The other day my 16 year old son and I were talking about relationships and dating. I was thoroughly enjoying our conversation until he asked a very poignant question that sent my mind reeling, "How do married people keep things new?" My husband and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary this Summer and although I am very happily married to a wonderfully patient, generous, and loving man, it does take work.
After several moments of silence I simply told him that couples have to grow together. If your mate is moving in a direction that is unfamiliar to you, take time to gain knowledge about what he or she is doing so that you can relate to them. Even if it is relative to their job and/or profession. My husband works approximately 10-12 hours per day and it has become necessary that I learn certain things about his profession so that we can converse about things when he comes home. At the same time he stays tuned in and interested in the things I'm learning in school. He is the person that I bounce ideas off of for papers and other things relative to school. He is also my biggest fan, celebrating every 'A' I receive and bragging to family about my accomplishments.
