At MaggieMaeIJustSayThis blog, she often asks interesting questions and invites readers to answer them. She recently asked:
Dust love get dusty?
Here was my reply:
Love gets dusty…
…but investing time together, finding things to laugh about together, finding things to be grateful for in each other, finding ways to pleasantly surprise each other, hiding love notes for the other to find, treating each other as treasured best friends and not doing or saying things to each other that we wouldn’t do or say to our other best friends, all have a way of blowing the dust away and replacing it with sweet moments and memories.
Russ (Married 33 years and happier than ever.)
Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 
Excellent advice Russ. Thank you for sharing great suggestions for blowing the dust away.
Thank you, Gina! The dust has a way of piling up surprisingly fast. We’ve found it best to do regular dusting no matter what such as going out on regular weekly Date Nights.It helps us to stay in synch and avoid the awful grinding of gears.
Sorry for the mixed metaphors. I’m a Master of Mixed Metaphors (and alliteration.) ;-D!
Russ
I loved this, too, Russ. I think “investing” in our valued relationships is a great way to put it!
Cathy
Thank you, Cathy. Yes, I’ve learned that investing in my relationships is an important thing to do–otherwise I pay for it BIG TIME later in many ways, and the late charges and other penalties can be very steep indeed. That goes for romantic relationships, raising (I’ve never cared for the so-called more correct term “rearing”) children, and friendships. And I know that you know I’m not refering to monetary investments or costs here. Time, attention, love, caring, commitment, focus, etc, are far more important investments than mere money. And this is coming from an investment manager who understands things like Return On Investment and Risk-to-Reward ratios.