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Long-term couples don't necessarily need expensive romantic trips to introduce novelty.
Research has found that couples participating together in activities they considered exciting or novel reported increases in relationship quality compared with couples doing more ordinary activities.
Novel experiences can encourage partners to encounter each other outside their repetitive routines.
That could mean trying a new activity, exploring somewhere unfamiliar, or learning something together.
Sometimes boredom—not lack of affection—is what needs attention.
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