by Robert Bruton

Created on: August 26, 2009   Last Updated: August 27, 2009

The key to having a long and healthy life is having fun. Happiness and joy will not only keep you healthy, but it will keep your marriage alive. You can never loose site of the first days courting your spouse. The sweet fun things you did to keep the attention of your love.

As years begin to roll by, it's easy to become complacent. The fire dims a bit and the familiar sets in. Don't let this happen. Those old enough to remember the actor George Burns, not only did he enjoy life but he lived it with gusto. Allowing yourself to fall into the rut of complacency takes all the fire and spark not only from your life but your marriage as well. Get back to the care free days of when you first met.

Do some old things you used to do. Take a walk in the park, pack a picnic. Come home and give your spouse a knee buckling kiss the moment you see them. Surprise them with a special night out, dinner and dancing. Let your hair down and have some fun.

Pick up your spouse on a Friday and check into a hotel for a romantic weekend, that's a complete surprise. Get outside your comfort zone. Spice it up a bit.

Take a night and turn off the TV and talk. Talk about why you fell in love, remember your first date, and reminisce about your first sexual encounter. Make it about you and your spouse. No talk about kids, this is about you two. Remind each other why you are so in love. Begin to feel those emotions rush back over you.

There are dozens of things you can do that don't take a lot of money, if at all. Simply think of things you can do together. Hang out as friends would, laugh, joke and be silly. Life is about living. Breathe life back into your relationship by simply keeping the element of fun in all that you do.

You will discover how being happy friends will lead to a greater level of intimacy. The love you share will build in strength as you simply have fun. It's far too easy to be at home hit the boob tube and sit on the couch in utter silence. Many will say it's my time to unwind, relax. Agreed, you need time to unplug from your day. When you allow fatigue to control your life, you then invite complacency. If you get off your duff and move about and laugh you will soon find your second wind.

Live life as though it was your last day on earth. Fill it with love, joy and happiness and share that with your spouse. Fun will give you vitality and enrich the lives of you and your spouse in ways you never dreamed. So get out and have some fun!

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