How Do You Rekindle Romance In A Long-Term Relationship?
A healthy long-term relationship is something to be proud of, and couples need to celebrate that. Make it clear to family and friends—and especially to each other—that your relationship as a couple is the most important relationship in your life. Don’t Take Your Long-Term Relationship for Granted “The mistake most couples or one person makes is they’re so much in love with their partner that they assume the relationship will last forever,” says Robert Billingham, an associate professor in Indiana University Bloomington’s Department of Applied Health Science. “They don’t think it is something they have to work on.” From a biological standpoint, human beings are not built for long-term romance, according to Billingham, whose research interests include interpersonal relationships, parent/child interactions and the long-term effect of divorce on children. Biologically, the body chemistry that makes our hearts flutter during a new relationship is replaced after several years with body chemi
