{"id":1292,"date":"2011-03-10T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2014-09-22T11:46:49","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T18:46:49","slug":"love-the-one-youre-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/love-the-one-youre-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Love The One You\u2019re With"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2406\" href=\"http:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/love-the-one-you%e2%80%99re-with\/20110311_relationship_cropped-2\"><br \/>\n<\/a>The sex is awesome, the conversations last for hours, and you just can\u2019t get enough of each other. Ah, yes, the first six months of a relationship are a magical time. But fast-forward a few months (or years \u2013 or decades!) and things may seem a little\u2026 well, boring. After the honeymoon period fades, how do you keep the flame alive? Here\u2019s some advice from three experts (hopefully none of them are in the middle of a nasty divorce):<\/p>\n<p>1) Try something new. Even a small change in a routine can inject new life into a relationship. Try an activity that produces an adrenaline rush, suggests relationship advisor and therapist<a href=\"http:\/\/www.drterrithelovedoctor.com\/\"> Dr. Terri Orbuch.<\/a> Go river rafting, take a salsa dancing class, or ride a roller coaster together. \u201cThe arousal will get transferred to your partner and relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2) Change the script. Instead of rehashing the same old topics, set aside some time every day to talk about something fresh. \u201cMake lists of things you don&#8217;t know much about and subjects [that] pique your interest,\u201d suggests Sally Landau, a relationship mentor and certified life coach. \u201cFrom something on this combined list, take a class together or read the same book and discuss it.\u201d His exes are something you don\u2019t want to put on the list (although we\u2019re sure it piques your interest).<\/p>\n<p>3) Stop and smell the roses. What made you fall for each other in the first place? Was it their sense of humor? Their dance moves? Their sense of humor about their dance moves? Remind each other what you love about them, and \u201cbe explicit about what you appreciate,\u201d explains<a href=\"http:\/\/www.powerofthemiddleground.com\/\"> Marty Babits<\/a>, couples counselor and author of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1591026628?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=charlie06-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1591026628\"> The Power of the Middle Ground: A Couple\u2019s Guide to Renewing Your Relationship.<\/a> \u201cThis builds trust and repairs damage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, now that you know how easy it can be to jumpstart your relationship, what are you waiting for? Get out there and spice things up!<\/p>\n<p>Xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"The sex is awesome, the conversations last for hours, and you just can\u2019t get enough ...","author":272854,"featured_media":2406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20110311_relationship_cropped1-365x198.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20110311_relationship_cropped1.jpg","formated_date":"March 10, 2011","category_name":"Wellness","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113835\/health-2.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#68bff2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/272854"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}