It doesn't take something as extreme as wearing a vial of your lover's blood around your neck a la Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton, nor do you have to abdicate the throne like Edward VIII of England when he married Wallis Simpson. But one of the secrets of keeping the spark alive in any relationship is to take the time to develop your own romantic rituals to not only enhance your relationship, but to give it that extra something that makes it unique and special to the two of you.
Even if you've found your soulmate, it's inevitable that your relationship may hit a rut. Maybe you've gotten too comfortable with each other and you're just not feeling the same sizzle you once did. The good news is that you can take charge to ensure that you and your significant other retain the passion that brought you together in the first place.
One romantic ritual can be witnessed on Sex and the City, whenever Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and one of her love interests are experiencing relationship issues, they adorably lean in for a "Hollywood Kiss" to celebrate their love and forget their menial problems. Here are some more tips from your favorite celebrity counterparts:
Christina Aguilera told Ellen DeGeneres:
"We have something called naked Sundays ... You have to keep marriage alive, spice it up ...We don't need to go anywhere, we're just with each other. We do everything naked. We cook naked."
Pierce Brosnan told a women's magazine:
"I love romance: I bring Keely [his wife of six years] breakfast in bed on a tray with a single flower from our garden. I did that when we first started dating, and I still do it."
Melanie Griffith, married to Antonio Banderas:
"Let him know you're happy: I smile whenever I see him. He always knows how thrilled I am that he's there with me."
Now for your own ideas…
Remember where you first met? Where he proposed? Why not make a sexy pilgrimage back to that very place? It could have happened at an ordinary bench in Central Park, or maybe you were engaged under Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland. Regardless, make a point of frequenting the places where your love initially blossomed. It will rejuvenate the feelings of falling in love all over again!
Do you and your partner share a love of old movies, or maybe you like campy musicals like The Rocky Horror Picture Show. There are many twists you can put on the classic movie night. In Los Angeles for example, Hollywood Forever Cemetery (where Rudolf Valentino and Peter Lorre rest) does weekly screenings of Hollywood classics and encourages couples to picnic during the summer months. Check out what your area has to offer, even if it isn't a creepy cemetery.
If you and your significant other are not ones to go out, make it a point to find creative ways around the house to cuddle up. Sundays are a perfect time to laze in bed together reading the New York Times, watching DVDs or taking a romantic bubble bath with a glass of champagne. Sharing interests is always good. If your husband likes football, why not play fantasy football with him on Sundays? You may not understand what's going on, but he'll be thrilled!
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