{"id":30871,"date":"2016-03-16T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/?p=30871"},"modified":"2018-02-13T11:06:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T19:06:07","slug":"10-easy-ways-to-create-lasting-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/10-easy-ways-to-create-lasting-love-0316165","title":{"rendered":"10 Easy Ways to Create Lasting Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Couple\u201cWe waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2014Tom Robbins, American novelist<\/p>\n

Are you still \u201cin love\u201d with your partner?<\/p>\n

Do you feel deep affection?<\/p>\n

Are you best friends?<\/p>\n

Do you connect daily?<\/p>\n

Is sexual attraction present?<\/p>\n

Keeping love<\/a> alive in a relationship is a challenge\u2014especially when we\u2019re perpetually busy and distracted by our gadgets and social media. Attending to and consistently nurturing bonds over time is key to making relationships last.<\/p>\n

Love will fade if we don\u2019t actively do the work to deepen and cultivate our connections. Just as exercise builds muscles and keeps us physically in shape, we must work out our emotional muscles to keep our relationships<\/a> fit. Consciously loving our partners is what sustains and grows the strength and depth of intimacy<\/a> over a lifetime.<\/p>\n

Often, in the therapy<\/a> room, individuals and couples disclose they\u2019ve lost their connection. Among other things, therapists hear:<\/p>\n

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