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Honestly it boils down to reparenting yourself & rewiring your own neuronal pathways & telling yourself a firm āstopā when you notice your mind slipping down negative loopholes & being present in the moment & enjoying being mid task rather than waiting for it to end & not thinking of inertia as your baseline and natural way of living
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50 intimacy building exercises for black couples ā¤ļøāš„
1. Take a long walk together for the sole purpose of sharing your thoughts and feelings with each other.
2. Plan a surprise date night in for one another.
3. Cook a meal together and enjoy it by candlelight.
4. Write love letters to each other, bonus points if you exchange and read them.
5. Take a coupleās dance class together.
6. Read an erotic novel together. Reenacting it is up to you!
7. Volunteer together for a cause you both care about.
8. Make time to shower together, let your partner cleanse you.
9. Go on a weekend getaway and spend quality time in bed.
10. Take a bubble bath and enjoy wine.
11. Watch your favorite movies and cuddle.
12. Take a hike and enjoy nature together.
13. Write down your goals and dreams together, affirm each other in the process.
14. Take a cooking class together.
15. Try a new hobby together.
16. Plan a picnic to enjoy each other's company.
17. Schedule a couples' massage or self care day.
18. Create a vision board for your future together.
19. Take a pottery class together.
20. Spend a day exploring your city and discovering new places.
21. Invest in a polaroid or film camera and take spicy photos of each other.
22. Write a poem or song for each other.
23. Plan a surprise weekend getaway.
24. Create a coupleās board game to play together.
25. Go on a road trip to explore new places together.
26. Plan a sip and paint night together. Grab some body paint, and use each other as canvases!
27. Attend a concert or live performance together.
28. Create a language for only you to use together.
29. Go on a bike ride together.
30. Watch the sunset and enjoy each other's company.
31. Play a couples' trivia game.
32. Attend a wine tasting together.
33. Create a recipe together.
34. Plan a date night at home and cook a romantic dinner together.
35. Attend a drive-in movie together.
36. Visit a botanical garden.
37. Go on a cabin trip and disconnect from technology.
38. Take a hot air balloon ride together.
39. Attend a poetry night together.
40. Go on a boat ride and enjoy the water.
41. Take a couples' pole dancing class.
42. Have a game night with other couples.
43. Try meditating together.
44. Attend a book reading or signing together.
45. Go on a coupleās retreat.
46. Bake each otherās favorite sweets.
47. Create a playlist and swap headphones.
48. Take a mixology class together.
49. Plan a scavenger hunt for each other.
50. Go on a day trip to a nearby town.
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Donāt let anyone manipulate you with their words into believing that they care about you. If you donāt feel that shit, then it isnāt there.
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A soulmate is someone who is committed to working through things together & doesnāt see giving up as an option ā theyāre willing to have difficult conversations & are always dedicated to finding solutions that make you both feel loved, reassured & respected in the relationship.
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š There are men who enjoy investing in you.
š There are men who enjoy providing for you.
š There are men who enjoy maintaining you.
Don't listen to the ones who can't or won't treat you the way you want to be treated.
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