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Old 07-09-2012, 05:17 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Anything that makes us laugh! Laughing together is so incredibly powerful. Fortunately, we both have the same love of words and sometimes it's just a turn of phrase or a pun that gets us going.

Baseball. I never used to enjoy it but he has taught me so much; it's become a common ground for us. (Go Pirates! Can you believe it?! 19 losing seasons and they're in first place. *fingers crossed*)

Our pets. We have too many cats and one dog. They give us lots to fuss over together.

My EX-husband and I did Shotokan Karate together and it was awful. I admire those who can exercise and spar together. I wanted to take a gun and SHOOT him when we were required by Sensei to spar together. We had different agendas when it came to exercise and it was a detriment to our marriage, not a help.
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long honest conversation. we can talk about anything together nowadays without each other being threatened by anything. I deeply enjoy those talks with her. I feel like I'm learning so much new stuff about her that I never knew. Things she was to shy or embarassed to talk about years ago.

time together
her affection. I'm an affection ***** I admit it. but only her affection.
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long honest conversation. we can talk about anything together nowadays without each other being threatened by anything. I deeply enjoy those talks with her. I feel like I'm learning so much new stuff about her that I never knew. Things she was to shy or embarassed to talk about years ago.

time together
her affection. I'm an affection ***** I admit it. but only her affection.
I read this before I seen it was by you Stonewall..that's us again... Yep, my husband is an Affection ***** too, and so am I.
If we was married to someone else, I think we'd smother them to death, but we genuinelly love the closeness.

** Today we went to the movies (with the kids this time, we always sit next to each other with some snuggling , I throw my leg over him he carresses whatever is there, holds my hand, I touch him, lots of fun.

** Will be picking some ripe berries in the back yard tomorrow.

** We ride bikes together on a nearby 14 mile trail together.

** Take walks in our woods or go to a Park & do hiking trails hand in hand..

** We watch tv together at night / movies, anything one of us enjoys, the other happily is there -when we shut the kids out at night.

** Just hanging outside on our swing or we lay under a Tree on a blanket sharing a book or just talking about our day, always something to talk about, laugh about, plan, learn , reminisce.

** Take bubble baths together, showers together - hey, it saves some water & it's fun too!

** We use to play a card came called "Canasta" - haven't done that in a while. Scrabble -but usually with some kids , or Apples to Apples . We are still bonding with our kids around us, I would say.

** Give each other massages ...this is a weird one, we don't have air condioning, so at night under the fan, when it's really HOT -(been 100 degrees the last few days), I came up with this idea -to paint each other with water. Cools us right down.

** We use to exercise together, got away from that, need to start again.


** Rock concerts & Plays every now & then. Friends often come too though.

It doesn't matter what we do really - We just want to do it together, just makes it more enjoyable to be shared.

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Old 07-09-2012, 07:20 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Okey,
I think you two need some type of sport to play - with each other.


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participating in all the kids sports activities....wait....thats all we do
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Old 07-09-2012, 07:27 PM   #20 (permalink)
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I did a thread in the Ladies Lounge asking similar: Activities You Do Together

- We're still doing the trivia quiz together and lining up to go to a pub trivia night.
- Cooking. I used to prefer my own time in the kitchen to figure it out (as a novice cook) but he's expressed that he'd like us to cook together. We're enjoying this. I've also found a cooking class nearby as something different to do.
- Walk the dogs. Every night we walk the dogs together and chat about our day.
- I'm helping him learn how to play his instrument.
- Records! We love sharing music. We'll put the vinyl on and just listen to music or chat, snuggle etc.
- Farmers markets. Each weekend we go to the markets together for groceries. I pick out flowers for our home. We usually treat ourselves to tasty street food for lunch.
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Ride motorcycles (she has her own), watch and comment on terrible movies
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fighting. (as in arguments)

Gawd I miss a good fight (my ex and I rarely had them )
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Cooking together
Photography (he's coaching me)
Back massages (non-sensual)
Researching and learning new things that catch our interest
Watching good movies together
Picnics
Scrabble
Grooming (I cut his hair and trim his whiskers)
Watching sunsets
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Old 07-09-2012, 10:35 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Walking with the delightful company and observations of a 3 year old - how I love those memories.

Uno - we played that a lot - fun game.

Massages - touch - is such a gift.

As for the jumping on/squishing/kissing - that spontaneity - his joy at being with you - luckily we all have enough gumby in us that our "de-squish-ification" systems repair us.

