Hello Darlings! It’s the Missus here. Happy Holidaze! My favorite time of year has finally arrived. Hang the mistletoe and get your Honey to meet you there at 5 o’clock sharp. Carving out a time every week for cocktail hour can help rekindle the flame in your relationship. Despite the outdated image of women who would cook and clean while wearing heels and crisply pressed dresses there are many things that we can learn from the marriage wisdom of long ago.
Cocktail Hour – Couples Time
The premise is simple, having some time each day to reconnect with your partner or spouse in an environment that is free of distractions is important. Whether you prepare a martini or serve a seltzer, it’s the caring gesture that is more important than the beverage.
Couples time definitely plays a role in creating a happy marriage and has a positive effect on children too. Today, many psychologists believe that respecting mom and dad’s alone time is important to the development of children to help them understand that while they are an important member of the family they are not the center of the universe. So don’t be afraid to take a little alone time to reconnect even it means telling the kids that they need to amuse themselves for a bit. If you can protect 30 minutes to an hour of distraction-free couples time daily, everyone will benefit from it.
Now to get you in the mood turn up the music…
“New York, New York” (abridged version)
Just spreading the joy,
With vodka and gin,
I wanna be a part of it,
Cocktails, cocktails,
These martini flutes,
Are longing to fill,
I wanna be a part of it,
Cocktails, cocktails,
I wanna wake up,
In a city that wants to drink,
To find I’m queen of the night,
Ready to clink, fill me with joy….
The mixers are prepped,A
ll melt in your mouth,
I’m gonna drink the night away,
Cocktails, cocktails,
And if I can – make them well,
The party will – be quite swell,
It’s up to us, cocktails, cocktails….
What do you think? Do you have any retro advice of your own? Please share your thoughts in the comments section.