Page 51 of 500 First Editions (The Romantics #3)

PAST

This week, we’re keeping things short and sweet.

Life is hard. It’s complicated. Once you get in the thick of your relationship and doing life with your partner, it can be easy to forget the magic of when you first started falling for each other.

Those first stolen glances.

Those first touches.

First kisses.

The butterflies.

The magic.

Just like we put together a plan for falling for your partner and making them fall for you, you have to put together a plan to continually date your partner. Make them fall every single day. Not just the first ten weeks.

People always talk about needing to “keep the spark alive,” but it’s easier said than done. It takes time. It takes effort. It takes intention. (Our favorite word made a comeback.)

I’ll give you a spoiler alert: next week, for your last Ford Method challenge, we’ll be focusing on your future.

This week, we’re going to focus on the past. The future is something to be pursued, and the past is something to be honored.

Recreate the exact moment you fell for your partner. Don’t hold anything back. Pull out all the stops. Put together all the bells and whistles.

The most important part of the equation is that you tell them why that moment was special, what you felt then, and what you feel now.

Vulnerability is terrifying. It can feel awkward and uncomfortable to put yourself out there and open up to another person, even if they’re trusted.

It can feel cheesy or unnecessary, but vocalizing how someone makes you feel and telling them why you love them is one of the greatest forms of intimacy.

It can be easy to want to be strong and perfect.

But there’s no connection to be had when you’re holding everything in.

Vulnerability and honesty breed connection and intimacy.

Don’t be afraid of it. Be excited about it.