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-Sometimes we play War (the card game) in bed together after we put our son to sleep
-playing uno and reading books with our 3 year old
-going swimming as a family
-taking the dog for a walk as a family
-taking our little one for rides on the golf cart around the neighborhood..with the dog too!
-Sharing a bowl of icecream while watching a movie
-Giving each other massages
-Sometimes hubby will brush my wet hair after a shower
-if I'm sitting on the bed and he walks in,he runs and jumps on me just to give me a kiss and squish me (I love it but I hate it lol)
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Laughing together is big. having a shared love of "...words... Anything else" is great.


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Anything that makes us laugh! Laughing together is so incredibly powerful. Fortunately, we both have the same love of words and sometimes it's just a turn of phrase or a pun that gets us going.

Baseball. I never used to enjoy it but he has taught me so much; it's become a common ground for us. (Go Pirates! Can you believe it?! 19 losing seasons and they're in first place. *fingers crossed*)

Our pets. We have too many cats and one dog. They give us lots to fuss over together.

My EX-husband and I did Shotokan Karate together and it was awful. I admire those who can exercise and spar together. I wanted to take a gun and SHOOT him when we were required by Sensei to spar together. We had different agendas when it came to exercise and it was a detriment to our marriage, not a help.
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Intimacy is so special - blended with humor it is even better. She says "I wanted you to do x" and you just laugh out loud because back then, not knowing better, you thought just the opposite.


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Affection slvts make the best partners. I asked my W that a few weeks ago "do I touch you too much?". She said no and proceeded to prove she meant it.
SA, you two spend a LOT of time together. We do also - nice being best friends and lovers. Exercise - together - is the best.

QUOTE=SimplyAmorous;895009]I read this before I seen it was by you Stonewall..that's us again... Yep, my husband is an Affection ***** too, and so am I.
If we was married to someone else, I think we'd smother them to death, but we genuinelly love the closeness.

** Today we went to the movies (with the kids this time, we always sit next to each other with some snuggling , I throw my leg over him he carresses whatever is there, holds my hand, I touch him, lots of fun.

** Will be picking some ripe berries in the back yard tomorrow.

** We ride bikes together on a nearby 14 mile trail together.

** Take walks in our woods or go to a Park & do hiking trails hand in hand..

** We watch tv together at night / movies, anything one of us enjoys, the other happily is there -when we shut the kids out at night.

** Just hanging outside on our swing or we lay under a Tree on a blanket sharing a book or just talking about our day, always something to talk about, laugh about, plan, learn , reminisce.

** Take bubble baths together, showers together - hey, it saves some water & it's fun too!

** We use to play a card came called "Canasta" - haven't done that in a while. Scrabble -but usually with some kids , or Apples to Apples . We are still bonding with our kids around us, I would say.

** Give each other massages ...this is a weird one, we don't have air condioning, so at night under the fan, when it's really HOT -(been 100 degrees the last few days), I came up with this idea -to paint each other with water. Cools us right down.

** We use to exercise together, got away from that, need to start again.


** Rock concerts & Plays every now & then. Friends often come too though.

It doesn't matter what we do really - We just want to do it together, just makes it more enjoyable to be shared.

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Walking together is such a great activity. Some of our best conversations are from that.


UOTE=heartsbeating;895067]I did a thread in the Ladies Lounge asking similar: Activities You Do Together

- We're still doing the trivia quiz together and lining up to go to a pub trivia night.
- Cooking. I used to prefer my own time in the kitchen to figure it out (as a novice cook) but he's expressed that he'd like us to cook together. We're enjoying this. I've also found a cooking class nearby as something different to do.
- Walk the dogs. Every night we walk the dogs together and chat about our day.
- I'm helping him learn how to play his instrument.
- Records! We love sharing music. We'll put the vinyl on and just listen to music or chat, snuggle etc.
- Farmers markets. Each weekend we go to the markets together for groceries. I pick out flowers for our home. We usually treat ourselves to tasty street food for lunch.[/QUOTE]
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Old 07-10-2012, 08:20 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Washing and drying the dishes together. It is such a silly thing, but she cooks, so after the kids clear, I do the dishes. She relaxes a bit but once I start washing, she comes over to dry. We get to talk, and the kids are always scarce, as they don't want to get pulled in to doing work, so it is guaranteed alone time. Add to it lots of time for quick touches, flicking bits of water or soap suds at each other and squeezing by the other while putting things away, and it is surprising how much fun it can be.
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Bikes,
That's a rush. I love dirt bikes - not so comfortable cohabiting the road distracted drivers in big cars while on a bike.


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