You wouldn’t think going to the Zoo is something romantic to do would you? I didn’t before.. I met my wife! I never went to the Zoo before her.
She loves going there. We have a Milwaukee Zoo membership and go probably 8-10 times a year. All seasons..
But there is so much great stuff to do there! And it’s another one of our great traditions. It’s something we do *TOGETHER*. You’ll see me talk a lot about establishing things you do together; this is one of those things.
And it’s not all about the animals. There are places to sit and just chat.. you can walk and hold each other’s hands.. there’s good food. They have special nights or days where restaurants come in to set up and provide their unique brands of food.
We love going for special exibits. We can get in for special events for members. So it is about the animals too! But it’s something we do… *TOGETHER*.
Something to give a try with especially if you partner is an animal lover!
You might even find you have some favs that turn into stuffed animal collections at home. My wife loves Hippos these days and adopted one at the Zoo. They gave her a stuffed version of the Hippo and looking at the back of our couch..
..I think there’s some funny business going on; they seem to be multiplying.
It got me thinking though. If scientists actually figure out what, in our brain, causes the feelings that we feel towards other people, how far off are we for them developing some kind of solution or pill that we can give somebody or take to feel better about our partner or people we are with in general.
Think about this,… you’re having some issues with your relationship and you don’t necessarily want to end that relationship. Your brain wants to tell your heart to feel something because you don’t want the change. But you can’t find that solution to make yourself feel better about that relationship naturally; even through therapy!
So.. the good doctor gives you a pill… and you’re happy as a clam! You can move on with your life and have a more fruitful and exciting time with your partner.
Just found that thought interesting… I’m not saying I’m for or against it. Will it ever be used? Well there’s a lot of things that we didn’t think should or could be used and are today.
In the end though, no matter what the science says… let’s just think about love and caring for others as a *heart* thing; not a brain thing. What a different world this would be if we lost that… and stopped trusting or following our hearts.
I’m curious if you have a minute.. what do you think about that? Do you think science should give us solutions like that? That would help us change our feelings in the direction our minds and logic want?
For lunch today my wife and I went to our favorite restaurant. We always have the same dish together. It’s not the first time.
We have eaten at this same restaurant dozens and dozens of times over the years. Sometimes, like today, it’s just for a quick lunch… just because. But then we have days of the years, holidays, that we always make sure we go to this restaurant for lunch.
It’s tradition.. it’s something special.
It’s a place we KNOW we will always have good food at; it’s always a great experience.
It’s a place we both feel comfortable at; the atmosphere is a touch romantic, but really just calm and the perfect place for conversation. We have the greatest converstions here.
So that’s something to think about in your own relationship.
Do you have a place the both of you can make your own? That can be a place where you can be the most comfortable, always have a great experience so you can just concentrate on each other and pleasant conversations?
I think it’s important to have a place like that and traditions. Establishing something that you both do even on the same date or for specific occassions can be one of the most romantic things you can do and without a doubt bring you closer together.
Great video guys.. Time to take a few minutes.. apply some of these things and you’ll be a real hit with your gal!
In this video, Natalie discusses dating from a woman’s perspective. What does she like? What doesn’t she like? What are her turn ons and turn offs?
I like her reference to her husband.. He just sort of shoots his eyes over at her. That doesn’t really work with my wife either. I have to let her settle in a bit and warm up to the eye shooting.
One of the take aways is that we, as men, need to be more spontaneous and to do things she’s not expecting.. Women want to know you are thinking about them and don’t want to have to plan all the dates and don’t need to be involved in the process of that planning every time!
You’ll make BIG brownie points if you go out of your way to set up a special date night without her asking.. they love it if you do things without having to ask you. Something simple as coming up behind her to give a back rub. My wife LOVES that .
Watch this video guys! She dishes out even more great tips and advice!
My wife loves Hippos these days and adopted one at the Zoo. They gave her a stuffed version of the Hippo and looking at the back of our couch..
