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u/marylou5 · 2 pointsr/relationshipadvice

I don't know what your wife likes, of course, but I can tell you want I'd like if I were in her shoes:

  1. Massages. But not necessarily sexual ones--don't make her feel like she HAS to have sex with you after the massage is over, even if she is getting partly naked for it. Put on some relaxing music (YouTube is good for this) and use some body oil or lube. If your hands start getting tired, just simple stroking along her back will feel amazing.

  2. Bring home flowers after work, or even just from the grocery store when you go to get food.

  3. Get her a piece of jewelery on her birthday or an anniversary or whatever. Personally, I find necklaces to be the best because I wear them the most--perhaps you can try to see what she tends to wear on a day to day basis. My boyfriend tends to get me practical gifts (or no gifts), but I would probably die of happiness if he got me jewelery that he picked out on his own without me having to beg for it.

  4. Pick up a chocolate bar that you know she likes and surprise her with it. (or some other food she loves, if not chocolate)

  5. Cook dinner without her asking you to (assuming traditional gender roles here, sorry if I'm wrong). It can be something easy, just do it without prompting and then enjoy a nice dinner at your dining table. Or, if you normally cook, pick up one other chore that's usually hers (washing dishes, or laundry, or whatever).

  6. When you're out and about running errands, do "chivalrous" things for her like opening the car door, carrying the heavy bags, letting her order first, serving her first, etc.

    You said she doesn't like traditional stuff, so perhaps flowers & jewelery aren't up her alley. But who knows? Maybe they are. It's worth a shot. The biggest factor in "romance" for me is knowing that my partner actually thought about me and chose to do something that would make me happy without focusing primarily on his own wants and needs.

    I'd also suggest reading the book The 5 Love Languages when you get a chance. :) Good luck!
u/yeahthatsathing · 1 pointr/relationshipadvice

OK, so I'm not married, and this is something that I'm afraid of. I'm a chick, so here's what I, as an unmarried 20-something, crave. (This is also confirmed by several relationship advice books.)

Affection. Be affectionate. Show affection. Tell her you love her. Cuddle. Hold her hand in public. If you're too busy chasing kids, squeeze her hand in the grocery store, whatever. Kiss her in the kitchen and tell her you love her while you guys are doing dishes. Make sure she knows that you appreciate her. Pause other activities to tell her you love her, that you appreciate that she cooked. Do the silly affectionate things you did when you were first dating.

But try to carve out 40 seconds here or there to hug her, kiss, her, and make sure she knows you love her, several times a day. Little things make a huge, huge difference.


As for books, we liked this and this. The first book (Couple Skills) elaborates on what I wrote above. We thought was helpful even before we were fighting. But we were also unmarried and had slightly conflicting values, so it might be different.

Let me know how this goes. I'm curious for both altruistic and selfish reasons.

u/ohhoe · 3 pointsr/relationshipadvice

If you're not the type of person that can be emotionally stable with open relationships then don't do it.

Jealousy is an issue in normal relationships, could you imagine having to deal with not speculation of others involved, but KNOWING others are involved?

I'm going to say stay away from it. You'll get over it eventually and learn from the experience.

However, jealousy can be an issue in monogamy obviously. I picked up this book and it actually helped: http://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Slut-Practical-Relationships-Adventures/dp/1587613379

It's a book about polygamous relationships, but it talks about overcoming that issue of jealousy and it helped me understand fundamentals about monogamous relationships and how to overcome being jealous in that.

I'm just making a suggestion though, but I would never be in anything other than a monogamous relationship.