The Love Doctor

Dear Love Doctor,

My relationship with my partner seems to be in a rut and I am afraid I may lose him to another guy. What do you suggest to keep things interesting?


Signed,

Worried

Dear Worried,

Hmmm. The Love Doctor thinks he knows exactly what to prescribe. I scoured the internet and came up with the following idea from The Little Things That You Do, Dating Advice by Sang Nguyen:

You do not have to come up with greatly complicated or purely romantic things to show how much you care for your loved one. The little things that you can do everyday can be a great way of demonstrating your love and affection. The gesture counts.

Take a look at these small innocent things you can do to keep your loved one always smiling.
• Give or get a hug for no reason.
• Tell the other person that they are important and respected.
• Kiss them when people are looking.
• Kiss them when people aren't looking.
• Tell the other person that you care deeply.
• Hold hands to show support.
• Go together for a long bike ride.
• Present them with gifts for no reason.
• Tell them you are there for them when they need you most.
• Spend quality time together every day.
• Tease them, play with them
• Enjoy a film together and put your arm around him/her
• Walk arm in arm through the woods.
• Open up and share your feelings.
• Open up and share your dreams with each other.
• On a cold day snuggle up just because.
• Sit for a long while together in the park.
• Take a long walk together.
• Enjoy a meal together and you pay.
• Enjoy a picnic indoors and roll around together on the floor.
• Enjoy an outdoor game of Frisbee together.
• Pay lots of lovely compliments.
• Feel close together and just relax.
• Shop for dinner together and you pay.
• Cook a good meal together and you do the dishes.
• Offer a loving touch.
• Plan and go on a wild trip together.
• Host a party for all of your mutual friends.
• Go for a hearty swim together.
• Be quiet together in a library.
• Always be there for him or her.
• Join a gym together.
• Look deeply into his /her eyes and just gaze.
• Talk to each other about everything.
• Agree on a favorite mutual love song and then sing it.
• Share in each other’s joys.
• Hold on closely to one another whenever you can swing it.
• Catch your loved one’s eye and hold it.
• Write that special love poem/note/letter and send it to him or her.
• Spend time talking on the telephone together when you are apart.*

Hope this helps.

Yrs,

The Love Doctor
*The Little Things That You Do, Dating Advice by Sang Nguyen

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