The Challenge.

     I have a challenge for all the men out there. If you think you're man enough to do it, the benefits will be unmeasurable. Seriously. I recommend using a day timer or good phone calendar for this, because it's hard to keep track after a few months.
     Pick an important date for you and your wife/significant other. On that date, write her a note. It doesn't have to be anything fantastic or Shakespearean, just one paragraph (which is a minimum of three sentences) that states why the date you've chosen is important for you both. Then, -- and this is the important part -- you are going to promise (and I do mean solemnly swear) to write her one note, every week for the next 12 months.
     The notes don't have to be huge or long or anything, but they do need to be current, true, and meaningful. Tell her what is going on with yourself, what you appreciate about her, and what you're looking forward to. Trust me, she will love it. And if she's anything like my wife she'll keep the notes and at the end of one year you'll both look back at all the changes that have happened. It will be incredible and the two of you will be closer than you imagined. Trust me.