ABC Relationship Scavenger Hunt

When there isn’t a night out available in the budget or the possibility of getting a sitter, you can still date your spouse from the convenience of your own home! All you need for this date are:

·         a few pieces of paper

·         a writing utensil.

Here’s what you’ll do: starting from the top of the page, write the letters A through Z, one letter for each line, in list form. You’ll then proceed to write down qualities that your spouse possesses that start with each letter. Once you are done, share what you wrote about one another with each other. Some of the letters will be hard to come up with a word or phrase, but be creative! You don’t always have to start off the phrase with the letter you’re on. For example, with the letter “X” you could write, “great eXample” or “always eXcited about life.” Proceed to then explain the quality in detail if more elaboration or explanation is needed, such as providing examples or instances when the quality was seen or put in place.

Your daily R&R Tip! (Relationship Reconnection):

This activity can be a relationship booster or relationship destroyer, depending on how you handle it. Make sure you are writing down positive qualities that your spouse possesses, looking for the good in each other rather than the bad. No relationship is perfect, and we all have our flaws, but for this activity, look past all of that and try to see the good in your spouse that made you fall in love with them in the first place. They’ll be doing the same for you. 

Recipe Rush

Everyone loves great food, right? Well, how about you recreate some great food by looking up different recipes with your spouse and together choose one that you would like to make tonight. You can look at old cook books or at different recipe sites online. You may end up having to take a rushed trip to the store to get everything you need if you haven’t planned for it already, but that’s what makes it more fun! Come back home and make your chosen recipe together, maybe playing some music that you both enjoy in the background.

Your daily R&R Tip! (Relationship Reconnection):

Make sure that you aren’t just putting together ingredients just for the heck of it. This needs to become a meaningful date where you learn something new about each other in order to strengthen the emotional intimacy within your marriage. With each ingredient you mix into your creation, take turns telling each other something that the ingredient reminds you of. It could be a memory from your childhood, something that happened at work, or even something good about your spouse. For example, the ingredient “salt” could remind you of your elementary school days where teachers would sprinkle salt outside of their doorways and on the sidewalks outside so that the snow would melt so no one would trip. Make it a fun and enjoyable experience for the both of you!

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