Dress up your dinner table. It doesn't take a lot of money to make your table nice (pretty napkins, a candle or two), but it can let your husband know that he is special and that you value your dinner time with him.
A smiling face is half the meal. Latvian Proverb
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I have a perspective to share with y'all.
You are your husband's only sexual partner. If your husband is going to have his sexual needs legitimately met, it will be by you. If you don't meet his needs, and to a certain extent his wants, he goes "hungry." There is no substitute wife who can fill in for you.
It's a scary and vulnerable place to be for a husband. Your husband needs for you to be his sexual partner. If you don't, he has no legitimate place to turn. He craves that intimacy - physically, emotionally, relationally and spiritually.
I do not believe that this is an insignificant need. Sexuality is an integral part of both men and women. Making time to be sexual with your spouse is a good, healthy and important choice to make.
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Spending time together builds relationships. Check out how much time you spend with your husband and how you spend it. Variety being the spice of life, try to vary how you spend your time. If you tend to spend more time "working" together, look for opportunities to "play" together (invite him to a movie, fire up the barbeque grill and gather your friends, etc.) If you tend to "play" together more often, look for opportunities to "work" together (teach a class together, work on a yard project, etc.).
Love puts the fun in together, the sad in apart, and the joy in a heart. Author Unknown
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Try some supportive, encouraging kinds of comments with your husband. "You bless me." "I feel special when I'm with you." "Because of you, my life is so good." "I Enjoy the time I spend with you."
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize. Elizabeth Harrison
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I was visiting with my neighbor while she was working in her kitchen. She chatted momentarily with her husband on the phone and then set about making lunch for the two of them, wrapping it in clear wrap and tucking it in the fridge. They would share their meal a little later when he got back from running errands. It was a small thing, but it really blessed me to see the care that went into that and the simple fact that she was looking forward to sharing a lunch meal with him. It was just a small practical act, but it was also hugely about attitude. Her thoughtfulness and her joy in sharing time with him was ... beautiful.
Maybe we could all just take a moment to check our attitudes.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill
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We are all individuals with our own unique gifts and abilities. Take the time to encourage your husband to develop his interests and strengths.
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. Dr. Seuss
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When my husband and I went on an anniversary trip awhile back, we stopped at a candle store and bought a selection of scented gel candles. Most evenings, I will light one up for a lovely scent in the bedroom. The other day, my husband said that he could still smell the scent of the candle from the night before when he walked into the bedroom (he has a very good sense of smell). Given his tone of voice and smile, ... let's just say he was happy about the pleasurable memory associated with the scent.
I thought that was pretty cool. Something as simple as a scented candle could be used to build intimacy ... a lovely scent associated with intimacy and, later, the remembrance of that experience.
So try a few nice candles. Most malls have a candle store or two. Also the "candle store" link above will take you to the store where we purchased our candles and they are happy to mail them (US and abroad).
I love thee to the level of every day's most quiet need, by sun and candle light ... I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears, of all my life. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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