Every year we make annual resolutions to improve the  quality of our lives. Smokers vow to quit, others pledge to get fit, but rarely  do our romantic lives get equal  weight in the bid to better our health and well being. Follow these easy tips to revamp your romantic life this year. 

Try to learn one small thing from a past bad experience and see if it can help you find new ways of loving and new insights to happiness.

Romantic getaways: find love away together. Spending  time together is crucial to maintaining a healthy, loving relationship. Getting away with your mate for a weekend at least once every three months.  Sometimes, when family life gets hectic and highly romantic, you have to return to reasons that  got together in the first place: You enjoyed each other’s company.

Feed your love: Discover food’s erotic possibilities. This year, spice it up with your lover. Making dinner doesn’t  have to be boring. Surprise your guy with exotic ingredients, or find imaginative ways to add flavor to the last meal of the day. Declare  a non-occasion, and try a new dish. Take turns feeding one another while indulging in a bottle of wine. You deserve it. 

Relieve the romance with first-date jitters. Recreating that first date is a nostalgic way to rekindle the romance you once shared. Remember how nervous you felt during your initial date with Mr. Right? Take a  trip back in time, reenacting the date in question. If you can’t travel  to the place you met, capture the essence of this idea by watching the movie  you first saw together, eating at “your” restaurant, dancing to “your” song – whatever reminds you  of the events of that nights.

Tell him about it: communication is key. Communication is the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. You’ve heard it before, but are you two actively communicating? Let your love know just where he stands in your relationship by talking to him every day and by making a point of listening to him. 
Be honest with your love. Instead of moping around  the house when you’re angry or sad, tell him  how you feel immediately. When you want to tell him something that is bothering you, especially if it is about him, tell him  how much  you love him first. This will make him less defensive and more likely  to hear  you. 

Discover the art of sensual massage. Massage is a time-honored technique proven to ease  tension by relaxing body and mind. Take turns giving one another a sensual  massage after dinner.  There are many massage oils. Use one with a scent  both of you love. Did you know that the scent of cinnamon is said to be an aphrodisiac? Afterward, clean up with an intimate bath for two. 

Play tourist. Rent a room in a local hotel, taking advantage of all the amenities it offers, such as hot tub, pool, sauna—that you might not have at home.  Take the advantage of an unfamiliar setting to draw out the exotic in him. Try wearing fancy lingerie and becoming the initiator in the sexual arena, as  men, too, want to feel desirable. 

Spontaneity is vital: do something unexpected. Don’t let your relationship fall into the same old routine. Every now and again, make time to surprise your guy  with  something  you know he’d  like  but isn’t  expecting. For more personal touch, pen a love letter on sexy stationery. Compile a tape or burn a CD of a combination of his  and your favorite tunes, and leave it in his  car. If you’ve never done this, get some sexy lingerie, put it on, and surprise  him  at the door when he gets home from work – yow!

Let’s get  physical! The old adage “ those who plays together, stay together” is true. Couples who share a sport or another  physical  activity are more likely to stay together than those who don’t. What better reason to break into a sweat? Because  endorphins (hormones) are released during  exercise  give you a sense of well-being, experiencing  this rush as a couple is good for both of you.  You can run or walk together , or go bike riding. Or try  dancing together. 

Spend time apart!  Is there such a thing as “too much of a good  thing”? It might sound absurd, but spending  time apart can be just as valuable as spending time together. Couples who do everything from laundry  to taxes together, spending every walking minute together, often feel smothered and end up resenting their mates without understanding why they feel this way. 

No one can get all their needs met from one person. In the  movies that only  happens for an hour and a half! We all need to get out and recharge our batteries.