Never tire of trying new activities in your relationship, as you have to be the motivator and instigator.

Don’t sit back and hope that he is the one who is solely charged with keeping the flame lit in your relationship.

There are no guarantees this happens.

Oftentimes, a guy like this follows your lead.

This is why you can’t be shy about trying new things in your relationship.

Find new avenues to prepare a dish or cook a new dish entirely.

Go to a different restaurant and give your favorite restaurant a rest.

Alternate the chores you designate for each other.

Don’t get stuck doing one chore because it is what you are supposed to do.

You don’t have to be the one who does the laundry or washes the dishes, all the time.

Nor does he have to be the one who mows the lawn or fixes stuff around the house.

Don’t be afraid to take up different chores so that you keep things interesting and avoid falling into a predictable routine.

To keep the flame lit, find out more about each other.

Never get tired of learning something new about your partner.

People in relationships fall into the trap of believing that they know everything that there is to know about their partner.

This is not true.

There is much more to learn.

Have your partner tell you stories about himself.

Stories about his childhood or his adventures.

Make it imperative to learn more about each other.

This new information can facilitates in figuring out what you can do together.

In one of these stories, you learn that your partner used to have a passion for an activity that he has since abandoned.

Here is a perfect opportunity to see whether you can resurrect that passion for that activity in your partner.

For instance, a knack for painting that he has since abandoned.

One Saturday afternoon, you surprise him by getting him that canvass and a set of paint brushes.

He thanks you greatly for bringing that long lost passion back into his life.

The flame is lit and raging.

Be as open to divulging new stories about yourself too.

This is where he picks up on things from your past in the same way, and follows your example by resurrecting a past passion of yours.

Keep the flame lit by bringing new people into your relationship.

Couples who have been together a while get too comfortable hanging with the same mutual friends.

Never fall into this pattern of behavior.

In meeting new people, you infuse new energy into your relationship.

These new friends get to show you elements about the world that you never knew.

They are the doorway to a way of life that neither of you knew existed.

This is why it is crucial that you keep broadening your circle of friends.

It keeps the flame lit.