The being married Spark Isn’t Gone — You Just Stopped Feeding the fire
Love doesn’t disappear — it fades when the habits that built it get replaced by routine.
Christopher Lunn
12/5/20251 min read


💬 You Don’t Fall Out of Love — You Just Stop Doing the Things That Built It
Somewhere along the way, time with your spouse becomes common.
Not because you stopped loving each other — but because life settles into a routine.
A grind.
Things get… well, boring.
You don’t fall out of love.
You just stop doing the things that kept it exciting.
Remember when creating a spark felt easy? Almost natural?
When you left little notes, flirted in public, touched just because you could?
Those “little” habits were never little — they were the bricks that built your connection.
Then life happened.
Kids showed up.
Bills came due.
And somewhere along the way, you stopped enjoying life together… and started managing it.
The laughter became less frequent.
The kisses became quick.
And the connection you once felt deeply became something you assumed would “always be there.”
But love doesn’t maintain itself — it responds to attention.
Just like a fire, it needs tending, not neglect.
The good news?
You can bring that spark back.
Because the spark isn’t gone — it’s buried under layers of routine, distraction, and fatigue.
And the same hands that built it once… can build it again.
Reigniting love doesn’t mean pretending everything’s fine or hoping it magically fixes itself.
It means choosing each other again — on purpose.
It means studying your spouse again.
Making eye contact.
Showing appreciation.
Learning what your spouse needs right now… not what they needed five years ago.
Sometimes you just need someone to help you find your rhythm again —
someone who can see what you can’t see from the middle of the mess.
If you’re ready to rebuild what you started, there’s help for that.
👉 https://fanintoflames.online/counseling
Love doesn’t have to fade.
With the right help, you can fan those flames higher than ever before.
