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Whether it’s to bring back closeness, refresh an already healthy pairing, or reintroduce intimacy without the pressure of sex, here are some simple ways you can warm the fires again and rebind that loving tether…
- Leave love messages randomly around the house as a surprise
- Leave a loving or flirtatious voice/text message
- Set aside time for deep/long communication
- Ask questions – there’s always something new to learn about them
- Skype or Facetime if you’re apart
- Show them appreciation for one thing they did that day (big or small)
- Give a massage (before bed is best)
- Take a romantic bath together – candles, bubbles, the whole shebang
- Watch a movie together (with some serious cuddling)
- Hold hands (walking, waiting in line, whatever)
- Kiss like it’s your first time – hot, heavy, passionate
- Do something new together (break out of routine)
- Learn each other’s hobbies
- Get healthy together – gym, cooking, walks
- Make them a playlist of songs they love or songs about how you feel
- Touch each other (often) in different ways (romantic, sensual)
- Act like you did when you first got together
- Try “outercourse” (no exchange of bodily fluids)
- Have date nights (away from kids or distractions)
- Keep the communication going day by day
- Check-in with each other for thoughts on the health of the relationship
- Ask them if there is anything they need
- Have an evening picnic
- Cuddle and look into each other’s eye before falling asleep
- Talk before you go to bed
- Recount fond memories of the past together
- Share reasons you love them or are attracted to them
- Care for them while they are ill
- Spend the morning getting ready together
- Cry together (share in your vulnerability)
- Give long, big hugs
- Help them with hard things
- Help them with easy things
- Tuck them into bed and kiss them goodnight
- Write detailed love letters (on actual paper)
Or, if you want more useful articles, you might enjoy these…
- 25 Things Not to Do During Sex – Break Your Bad Sexual Habits Now
- 10 Reasons You Should Start Having Slow Sex Right Now
- 12 Orgasmic Sex Toy Games – Have Fun With Your Teledildonics
Any more ideas on intimacy without sex? Share in the comments!
