How to get out of a rut?

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Hi all - looking for some advice on ideas/tips for getting out of the ‘rut’ me and DP have ended up in after 3 years together. We both agree that we have ended up getting wrapped up in work and life stress and hardly do anything fun together anymore. We bicker a lot about stupid things and I just want us to find a way to enjoy each other’s company again.

Please don’t say ‘the relationship has run it’s course’ or anything like that. We both want to get married and have children in the future and I still feel strongly that way despite the arguments and the rut we are in.

Has anyone been through something like this and could give me some tips? Things that aren’t really contrived but things we could think of doing to inject some fun back into our lives and work things out.

We always make an effort of having something booked in, like a show, a boxing event, a day at the races to give us something to look forward to. And also just small things like game nights or going for a drive to find a new place to explore!

@Inferiorbeing thank you - DP is not much of a ‘planner’, as in he won’t get excited about a holiday or a trip until we are basically on the way - whereas I LOVE having something to look forward to. But I agree that we should always at least have something on the cards that even if things are busy/stressful we know we are spending some quality time together soon.