Hit Reboot
At the beginning of our relationships we go on dates, hold hands, talk on the phone for hours, and are interested in everything they have to say. Do you remember the feelings you got when you just thought of your partner? Those were the days!
“Real life” took over sometime later. Instead of getting butterflies when they walked in the door, you shove a kid at them and tell them you need a break. Sex became automatic if it happened at all. Holding hands? Don’t you have to be in the same room for that? Talking for hours? Not today sweetie, I need to sleep!
All of a sudden you are living in this house with someone you don’t even know anymore. You don’t know how you got there and you just want them to be the person you fell in love with. You begin to think that the person you fell in love with doesn’t exist anymore. You’re right. The truth is, you aren’t the same either. Life changes us all.
That doesn’t mean you can’t rediscover the love you had at the beginning of your relationship. Think back to when your relationship first began. What were the things you loved to do? How did you act differently? It’s okay to pause your life, take a step back, and do the things that made you fall in love. The more you practice rebooting your relationship, the easier it will become to feel those feelings again.
