Laughter and Love: Finding the Humor in Romance

What did one boat say to the other? Are you up for a little row-mance?

Laughter is truly one of the best medicines, as long as it is genuine and heartfelt. Being able to laugh with your partner shows a closeness and connection that creates a healthy relationship. If your romance is starting to feel stale, find a way to add some humor into it.

Start by reminiscing about the things that used to make you laugh together. Look through old pictures, read past love notes, get in touch with old friends, take your relationship back to the beginning and find the smiles. Research says that when couples first start courting, the amount of laughing they do together is a strong indicator of how successful the relationship will be overall. Finding this laughter again is key to keeping the romance from dying.

If looking back on old routines doesn’t do the trick, try doing something spontaneous together instead. Whether it’s participating in an ice-bucket challenge, going all out on Halloween costumes, using a coin flip to decide your road trip destination, or taking on a new skill, doing something new or unplanned will get the blood flowing again. Taking the chance of trying something spontaneous puts you in uncomfortable positions, which almost always make us laugh at ourselves.

If spontaneity stresses you out, try playing a prank on your partner, or bringing home a gag gift of some sort. This simple act can bring out belly laughs and positive vibes. Creating an inside joke or cue word together can also help bring consistent laughter back into a relationship.

A few other ideas to bring laughter back into your romance:

• Watch funny shows
• Read the jokes on Laffy Taffy and popsicles
• Be silly
• Dance and sing
• Fart
• Role play
• Play charades
• Attend a comedy show
• Visit a spa
• Tickle each other
• Do regular date nights, but creative dates
• Do something competitive, like a water balloon fight or an axe throwing competition
• Cook
• Wear sexy lingerie

Humor is an individualized thing. You have to find someone whose humor matches or complements your own. Once you have this person, you have to cultivate that humor to keep your romance full of love and laughter. There are so many ways to do this beyond just the ones here, so get creative and think about what makes you truly laugh!