Recognize Your Man’s Romantic Intent When He Wants to Do Things Together

Many men define romance as getting out and doing things with their wife.

Romance, to a guy, doesn’t just mean ending the date in the bedroom—though you won’t find many men who would turn it down! Believe it or not, a sizeable minority of men (four in ten) said that they defined romance as getting out and doing things with their wife. Playing golf together, going for a hike, driving and exploring the countryside outside the city—even going out and wandering the aisles of a DIY store together and dreaming about that new flooring or restoring those kitchen cabinets can be romantic to him, because you’re doing it together.

For men, going out and playing together makes them feel close and intimate. Think back to your dating days. A big part of the thrill—of building your relationship—was doing fun things with each other! Believe it or not, even in the way the male brain is wired, doing something with another person actually stimulates the sense of feeling close to them! So although we women may not fully understand how this works, in a guy’s mind, a fun day hiking or playing a match of tennis is often his version of a candlelight dinner.