But they Stop

Rabbit and I are at an amount of time where it's just on that verge of being considered a long term relationship, and yet due to having very long previous relationships, still feels short.  It's only just about seven months altogether, but is still at a point where we now feel settled in in many ways.

And one of the things that I recently had seen, as well as having talked about, was that most couples stop dating once they become exclusive, and find some routine in simply existing around each other.  That most couples spend their time watching tv together, not talking, or discussing, or doing anything to grow themselves or their relationship.  It causes stagnation, or even the seeds of resentment if the timeline goes long enough.

We still try to find pockets of time, whenever we can, to go on little adventures together.  Even if it's just taking a short drive to somewhere to walk around, we get time when we can focus on each other, our relationship, and strengthening our bond.  Sometimes it's hard to make those pockets of time, but we try to do it as often as we can.  Even when we do spend an evening after a long day of work watching something one of us wants to share with the other, or that we've been meaning to see, we discuss it along the way, and use that time for things like touch and affection along with watching.

In so many ways, we look at our relationship like an adventure.  A series of things we get to share and explore, and see where life takes us as a couple.  We still want to go do things, and see as much as we can as individuals, as well as share the things we have done and seen previously.  So why not do it all together, and get to help us grow closer as a result.

I hope we never run out of adventures together.