Life is so hectic and busy that connecting to those closest with us can easily get put at the bottom of the list. This should never be the case with your significant other - putting each other as your top priority is what keeps that spark burning. It’s especially important to keep the intimacy alive when you’re going through a rough time together, such as dealing with infertility and the emotional effects that come along with that.
Don’t mistakenly think that intimacy solely means sex. While sex is clearly an important aspect of intimacy with your partner, communication is even more vital. So if you’ve gotten out of the routine of daily communication with each other, start small.
- Promise to spend your first minutes at home together at the end of the day talking and debriefing rather than immediately sitting down in front of the t.v. or computer
- Make the decision to eat breakfast together in the morning
- Make a weekly dinner date
- Take a walk together daily or a couple times each week
- Read and discuss a book together
There are so many other ways you can add consistent communication back into your lives together as a couple, but the important thing is that you do at least one of those things. Not only will you regain the intimacy you had early on in your relationship, but you’ll find that you’re less stressed because your verbalizing your stresses to someone else.
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