Demonstrating Love to Your Partner

Living one day after another without any change can grow mundane in the most loving, and interesting, of relationships; change has to occur so life doesn't become stagnant, boring, and common place.

Visit new places even if they are closer to home or visit some of the places you have seen but haven't been to see in a while.

However, if it's not a possibility to get away, pack a picnic lunch, sit in your back yard, enjoy the fresh air and spend time with each other even for a little while.

Go on a date; get a coffee and donut at Tim Horton's. Get an ice cream sundae at McDonald's and savor every bite...or go for a walk in your own neighborhood and talk about things you enjoy, your hopes and dreams, places you'd like to visit some day.

It's impossible to truly care for a person without sharing with them, in many senses of the word.

While caring brings about a sense of responsibility towards another person, the act of sharing allows a couple to relax in mind, body, and soul.

Something as simple as sharing a soda, bowl of popcorn or piece of pie brings a sense of unity in a relationship; it delivers the silent message, "What's mine is yours."

Sharing living space - making room for what's important to each other without murmur and complaint - states, "You are important to me."

Sharing your concerns and fears with each other, regardless of the subject nature, says, "I am glad you trust me with your innermost thoughts and feelings."

Sharing your happiest moments and greatest triumphs says, "I'm so glad I can share this moment with you; I couldn't have achieved it without your support."

Sharing your body with each other will come, at some point, which will provide an ultimate experience, enhanced greatly when the facets of a loving relationship are already in place.

At the moment you decide to live with your partner - whether in a common-law or married relationship - many things take place, seemingly overnight. Beds are shared - a nice thing - but so is every other area of the home: the washroom, the computer room, the family room, and so on.

There are more chores arising as a result of multiple people living in a house and, because people do things differently, conflict can arise. For example, a husband can be adamant about where he likes to place things while the wife complains that he's a "neat freak."

Conversely, a wife may need to spend an hour on the computer after dinner but the husband feels she should relax with him instead, especially since they've had such a long day already and barely had the opportunity to see each other for more than a few seconds at a time.

It's called "compromise" and it comes along so much easier when members of a couple truly understand each other's goals, dreams and desires.

For example, if Owen and I would like to spend an hour together later in the day, we help each other perform tasks which need to be completed in advance, whether mowing grass, preparing meals or doing laundry; in so doing, our minds are relaxed when we do go for a drive, take a walk, or relax in the yard.

On many occasions, even the children take part in getting things done so that we can all do something later or so that, when Owen and I do take an hour to ourselves, the children enjoy having the house to themselves.

On another note, Owen knows writing is important to me and is willing to grant me as much time as I need to spend writing, encouraging me every step of the way; after all, he knows I have aspirations to become a full-time writer and, without his support - as well as that of my children - there is no hope for doing so.

However, though he is willing to give me the space I need to write, I won't take that as a license to ignore him; instead, I'll take short breaks and sneak up on him and spend time with him before heading back to the computer; in addition, I read to him later what I wrote which makes him feel a part of my writing and it draws us closer together as a couple.

Growing together does not occur overnight but, in my case, it seems to have occurred with little effort at all - but we're the exception to the rule - which should grant you hope if you find yourself struggling in your relationship.

These greeting cards are beautiful and offer a beautiful way for you to tell someone how much you care. For further details, feel free to click on either of these greeting cards.


Golden Splash, as this photo is so aptly named, is also a Pigeon Lake sunset photo; it continues to fill my heart with a song of thanksgiving and joy. There's something about the photo that captivates me and throws me back into another time and place - another lifetime, or so it seems. The sun spreads her rays across the sky and lake so that the human eye is basked in sheer radiance. Could anyone ever ask for a greater gift than to watch this spectacle unfold?


Darkening clouds over Pigeon Lake - it's at this point when I know the sun won't be around much longer. Sadly, I know I will sleep through its counterpart - sunrise - but I'm thrilled at having had the opportunity to experience this particular sunset - and watching its various phases. I enjoyed the opportunity to watch today preparing to say, "Good-bye," in preparation of welcoming tomorrow with it's hopes, dreams and possibilities.