7 habits that unexpectedly make your long relationship a lot more fun

No, it's not always about the grand gestures. It's about those tiny things that only you know about each other. Those inside jokes. The fun over nothing. Feeling the connection while it's invisible. That.

That’s amore.

And how do you make your relationship a little more fun in a very simple way? By adopting handy habits. And those habits? You don’t even think about them anymore, they don’t cost you any energy. You just do them for the other person. So take a lesson from this.

1. Write each other notes
Yes, you can let the other person know something sweet, and sometimes a text message just isn’t enough. Too modern. Do it old school. Write something sweet on paper and those words will stick. And yes, you can do this almost every day. For example, put a note in their work bag.

2. A kiss before sleeping
Just do it, always.

3. Regularly plan a date
Make it a habit to always have a date in the calendar. Because once that date is set, you will go. Otherwise, there’s always something else to do and too busy and too tired and… So plan it. Schedule it. And go.

4. Ask how the other is doing
Every day you do a mental check-in. How is your love? And really?

5. Make jokes
A little self-deprecation now and then? Works well. Keep that humor in the relationship for the necessary lightness.

6. Say ‘sweetheart’, not their first name
Makes it all a bit sweeter.

7. Get a cup of coffee for your lover
Or tea. Or a glass of wine, even better. But think of those sweet actions for the other person.