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Happy Marriage When Husbands Travel
Dave Pipitone
Worried about having a happy marriage when you are traveling on work and your wife is at home? When you and your wife are separated by distance, you probably feel disconnected sometimes. It isn’t always easy to keep the romance in a long-distance relationship, and the less frequently you see each other, the harder it is to keep the romance alive!
If you aren’t a ‘plan ahead’ kind of person, it is even harder to ensure that your lover or spouse knows you are thinking about her. Not to worry. With a little creativity and the resources provided by the information highway, you can keep in touch and remind your partner that you are a ‘couple’, even if your work or travels keep you apart and don’t get to spend a lot of time together.
Use your phone and your computer to keep in touch! Here are some tips:
The Shopping Errand
Call the house or your wife's cell phone and leave a message. Tell her to pick up an item you ordered for her before you left. Give her the name of the store and the person to see and tell them when the store closes. She will be thrilled to pick up the item, even if it isn’t expensive. It is a great way to surprise your spouse!
The Scavenger Hunt
Send your wife on a scavenger hunt, calling every day to give her things to look for in the house. Tell her you want them to find all the items before you return and if she does, be sure to plan a great surprise for her when you get back. When you get home plan a nice dinner, or a romantic evening in front of the fire, or just share a glass of wine and have her tell you the story of how she looked for and found the items you hid.
The Library Poem
Leave your wife a message with the name of a book of poems to get at the library. Give your her the name of the poem or the page number and let her go get the book and read the poem you are ‘sending them’ long distance.
The Movie Date
Leave your wife a message with the name of a movie that will be on TV or one you want her to rent at the video store and watch. Tell her what you love about the movie that reminds you of her, or the part of the movie that both of you watched together and loved.
Just pick up the phone and dial up your wife when you know she will be home or at her desk at work. Just say ‘hello’ and ‘I love you’. It means EVERYTHING.
Here is a list of things you can do by using your computer and e-mail:
- Agree on a time you will both be online and IM or open a chat with your partner, sending romantic pictures or notes.
- Have a friend take pictures of you, or take a ‘timed’ picture of yourself. An inexpensive digital camera is a great tool for exchanging photos online.
- You can take a picture of yourself at work, at play or in locations you both love and write silly or romantic captions. Send the pictures by email or during an IM session.
- Or post them on a free online photo gallery and send your partner the link.
- Send ‘free’ online email cards with romantic messages.
- Send a sound file with a copy of a song you both love or a romantic song you want your partner to hear.
- Send an email ‘diary’ every day with your thoughts from the day and the places or times you thought about your spouse or partner.
- Send links to websites with beautiful pictures or love poems or quotes about love.
Remember, you are HER man when you are on the road. Help her to cherish that she is still connected to you in a happy marriage and she will be very glad when you return home.
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