Five Ideas for New Year's Resolutions for Couples

The start of a new year is always filled with excitement and anticipation – but it’s also a perfect time for couples to take the opportunity to set some resolutions together. Whether you’ve been together for years or just started dating, New Year’s resolutions can be an enjoyable way to foster your relationship and strengthen your bond even further.

Making New Year’s resolutions as a couple is a great way to stay committed to working on your relationship throughout the year. Here are five ideas for amazing New Year’s resolutions that couples can make together:

1. Prioritize quality time: Make time in your schedule to have quality conversations and activities with each other that don’t involve distractions such as phones or laptops. This could include activities such as cooking together, taking walks, visiting museums, playing occasional games or simply having meaningful conversations.

2. Celebrate milestones: Some people might view big dates such as birthdays and anniversaries as obligations – instead, why not turn them into celebrations? Celebrating special days in the year doesn’t have to mean lavish gifts or expensive vacations; it could be something small like planning a picnic with each other or having an evening at home playing board games.

3. Acknowledge each other’s strengths: No one person has all the answers, so take the opportunity this year to call out one another’s strengths – whether it’s organizational skills, tech know-how, patience or creativity. Remind each other of what you admire about them and celebrate those qualities whenever possible!

4. Learn something new together: Take advantage of group classes, workshops and courses where you can learn something new alongside each other. Learning new things is a great way to add joy and variety into relationships – plus it can help bring about deeper conversations too!

5. Regular check-ins: Last but certainly not least – regular check-ins are essential for any relationship to ensure that both people feel heard and appreciated without any assumptions being made by either side of the partnership. It doesn’t have to be long or difficult; it could simply be asking “How was your day? Is there anything I can do for you?” before bedtime every night (or whatever times suit best).

Ultimately, resolving to commit more time towards improving your relationship every day is key! With these five ideas in mind, why not pick one (or two!) that sounds most inspiring this New Year?