4 Ways to Keep Romance Alive for the Rest of the Holidays

At its core, the holiday season claims to be about making connections and sharing love.
Between holiday parties, shopping and family obligations, however, romance tends to take a backseat during the most wonderful time of the year. Family time and holidays put a spotlight on heightened emotions. There are often too many to-dos, and for most people not enough time or resources to do it all, which puts a lot of stress on relationships.
Here are suggestions for keeping romance alive when holiday ‘busy-ness’ and stress threaten to take over:

1. Plan to get away. We’re not talking about whisking off to the Caribbean, although if you can pull that off, more power to you. Couples should look at their holiday season schedules and write down times to spend time together – just the two of them. No together task is too menial . An after-dinner walk, a movie or just time together on the front porch is suggested. Remind one another what first attracted you to the other. Like little kids that love to hear the same story of the day they were born, people never tire of hearing about the start of their special relationships and no one can tell it like their significant other.
2. Share the love. Parents have to fight especially hard to keep their romance strong throughout the holidays, particularly since so much focus is often on children. It can be fun to discuss family traditions from both sides of the tree and the ones exclusive to that family unit.
3. Exchange adult-friendly gifts. if you buy gifts that really should not be seen by anyone other than the receiver, you are on the right track in the romance department. Open personal or romantic gifts in private, or even shop for them together. The gifts do not need to be X-rated, necessarily, but should at the very least make the other feel hot and bothered. Even a handwritten note can fan the romantic flame and leave your significant other feeling awash in the holiday spirit.
4. Stay positive. The chaos of the holiday season can be a libido drainer, but do not take the pent-up frustration out on your partner. Instead, dig deep beneath the holiday trimmings to find the gratefulness and love you feel. People love to be around other happy people who are having a good time and that’s true with couples too. Happy attracts happy, and that can be in your own kitchen.