What happened? Where’s the romance? You’ve built this wonderful life together, but have you paid much attention to your wonderful co-builder, your significant other? Your jobs, your kids, your friends and families, just the helter-skelter of your quotidian lives, can somehow separate
If you’re feeling that something’s missing in life, it’s probably the camaraderie, the friendship, the personality of that very wonderful person with whom you decided to share your life, however long or short a time ago. Approach that person in a new and unique way. And don’t worry about details. Details can squash the fun. You won’t need reservations, you won’t have to pile into the car. Just set aside a weekend. You’re going to turn a special place in your home into something even more special.
Set up an afternoon picnic on your bed or on the floor of your bedroom. It’s simple enough to do and takes no time at all to prepare. Take a blanket or a quilt and spread it out, throw a few pillows on the blanket for comfort, and stretch out with your partner spending a relaxing Saturday or Sunday afternoon however you two wish.
Drag out the DVDs. Monopoly can be fun if you set up an imaginary third partner and you each take a turn standing in as the imaginary foe. Go Fish (if the prizes are right), or even Strip Poker, can turn into some pleasant card-sharking. What’s important is coming up slowly from the depths of your lives, slowly so you don’t get the bends, and enjoying the sunlight and the frothy surf at the top of your lives.
Stomachs growling? Well, this is a picnic, sort of. Head for the kitchen. Throw open the cupboards and just grab things that sound good. Don’t think gourmet, think fun and easy. A jar of pickled beets or a tin of smoked oysters will do just fine. Grab some cheese and crackers. Pick something that makes your partner say “Ewww!” That’ll be fun. Your auntie’s left-over Swedish meatballs will do fine, too.
Open a nice bottle of wine to share if the mood strikes you to help and encourage each other to relax. A nice light way to eat, and a great complement to wine, is the addition of some European cheeses, olives, and crackers. Finger foods for this type of occasion are fantastic. You can munch away all day long, enjoy a great bottle of wine, and each other’s company. What an amazing way to spend a day!
While you’re in your dreamy state of mind, let your idiosyncrasies loose. Surprise yourself and your partner. Think of off-beat things to do. Be weird. You’re only limited by the four walls and your imaginations. You don’t need to be anywhere. You aren’t obligated to do anything. Your only goal is mutual satisfaction, mutual fun, mutual laughter. Money? Forget it. You don’t need it now. Nothing will pay for the time you have together.
So, have a picnic-style get-together. In your own place. It’s a multi-course meal, and it doesn’t involve only food. It involves you, your significant other, your imaginations, and, of course, a little adventurism. Bon Appetite!
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