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Wrong. Anyone who goes into a marriage expecting the romance to continue in the same blissful manner it was at the beginning of dating is in for a big surprise. Marriage is not this “perfect state of relationship” that is always happy, always heading towards the fairy tale ending.
Marriage takes a lot of work from learning to live with one another, learning how to share or merge finances, learning how to split up the chores… romance can often get pushed to the wayside when dealing with the stresses of everyday life. This is especially true when kids enter the picture as well.
That’s why as a married couple you need to make a conscious decision to love one another and do romantic things for one another. You might not feel like it or you might be disappointed that the romance doesn’t just “flow” between you. You might even be disappointed that your spouse isn’t as romantic as he or she once was. That’s when you need to kick it up a notch and pour out the romantic ideas to jump start this part of your relationship once again. Even something as simple as a love note or a surpise hidden in a briefcase can remind you and your spouse how fun it once was when romance as easy and practically second nature.