70.       Host a Halloween Party

Instead of just passing out candy for Halloween, organize a masquerade party together where everyone is required to come dressed up.  Include in your party food, drinks, door prizes, and games.  Have a few friends provide help you plan this and then go all out.  Choose costumes the two of you can wear to enhance each other.  A few suggestions would be to Adam and Eve (wearing skin-toned clothing – no nudity), Batman and Batgirl, Cleopatra and Marc Anthony, Romeo and Juliet, Robin Hood and Maid Marian, or Sonny and Cher.  You will have a blast with the planning and searching out your costumes.  This type of party is great for good laughs and fond memories of each other, which are important for a good relationship.

71.       Special Music

Select numerous songs that your mate would enjoy and have them either recorded on a cassette or burned on a CD that can be enjoyed while driving to and from work.  To add a little spice, record a few secret messages every few songs just reminding them how much you love and appreciate them.

72.       New Adventures

Arrange for the two of you to try something new together.  If you are both the athletic type, enter yourselves into some type of physical competition.  If the two of you like the fine arts, audition for roles in a local community theater.  Perhaps you like to travel.  If so, arrange for a short trip to some place exotic that you have never been before.

73.       Adopt a Family

When the Christmas holiday starts getting closer, locate a family together from your church or local charity services that needs to be adopted for Christmas.  Together, shop for the gifts, and have the family over for the most scrumptious holiday dinner.  You will both appreciate what you have even more as well as your own special relationship.

74.       Getting Married

If your relationship has moved to a set wedding date and the countdown has started, do something unique and fun.  Visit a candy store and have 30-miniature candy hearts made, each with a special message of love.  Each day, present your mate with the appropriate candy heart.  As you get down to the final days before the wedding, they might read something like, “Only two more days”, “Tomorrow: The Big Day”, “I love you, your wife (or husband).”

75.       Motivate Each Other

Find a mutual incentive that will motivate both of you to being the best you can be.  Find something that you can both be excited about and then attach some type of reward to the motivation.  If one of you has had a dream of writing a screenplay, make that your goal and take that on together.  The motivation is that when finished, the two of you will take a beautiful, romantic weekend vacation to some exotic place.  The goal could be anything that is important to one person or both and that can be worked toward completion together.  Another example would be if your mate has always dreamed of buying an old model car and restoring it do it together and then take a special trip to the Indy 500 as your reward.  Yet another example might be to restore a home.  Make this a joint project and then as a reward, add a Jacuzzi into your plans.  Use your imagination and enjoy the venture together.

76.       Embrace Change

There is no relationship on the face of the planet that goes for years and years without change.  People change as they mature and view life differently, therefore reacting differently.  Rather than get upset with each other over change, embrace change.  You may not always like the changes that happen, but do not throw away a perfectly good relationship just because the trail starts to wind.  Be patient and encourage new directions while being honest about concerns that might arise.

77.       Reap What You Sow

This is an old saying that goes back a very long way but it still holds true today.  If you sow love, forgiveness, faithfulness, encouragement, honesty, and acceptance, then that is what you will reap.  It is definitely true that what you put into a relationship is what you get back.