely have a few minutes in the day to be alone and collapse exhausted in bed at night. People sometimes lose touch with each other and even forget what caused them to fall in love in the first place. This is when romance becomes a decision. You can decide that this relationship is something you choose to nurture even when the "feelings" are no longer really there. Choosing to connect with a caress, a kind word, a simple "I love you," can spark life into a dying ember. Yes, life gets busy. Yes, children's needs can feel overwhelming. But you can steal away a brief moment to watch the moon rise over the snow or to listen to the rustling of the leaves. You can let a look pass between you that can express even more than words.
You can hold hands as you walk along the street. Even grownups need to touch and be touched and to know that someone loves them unconditionally.
Sheilamarie is a writer and educator who enjoys making toys and miniature books. She works with young families and has been married to the same man for over thirty years.
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