Whenever we’ve been in a relationship for a long time, we usually observe that the spark disappears. The kind of excitement you felt during your honeymoon phase seems to have faded away. How do you spice up a relationship so you feel refreshed, passionate and excited to be with your partner?

An Unexpected Yet Practical Way To Spice Up A Relationship

Let’s think back to when we were teenagers. Can you recall one of your teenage loves? What was the most exciting thing about it? You may have stayed up all night, talking to your love on the phone without your parents knowing. Or, you could have met at a secret place after school to hang out and spend time together. Most likely, your teenage fling was exciting because you were breaking the rules.

Experts say that violating a prohibition can give birth to desire. Even if breaking the rules makes you a bit nervous, there’s always a thrill that springs forth from doing something you’re not supposed to.

This was probably easier when you were younger since you had plenty of rules to break. So, how about now that you’re an adult? How do you break the rules to spice up a relationship?

Examples Of Rules You Can Break

First off, rule-breaking isn’t about breaking the law. That’s a whole different story. Think about your daily routine as a couple. What rule can you break from there? If you can’t think of anything, below are a few examples you can follow:

• Get off from work early and then drink the night away with your partner. When was the last time you did this?
• Go to work late. Spend a bit of time in the morning with your significant other.
• Send your partner a random text in the middle of the day while you’re at the office. Tell him or her that you’re thinking about spending time as soon as you get home.

Did you notice that these tasks aren’t really extreme rule-breaking? The idea is to identify little transgressions that you can do to break the norm. Although the changes you’re making are small, they will surely spice up a relationship that has made you feel bored and disinterested. For more tips about dating and improving relationships, read our blog.

Good conversation is one of the keys to having a successful date. The basics have to be covered. Conversation topics like hobbies, career, likes and dislikes, and educational background are good to start with. However, among all the subjects you discuss, you need to be careful about one conversation topic that could ruin your date.

The Conversation Topic That Could Ruin Dates

A survey involved 2000 adults who have active dating profiles or have met their partner online. It revealed something not so surprising. Many of these participants said that they never want to discuss anything about money during a date. Of course, the topic of jobs is open to discussion, but no one wants to discuss finances over a potentially romantic dinner.

Based on the results, a majority of respondents said that they are either “slightly comfortable” or “not comfortable not all” in sharing financial information on dating apps or dating sites.

To be more specific, here are some numbers from the survey:

• 69% said that they are not comfortable talking about their debt.
• 69% mentioned that they do not want to discuss their credit score.
• 64% commented that they do not want to share how much they earn.
• 53% had the same to say when it came to their spending habits.
• 18% said talking about finances led to the ending of their past relationships.

What If That Conversation Topic Comes Up?

If the topic ever does come up, and you’re comfortable talking about your own financial standings, then you can discuss it lightly. You can reciprocate by asking your date the same questions about his or her finances.

However, if you’re not comfortable at all, politely say that you should move on to the next topic. You could say something like, “Let’s leave that conversation topic for our next date. Let’s talk about your adorable pet dogs.”

Although the question may have been fazed by the question, you shouldn’t show it. Continue your date as if everything is fine. Don’t take it personally.

The Money Topic

Talking about money brings a lot of things to light. It could hint at the type of parent you’re going to become. It could also tell a plenty about your personality. Either way, remember that there is a right time to talk about money.

For more topics on how to date successfully, read the rest of our blog.

We all want to appear fun, approachable, and out-going whenever we’re online dating. The best way to do that would be to use humor. To attract matches, you need to show a side of you that doesn’t take things too seriously.

How To Use Humor Correctly To Attract Matches Online

In a 2011 study, it was revealed that women like men with a good sense of humor because it was indicative of their intelligence. But, before you go off cracking jokes, there are a few DOs and DONT’s you need to remember:

Do Use Acronyms And Interjections

When you chat with your online date, use acronyms like LOL which means “laughing out loud” and ROFL which means “rolling on the floor laughing”. In addition, the common interjection of “haha” gets better responses than “hehe”. Using acronyms and interjections will get you more responses.

Do Use The Word “Hilarious”

For some reason, online daters find the word “hilarious” a good sign. A survey revealed that messages with this word get about 87% more messages. It could be considered as a compliment to most.

Don’t Crack Knock-Knock Jokes

Knock, knock. Who’s there? No one, apparently. If you want to attract matches online, stay away from knock-knock jokes. They may be classics, but they’re not very effective in today’s dating scene.

Don’t Say “Joke”

If you’re delivering a joke, make sure that you don’t say “joke” in any of your sentences. Your sense of humor has to be organic. When you say to someone, flat out, that you are going to tell a joke, it ruins the moment.

If you believe that you don’t have a sense of humor, you have to stop thinking that. Everyone has a fun side to them. You just have to find what works for you and what doesn’t.

The tips we have here are merely basic ones. There are other ways for you to show off your fun side. Sarcasm is one, but you need to save this when you have practiced a little bit. For more tips on how to attract matches online, read more articles on our blog.

If you’ve been online dating for some time now, you already know what major red flags to avoid. Ditch someone who asks for money online. Avoid giving out personal information about yourself. These are all pretty basic. But, how about major red flags when you’re already dating in the real world?

Major Red Flags You Should Never Do When Dating

During dates, we always want to be ourselves, but still put our best feet forward so our date can have a good first impression about us. However, there are times when we do something that our date simply doesn’t like. For you to be more aware of what trivial actions can lead to the loss of our next date, refer to the list below:

1. Isolating your date from her friends and family.

It’s not right to isolate your date from the people she cares about. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been dating for a week or for two years. Keeping her all to yourself won’t be good for your relationship in the long run.

2. Ignoring or laughing at boundaries.

Different people have different beliefs. For example, if your date doesn’t like the green jokes you’re making, you need to respect her wishes. Never shrug it off or simply laugh at her, saying that she’s too uptight.

3. Telling her she’s “crazy”.

First of all, you never want to tell a woman that she’s crazy. No woman wants to hear that there’s something wrong with her head. By extension, you don’t want to tell your date that women (in general) are crazy, even if you were referring to your ex.

4. Making future plans too early.

You’re going to scare any woman you’re with when you make future plans early on in the relationship. It’s a great way to tell your date that you see a future with her, but your timing is off. If you’ve dated for, at least, a year, then you can lightly touch on future stuff.

5. Figuring her out after only a couple of dates.

“You’re the kind of girl who…” is an introduction to a sentence you never want to say. Never assume that a woman is this type or that because you don’t know her very well yet.

The items listed above may very well be simple mistakes that you commonly do. Now that you are aware that they’re considered to be major red flags, stop doing them all together. For more tips about dating success, read more on our blog.