How to Become a Closer Couple :

In the beginning, the romance Gods created courtship, an amazingly intoxicating period where you and your new mate walked hand-in-hand through a thick, yummy love fog. You listened to what the other had to say, couldn’t keep your hands off of one another and you even found the way he avoided balancing his online accounts a “charming” aspect of his carefree personality.

Fast-forward a few years and you’re battling the Discovery Channel for his attention, barely speaking over dinner and somehow that whole checking thing has become your biggest pet-peeve.

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What gives?

If your great love affair has passed the Bogie and Bacall stage and headed straight into to Everybody Loves Raymond territory, it’s time for a detour. We’ve got the 411 on how to pass go, collect your romance and get right back into the good stuff, one gesture at a time.Close: Date Night
Between jobs, kids and social obligations, it’s hard to find time for one another, so you keep a standing date on a specific night when you can catch up and relax a bit. While it sounds romantic in theory, the idea of penciling in dinner every other Friday is a routine, and routines become predictable (read: stale) over time.

Much Closer: Wooing One Another
Rev up your romance by switching up who takes the lead and surprising one another with fun nights out. Ask one another out the good, old fashioned way and take care of all of the planning. Schedule a sitter, make the reservations or simply buy a bottle of wine, light a few candles and surprise them with dinner at home.

Your mate will love the element of surprise and also appreciate the pampered feeling of just showing up and enjoying the night you've worked so hard to give them. Showing your mate they are worth impressing will make them feel appreciated and loved, and who are we kidding… You’ll feel great knowing you rocked their night!

Close: Having Sex
The day-to-day demands of living and running a household, office or just your own personal errands can be downright exhausting for most of us -- which is why when your significant other reaches over to your side of the bed, it can be easier to give them a nudge instead of a little nookie.

Much Closer: Having Great Sex… Often!
I know it’s a common practice, but let’s be real here, scheduled sex is the equivalent of "take off your pants” as foreplay. It’s hardly sexy and there’s zero mystery. So instead of typing a missionary meeting in your Outlook, stir a little saucy into your private life by doing something a few times a week to connect on a carnal level.

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