🏡 Rights & responsibilities · #64
Our relationship has become dull after years of marriage. How can we bring it back to life?
Dullness is usually not a sign that love has died but that the relationship is no longer being tended; warmth returns when both deliberately invest time, words and touch.
The Prophet ﷺ joked with, raced and showed love to his wives (Sunan Abu Dawud 2578), and told us to express our love (Sunan Abu Dawud 5124). Allah describes spouses as garments for one another (al-Baqarah 2:187). Suggestions: talk daily about things other than the children and bills; go out together regularly; say thank you and give compliments; dress up for each other; try new activities together; and talk openly about intimacy. If there are old wounds or buried anger, resolve them first, because intimacy struggles to grow on resentment. A marriage counsellor can help. See Emotional communication.
The Prophet ﷺ joked with, raced and showed love to his wives (Sunan Abu Dawud 2578), and told us to express our love (Sunan Abu Dawud 5124). Allah describes spouses as garments for one another (al-Baqarah 2:187). Suggestions: talk daily about things other than the children and bills; go out together regularly; say thank you and give compliments; dress up for each other; try new activities together; and talk openly about intimacy. If there are old wounds or buried anger, resolve them first, because intimacy struggles to grow on resentment. A marriage counsellor can help. See Emotional communication.
Sources
Sunan Abu Dawud 2578 (sahih)Sunan Abu Dawud 5124 (sahih)Surah al-Baqarah 2:187