Tip #23: Escape Together

Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges and obstacles. Get started now!”
-Mark Victor Hansen

With the dozens of tasks and obligations we face each day, it can be all too easy to put our personal relationships at the bottom of the list. After a long day at work, it’s often tough to find the time and energy to re-connect. To recapture that carefree feeling you had when you first met, take a day off work together. You’ll likely find that twelve hours of uninterrupted time is the perfect antidote for a relationship rut.

Now, as long as both of you have the available vacation time, schedule your “escape together day.” Write it on the calendar as you would any task or appointment, and don’t let anything interfere. Don’t worry too much about planning what you’ll do — it should be a relaxed, spontaneous day, free of stress and obligations. The important thing is that you spend it together.

Take Home Message:

Your undivided time and attention is the best gift you can give to your partner.

“…. While sunning yourselves on the pristine Hawaiian beaches, piña coladas in hand, will work wonders for both your peace of mind and your relationship with your partner, it’s certainly not the only way to spend quality time together without the kids. According to counselor Larry Burk, M.A., the most important thing is to build intimacy as a couple, and that can be done anywhere.”
- Quoted from Escape for Two: (Leaving) Home Alone (from Knack Contemporary Parenting)