10 Rules for a Great Relationship
Today: Rule 4 – Regularly get out of your daily routine
1. Accept and embrace your partner’s differences
2. Staying connected is more important than being right
3. You get out of it what you put into it
4. Regularly get out of your daily routine
5. Convey your partner’s importance to him or her
6. Fight fairly
7. Make the relationship a priority
8. Savor every day
9. Talk about your future together
10. Believe in the “fairy tale” aspects of love
This doesn’t have to be a vacation. It can equate to a quiet afternoon shared together. Begin to think differently about your relationship and try new things from time-to-time. There is a lot of merit regarding established routines and structure. It promotes stability and clear communication and accountability about who is responsible for what in the relationship. However, a little impulse can ignite your relationship and occasionally propel it from the ordinary to the extraordinary.
Here are a few ideas:
1.) Rather than eating lunch alone at your desk, call your partner and arrange a lunch date.
2.) Don’t wait until the weekend to see a movie, plan a mid-week evening that could include dinner, too. 
3.) Get up early and go for a run or walk. Afterwards, enjoy a shower together before the work day begins.
4.) If your partner is the one who does the grocery shopping, suggest going with him or her in order to help out and to squeeze in a little more “alone” time in your day.
5.) Turn off the television and talk! Ask your partner how they are doing and what’s happening in their life outside of the relationship. Use this time to provide encouragement and to remind your partner how important they are to you. This doesn’t have to be a long conversation; just a genuine, heart-felt exchange in lieu of the obligatory “how was your day?”
Getting out of your daily routine can be a reminder of the early passion and intensity in your relationship when all things were new and not routine. It’s also a reminder to your partner that you do have time for him or her regardless of how frantic your lives tend to be. Perhaps the best gift you can ever give someone you love is your time and to be fully present in the moment with them.
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