Dressing For A Relationship?

We've all seen it happen, the happy couple - been together for years (or in some case just a few months) and all of the sudden it's all sweatpants and dirty T's. What is it about getting comfortable with someone that makes us totally lose our sense of style, not to mention our sense of self, sense of individuality, sense of normalcy...

I am what most would call a serial monogamist, and have currently been in a 2 1/2 year great relationship, but I find on weekends I tend to immediately go to my workout pants and T-shirt. After dressing up for work all week (I do work in a fashion environment here) sometimes I just don't have the energy to spend an hour getting ready on Saturday and Sunday. However, how does that make my honey feel? Knowing that I spend all this time getting dressed for work, but don't feel like I should take the same amount of care and effort at home?

So, here's what I decided to do. Instead of immediately stripping off my work clothes when I get home for the preferable "lounge-wear" I have decided to leave it on, so that I'm not all "bum" at home. I've been trying to spend at least 1 of the 2 weekend days getting myself presentable, even if it's just for a stroll around central park... and can I say it made quite a difference! Spiced up the love life, and the intimacy, and believe it or not has helped improve our relationship. It seems when you show you care (even just in trying to look nice for each other) it speaks volumes about how you feel....

Do you ever fall into the comfortable "bum" faze of a relationship? What do you do to change it?

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