To go from prom dates to soulmates, you need to continuously invest in your relationship. It might be trickier when meeting in younger years, but with the proper steps, it’ll make for one beautiful love story. Here’s how to thrive as a couple.
Keep Dating Each Other
Dating is a verb, so don’t get complacent. Throughout the seasons, date nights and weekends away should be a staple in your relationship. Never let romance take a backseat.
Date ideas aren’t always expensive. A home-cooked meal in the candlelight might be enough to get Cupid re-aiming, while new memories like spontaneous road trips can ignite novelty (and romance with it). Be creative and stay committed to creating new memories. Excitement is the glue that keeps you together.
Celebrate the Little Milestones
Celebrations build connections. These tiny steps act as a commitment, acknowledging and cementing your bond and achievements together. How beautiful is that?
These could be major anniversaries. Or it could be moving into your first home, paying off cars, getting new jobs, or having a breakthrough with an argument that keeps resurfacing. Similarly, even if you aren’t aligned for marriage just yet, why not purchase a thoughtful promise ring? These little milestones are perfect across all ages, financial statuses, and life cycles.
Share New Experiences Together
Do you know that novelty is one of the tricks our mind plays on us during that honeymoon phase? To keep those butterflies alive and well, keep investing in new experiences together — both spontaneous and in advance.
It doesn’t have to stop at date night. Envision shared futures and consistent growth. Plan travel to new and exciting locations. Or maybe even focus on getting fit together… couples marathon, anyone?
Stay Flirty, Even in the Mundane Moments
Loving your partner is one thing. Telling them it is another. Leave traces of your love in fun and flirty ways, reinforcing your connection at otherwise mundane moments. It could be as simple as notes on a fridge or surprise deliveries of flowers.
If you’ve yet to discuss it, learning each other’s love language is another important conversation. There are five to remember: physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service, gift-giving, and quality time. If your partner craves physical touch and you keep unloading the dishwasher, it’s easy to see how you’d get your wires crossed.
Keep Dreaming Together
Above all, dream together, not apart. Envision your future and imagine your next adventures together. All of these steps will remind you that your relationship is constantly flourishing and forward-thinking. It is exciting and interconnected — a one-way ticket to becoming forever soulmates.
People can laugh at your “naivety” all they’d like. Just because you’re prom dates doesn’t mean you won’t be soulmates.
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