Couples need to engage in new activities with one another and pursue new interests that they have not yet explored together. Research shows that new experiences elicit a high level of neurotransmitter activity in the brain.
When you engage in new experiences with your partner, feelings similar to those you both experienced when you were initially dating can become activated. According to Helen E. In addition, Dr. He found that couples who engage in new activities report greater scores in relationship satisfaction and love.
This is even true for couples who have been married for a decade or longer. Researchers conducted brain scans of partners showing that there was more activity in the parts of the brain that are connected to love. Remember, the idea is to create novelty. For example:. Campbell Eds. New York: Oxford University Press. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, The effect of shared participation in novel and challenging activities on experienced relationship quality: Is it mediated by high positive affect: In K.
Finkel Eds. New York: Guilford Press. Marital boredom now predicts less satisfaction 9 years later. In the right circumstances, asserting difference can be a powerful aphrodisiac.
It allows partners to see each other in a new light, and desire one another anew. Every individual in every relationship has to find their own way to address this challenge. Here are a few ideas:. Skip to content. Here are a few ideas: Have new conversations. Turn off devices and learn something new about one another over dinner or breakfast. Get creative, go deeper, and discover your ever-changing partner. Do new things. Turn off devices and create some memories.
What sounds like fun? Try to include things that take a few minutes, as well as some that take a couple of weeks. Read a book together. Ideally, this would be about something that interests both of you.
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