If you’ve just gotten married, congratulations! You’re on your way to a very new and exciting chapter of your life. There are a lot of different things to think about when you just get married, but there’s one issue that gets overlooked when compared to the hustle and bustle of everyday life: romance itself.

Indeed, after you’ve taken your honeymoon and returned from your vacation, you might feel like all of your romance needs are covered. However, that isn’t something that is always the case. For example, many couples come back from their honeymoon and seem to be okay for a few weeks, even a few months, but then find that they struggle to find the sizzling romance that captivated them in the first place.

First and foremost, you should know that not every moment of your new life as a married couple will be fireworks and magic all the time. It’s better to assume that there will be highs and there will lows. Yet if you work through them, you will always have each other — isn’t that the point of going through this new chapter of your life in the first place?

Of course, if you are serious about keeping the romance alive after the honeymoon, there are a few things that you can do in order to add a little bit of that old sparkle back into your relationship.

The biggest thing that you will want to remember is to make time for each other. Even if it’s only an hour a day, that hour should be exclusively for the things that you and your spouse want to do. This means that phone calls to friends and family shouldn’t happen during this block of time, and television should really be the last thing that you do together. Try going out for a walk together, since it will allow you both to focus on each other.

Another thing you can do is work in moments where you take the time to write each other handwritten letters. Even though we live in an age where email reigns supreme, there’s really nothing that can replace a really good heartfelt letter written by hand. Taking time to just make something from scratch can speak volumes about how much you love the other person and want them in your life.

Overall, these are just a few little ways to make sure that you can keep the romance alive in your marriage after the honeymoon — try them today!