Relationship stalled? What do you do to fix it?

United States
March 27, 2007 7:58am CST
I'm sure all of us at one time or other have experienced the dreaded "marital rut." I know I have. What remedies can you share for "jump starting" your stalled relationship? What makes you feel more comfortable in your relationship? Sometimes it feels as if my husband and I just live in the same house and just occupy space. Any suggestions or examples you can give me?
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
27 Mar 07
My husband and I have been together for 15 years and we have been married for 12 of those. We have had alot of ups and downs and have overcome alot of problems just by me talking the situations out with him on each and every one of them. He is not much of a talker and he liked to walk away from me every time I tried to get things worked out. I became really distant from him as far as trying to have conversations with him for a very long time. As time went by and years went on, he finally started to open up to me and talk more with me and worked with me to fix things that were wrong in our marriage. We now do things that we used to do when we first met and we try to please each other with working together and having good discussions. We also set time aside just for each other. We plan romantic bathing together and things like that and just enjoy each others company. We also mix things up behind those closed doors to keep the romance alive and well. I used to feel the same way that you do, like we just live together but we do not live as one. It is a very lonely feeling. I think you all need to make time for each other and mix things up a bit and bring the romance back into your lives in any way that is suitable for the both of you.
• United States
28 Mar 07
Your husband sounds very much like my husband. He would rather just walk away, but I always want to talk things out. The behind closed doors part was never an issue, but lately that has been a problem for us. We are always in such a rush. I'll have to try to spice things up a bit and bring the excitement back into our relationship.
27 Mar 07
Sometimes all you really need is a bit of a break. A long weekend away somewhere, just the two of you together. Sometimes even a good night out can help, maybe out for a meal and a drink. Often it's just not communicating enough with each other, so sit down and talk, you might be surprised what comes from the conversation.
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• United States
27 Mar 07
That's a great idea. We just feel guilty leaving the girls (ages 3, 7, 8) while we go out and have fun. My parents are always willing to keep them, but it's still hard. I did go with him to Atlanta to a conference several weeks ago and that was nice. We just never have any adult time. Thanks for the suggestions.