Dear Dr. Laura, 

You're always talking about the little things we can do in our marriages to keep the spunk alive. My husband and I play silly little games. 

In church, we race to see who can turn to a hymn the fastest or if our pastor asks us to go to a specific passage in the bible whoever gets there first wins. I'm sure we get weird looks, but when you're trying to win bragging rights, it's absolutely necessary to act like your bible will go up in flames any second if you don't get to those verses quickly enough. 

Also, my husband gives me this look... I will just turn to him randomly and suddenly THE LOOK is in his eyes and I know what he wants... He wants to engage me in an epic staring contest. Or if we're holding hands, maybe at the store or the movie theatre and his thumb starts getting a little rough then I know we're starting a thumb war and the battle is ON! Or if we both want take out, but neither wants to pick it up, let the rock-paper-scissors showdown begin! 

What the winner gets, besides bragging rights, is ultimately the sweet feeling of comradery and affection with their spouse. I guess then we're both ultimately the winners. 

Thanks Dr. Laura! 

Katherine