It’s very common for us to accept that we need to know how to be romantic at the beginning of a relationship. When we are trying to impress the other person.
And then when the relationship progresses we start to forget about how romance in the relationship brought freshness and excitement. We start to ignore the romantic side of our relationship in the hurly burly of everyday life.
And that’s particularly true of our relationship after we have been married for a couple of years. Especially once the children come on the scene. Suddenly there’s not enough time to focus on each other. To do the little things that used to bring so much joy and pleasure to our early relationship.
In his book The First Years of Forever, Ed Wheat says
Strangely enough, when lovers become husbands, they sometimes forget how to be romantic — the very thing their wives need and desire. If forgetful lovers could only realize that the sweet thrills of being in love provide an expectancy which literally transforms ordinary life.
So don’t let romance fly out of the window when daily routine walks in the door. If you stop remembering how to be romantic, you could find yourself in this guy’s situation.
