Remember back to your wedding day. I’m not talkingabout just the ceremony and reception. I want you toremember how you felt. Think back to looking into the eyesof your intended spouse and how happy you were. Yourmarriage was going to last forever. You were sure of thatmuch.Because this man or woman made you feel so special.Maybe your new husband was the most romantic guy youhad ever met. Maybe your new wife was one of the mostincredible people you had ever met. Both of you knew thatthis was a marriage that would work. Your life would alwaysbe as magical as it was in the very beginning.You spent the first few months of your life settling in asa married couple. Perhaps you couldn’t keep your hands offof each other and made those around you roll their eyes asthey watched your PDA with envy. But you didn’t care – youwere in love!And then, reality sets in. You start to notice littlethings about your true love that drive you crazy. You thinkyou can deal with it, and maybe you can for awhile. Butthen, you start to pull away just a little bit. You still lovehim or her, but it’s just not the same.You start to take each other for granted. After all,you’re married – that’s part of married life, isn’t it? Thenyou wake up one morning and look over at your love. Youwonder what happened to that fire – that amazing desirethat couldn’t be controlled. Why don’t you feel like you didon your honeymoon?Romance dies, that's a fact, right? When you find thelove of your life, you'll both settle into a daily routine of financial, household, and child-rearing responsibilities,forgetting you are a couple, right? Romance will only lastthrough the initial crush of therelationship. After that youand your partner will start taking each other for granted,right?It does not have to be this way. There are manyrelationships where romance is alive and well. Open up yourlocal paper and look for the anniversary announcements. Itcan actually be very motivating to see those couples whoare celebrating their 25, 30, even 50weddingthththanniversaries.In case you think this is a trivial subject, please knowromance matters to the health and well being of yourrelationship. Being romantic is nothing more or less thanappreciating and celebrating your partner.This means if romance dies, one or both people in therelationship will begin to feel unappreciated. For many, thiscan be the beginning of the end of the relationship, orperhaps the beginning of an affair.Is it just a part of life? Do you let that fire die into justa smoldering pile of ashes? You don’t have to! In fact,there is no reason at all why you can’t get back what youhad when you were newlyweds. It just takes a little effort.There are millions of married couples out there whoknow what it takes to stay in love and keep their marriagefresh and new. Want to know their secrets? No problem!