98 Simple Things Men Can Do to Add Spark to Their Marriage

Maybe your marriage is starting to lose it’s honeymoon sparkle. Or maybe you’ve been together for so long that the relationship is becoming stale. Here are 101 tips for improving your marriage and relighting that fire.

1. Tell your wife she’s beautiful.
2. Cook her favorite meal and serve it by candlelight.
3. Go for a walk together.
4. Hold her hand while taking that walk.
5. Look through a family photo album together.
6. Schedule a regular date night at least every other week.
7. Tell your wife how she has changed your life for the better.
8. Surprise your wife with a lunch together on her work day.
9. Apologize for something you did wrong, and work to not let it happen again.
10. Hug your wife from behind while she’s doing something like cooking or brushing her teeth.
11. Pray together.
12. Snuggle with her during a romantic movie.
13. Do a household chore that she hate to do.
14. Go for a bike ride together.
15. Caress her face while telling her you love her.
16. Write her a love letter and leave it where she will find it.
17. Have flowers delivered to your wife at work.
18. Next time she is in the shower, heat a towel for her in the dryer.
19. Play a board game together.
20. Buy her a small gift for no special reason except that you love her.
21. Make her a compilation CD with her favorite music.
22. Make her a bubble bath and wash her hair for her.
23. Buy your wife’s favorite chocolates.
24. Tell her your hopes and dreams.
25. Forgive your wife for something she did wrong, and don’t even mention it.
26. Plan a special date with dinner and dancing.
27. Tell her yes when you want to say no.
28. Take a day off of work and spend it with your wife.
29. Do all her chores for the day. Don’t allow her to do any work.
30. Listen to your wife without giving her advice.
31. Smile more often.
32. Say thank you when she does something for you.
33. Next time you go out together, compliment her looks.
34. Ask her about her hopes and dreams.
35. Go on a picnic that you prepared.
36. Wash dishes together.
37. Watch the children while she goes out with friends.
38. Try something different in the bedroom, or maybe in a different room.
39. Give up something you do alone on the weekends to spend time with your family.
40. Attend church together.
41. Give your wife a foot rub.
42. Always speak of her in a positive way to others.
43. Drop by her work with her favorite Starbuck’s drink or other treat.
44. Serve her breakfast in bed.
45. Compliment her cooking.
46. Take your wife shopping, and don’t complain.
47. Go to a carnival together.
48. Take a cooking class together.
49. Clean and organize the laundry room, pantry, closet or some other cluttered area.
50. Call her at an unusual time just to say you love her.
51. Tell her what a wonderful mother she is, and give examples.
52. Give her a card (the Hallmark type) of support before or after a particularly stressful day.
53. Leave a note on the refrigerator, phone, or car windshield telling her how special she is.
54. Leave Hershey Kisses all around the house just for her.
55. Thank her for doing the laundry (or other important task around the home).
56. Clean her car inside and out and make it smell nice.
57. Ask how her day was, and listen.
58. Make her a special sack lunch for work.
59. Read jokes together.
60. Give your wife a back rub, or better yet, a 30 minutes full-body massage.
61. Ask her what makes her feel special, and do it.
62. Prepare in indoor picnic next to a warm fire.
63. Let her be in charge of the TV remote.
64. Fix something around the house that you know bothers her.
65. Let her sleep late on the weekend.
66. Don’t tease her about her shortcomings.
67. Exercise to keep yourself in shape.
68. Take an interest in her hobbies.
69. Write a love story about how you met your wife and give it to her.
70. Go swimming together late at night.
71. Put your hand on her leg when driving in the car.
72. Give her a day at the spa while you take care of things at home.
73. Start a jigsaw puzzle together.
74. Read poetry to her at night.
75. Whisper something romantic to your wife when out in a crowd.
76. Make cookies together.
77. Recreate your first date.
78. Buy a kite and fly it together.
79. Take a shower or bath together.
80. Brush her hair.
81. Make a list of memories you have together and share them with her.
82. Take a weekend road trip together with no plans.
83. Double date with some good friends.
84. Go to a secluded park, lie on a blanket and watch the stars together.
85. Flirt with her in public.
86. Eat out at a fondue restaurant. Ask for a quiet, secluded table.
87. Don’t try to teach her something without her permission.
88. Turn off the TV and do something together.
89. Ask her to share a fantasy and make it come true.
90. Spend the first 15 minutes after work focused fully on your wife.
91. Learn to say I’m sorry, thank you and I love you.
92. Send her a romantic text message.
93. Sit down together to pay the bills.
94. Give her your full attention when talking.
95. Look through your wife’s school yearbook together.
96. Put on some music and slow dance in the living room.
97. Compliment her in front of friends.
98. Celebrate your wife’s achievements together.

So take the time to do just one of these today. Then print out this list as a reminder of things you can do to improve your marriage. And don’t forget to add your own ideas.

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