30 Fun Ways to Spice Up Your Relationship in the New Year

Updated on 1/3/2018 at 11:30 AM

StockSnap | Pablo Heimplatz

StockSnap | Pablo Heimplatz

If that cup of coffee you're drinking is hotter than your sex life, it's time to reignite the flame. Although keeping a relationship fun and fresh isn't always the easiest walk in the park, getting it on regularly and taking time to bond and get to know each other even better can work wonders on your body and mind — not to mention strengthen your relationship.

So if you're ready to spice up things, ahead are 30 fun, effective ways to do so. And don't worry; whether it be romantic, raunchy, or something in between that you're yearning for, we've got you covered!

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Greet the morning with homemade breakfast in bed. — StockSnap | Toa Heftiba

Greet the morning with homemade breakfast in bed.

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Hit the road to explore somewhere new. — StockSnap | Pablo Heimplatz

Hit the road to explore somewhere new.

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Take a walk down memory lane by going through old keepsakes. — StockSnap | Sweet Ice Cream Photography

Take a walk down memory lane by going through old keepsakes.

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Spend a day naked together. — Pexels | Burst

Spend a day naked together.

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Focus on sensuality instead of just the big O. — StockSnap | Freestocks.org

Focus on sensuality instead of just the big O.

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Set aside time to digitally unplug and reconnect. — Pexels | Negative Space

Set aside time to digitally unplug and reconnect.

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Skip the snoozes to cuddle and watch the sunrise. — Unsplash | Everton Vila

Skip the snoozes to cuddle and watch the sunrise.

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Give each other spontaneous massages. — Unsplash | John-Mark Kuznietsov

Give each other spontaneous massages.

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Exchange a list of each other's quirks you love most. — Unsplash | Brad Neathery

Exchange a list of each other's quirks you love most.

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Surprise one another with small, unexpected gifts. — StockSnap | Tohm Brigitte

Surprise one another with small, unexpected gifts.

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Create a new tradition. — Unsplash | Toa Heftiba

Create a new tradition.

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Share a sweet treat (or two!). — Unsplash | Alisa Anton

Share a sweet treat (or two!).

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Secretly scatter Post-it notes around for each other to find. — Pexels | Lukas

Secretly scatter Post-it notes around for each other to find.

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Lounge around in lingerie. — Unsplash | Aily Torres

Lounge around in lingerie.

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Get creative by enrolling in a class together. — Unsplash | Bench Accounting

Get creative by enrolling in a class together.

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Strap on your most beloved heels and go on a date night. — Unsplash | Jared Sluyter

Strap on your most beloved heels and go on a date night.

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Unwind together with wine and a hot bubble bath. — Unsplash | Jennifer Burk

Unwind together with wine and a hot bubble bath.

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Bring playful props into the bedroom. — StockSnap | Freestocks.org

Bring playful props into the bedroom.

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Show your love in the kitchen by cooking together. — Unsplash | Chinh Le Duc

Show your love in the kitchen by cooking together.

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Stay up late chatting and dreaming about the future. — Unsplash | Manuel Meurisse

Stay up late chatting and dreaming about the future.

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Save water and start showering together. — Unsplash | Geetanjal Khanna

Save water and start showering together.

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Have steamy sex in a new place. — StockSnap | Pablo Heimplatz

Have steamy sex in a new place.

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Play a game of 20 questions. — StockSnap | Skitter Photo

Play a game of 20 questions.

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Indulge in a little PDA . . . or a lot — no judgment. — Pexels | Quintin Gellar

Indulge in a little PDA . . . or a lot — no judgment.

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Snuggle under the sheets listening to your favorite tunes. — Unsplash | Lee Campbell

Snuggle under the sheets listening to your favorite tunes.

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Find fun ways to flirt and tease with one another. — StockSnap | Freestocks.org

Find fun ways to flirt and tease with one another.

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Switch things up by testing out new positions. — StockSnap | Freestocks.org

Switch things up by testing out new positions.

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Take each other's hand and dance like no one's watching. — Unsplash | Clarisse Meyer

Take each other's hand and dance like no one's watching.

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Write an old-fashioned love letter to one another. — Unsplash | Carli Jeen

Write an old-fashioned love letter to one another.

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Simply say "I love you." — StockSnap | Jens Johnsson

Simply say "I love you."