“Don’t tell me you miss me. Tell me you’re outside with tacos. Action.” (Deanna Cobden)


Hi Reader,

Stay tuned for next week’s longer-form post: “Increase Your S#x Appeal.”

This week — a crazy-busy one for most of us in the States — I bring you this succinct, passivity-shattering reminder:


Engage with her this week.

Actively.

Intentionally.

Are you reserved? Do something goofy. Pick her up. Dance with her next to the cranberry sauce.

Are you a jokester? Do something thoughtful. Write down 5-10 things she does that you’re grateful for. Read your list at the dinner table.

Move from the background — where you‘ve been — to the foreground — where you belong.

Action.

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