Every happily married couple dreams of growing old together. They look forward to spending their sunset years doing things that they never had time for when they were younger, like taking leisurely walks and watching the sunset.

But growing old together is not as effortless as it seems. Getting older doesn’t automatically make your marriage blissful, but there are certain things that you can do to increase your chances of spending your sunset years in marital bliss.

Embrace the changes

Old age comes with a lot of physical, social and financial changes. The kids get married and start families of their own, retirement comes along leading to loss of income and health problems increase. Also, spouses often have to adopt the roles of caregivers, which can be extremely challenging.

These changes can cause a lot of stress and tension in a marriage, especially if they catch a couple by surprise. Anticipating these changes and embracing them as they come instead of fighting them can make a bring difference.

Find new ways to have fun together

Many couples spend a large part of their married life raising kids, so they don’t realize that they have forgotten how to have fun until the kids move out. However, this issue can easily be rectified by finding new and fun activities for couples.

It can be something as simple as doing some charity work together or adopting a healthier lifestyle as long as you enjoy yourselves. This helps you to bond more closely and makes growing old with a spouse a lot more fun.

Keep up the intimacy

Most people assume that intimacy in marriage is a lot less important when you’re older. They consider intimacy, and especially physical intimacy, to be superficial so they do not fight hard for it when it starts dwindling.

The truth, however, is that both physical and emotional intimacy are important, regardless of the couple’s age. Bodies may change but maintaining a satisfying and sensual relationship never goes out of style.

Growing old together can be a little challenging but it’s nothing that a little effort can’t fix. You just have to have the courage to embrace whatever changes old age brings, and the desire to find new ways to have fun together and keep up the intimacy.