When was the last time you Laughed with your SO... . Pulled them in close and actually danced, spur of the moment, to some music you both like that suddenly came on after a movie on TV... .Jumped on them and gave them a "Wet Willy", or tickled them till they laughed... . Held up your arms in a big arc with a big smile when they come in the room for a HUG... .Chased them around the room pinching their butt... .
I love this!
I think it takes some work to get to that point. There for a while, any attempts at playfulness by either of us ended in some kind of conflict. That led to us both being afraid to relax and have fun and be silly.
The pendulum has swung from grumpy/mad to silly. The kids commented to him that he was being too silly to which he replied, "Silly is better than grumpy." <sigh>I will take silly over grumpy for sure.