Put It In Writing

When someone takes the time to put their thoughts down on paper, you tend to pay attention. Whether it's your boss scribbling 'good job!' across a completed project, a friend's thank you note expressing gratitude for your hospitality, or your partner's handwritten lines beneath a Hallmark jingle, you let it sink in. Something in writing somehow seems more real or meaningful than the same words casually spoken.

In the early days of infatuation, writing love notes is not unusual. Some inspired lovers compose passionate poems to express their feelings. But the eloquent words preserved in ribboned bundles in a dresser drawer are usually replaced by a short-hand spoken love language as the years accumulate -maybe an habitual 'love you' at the end of phone conversations or when leaving the house in the morning.

If it's been awhile since you've written a romantic or steamy love note to your partner, you might want to crank up your creativity and see what flows from your pen. You may find that it turns you on as much to write it as it does your partner to read it.