{"id":342,"date":"2018-05-04T18:27:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T18:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/?p=342"},"modified":"2018-06-08T19:37:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T19:37:31","slug":"playful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/04\/playful\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Relationship Fun Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All too often we find ourselves stuck in a rut, especially when it comes to our relationships. Comfort and routines can lead to complacency and boredom. It is normal at one time or another to feel like &#8220;spicing things up&#8221; between yourself and your partner.<\/p>\n<p>To bring back the spark, a playful attitude can make things fun again. Sometimes we start to take our relationships and ourselves too seriously and we forget to let go and be playful with our partner. 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Get creative in trying to bring fun and play into your relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about how we can help re-ingite the spark at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/counseling-services\/couples-family-therapy\">https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/counseling-services\/couples-family-therapy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All too often we find ourselves stuck in a rut, especially when it comes to our relationships. Comfort and routines can lead to complacency and boredom. It is normal at one time or another to feel like &#8220;spicing things up&#8221; between yourself and your partner. 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