How to increase intimacy with your wife this week.

Seven short ideas below.

Every entrepreneur, owner, and man I know is moving with intensity and focus on their most pressing business goals. This is a noble endeavor to provide for the lifestyle that you desire. In the pursuit, your wife still desires your presence, connection, and attention.

Here are the seven short ways to win.

1) When you arrive home from work, take the five-minute presence challenge. Put your phone down, stand in her presence, look in her eyes, and sincerely ask, "How are you? What can I do this evening to support you?" Listen. Act.

2) Write a two-sentence post-it note and put it in her car or on the bathroom mirror. For example, "I see you. I am deeply grateful for your love and ________."

3) What has she recently mentioned that she would like? Listen closely to her conversation and find the hidden gem. She may have mentioned a particular shirt or task. Now, make it happen. Order the shirt. Or get the thing done by the end of the week.

4) Name something you are afraid of to her. Speak your heart, emotions, and vulnerabilities. This is the quickest bridge to a deep connection. 5) Initiate non-sexual touch. She is open to your bids for sexual connection, but not every touch needs to signal the desire for sex.

6) Send the flirtatious text message. You can even write the text and set the reminder to go out at the ideal time. Keep it short and suspenseful, but focus the words on her beauty.

7) Create an environment to play and recreate together. Having a light-hearted spirit is one dynamic we all need. Schedule the pickleball game, go on a walk together, or get a couples massage. Intimacy is about being known and connected. It will always require intention, pursuit, and risk. Intimacy happens by design, not by accident.

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Be Strong, Lantz Howard ​​​​​

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