It just so happened that I wrote a book on connection rituals amongst couples.  I sent a sample manuscript in to over 50 agents, and signed a contract to finish the book and have it published.  A funny thing happened on the way to the keyboard . . . I started directing summer camps!  In doing that, time has not readily availed itself on the to-do list to finish the book . . . yet.  I do occasionally lead workshops with parents and couples on the concept and tools.

Below is a link to a PDF version of the book sample, which includes several example connection rituals, and numerous other tidbits. 

You’re probably wondering what exactly a couple or connection ritual is . . . a very brief answer appears below, with a full description in the PDF. 

Apply these ideas to your life and the sweetness you experience on a regular basis will definitely deepen and expand.  Cheers to that!

PDF of Book

 You already use rituals in your life all the time.  For example, you have family rituals (Christmas, Birthdays), personal rituals (morning pattern, opening mail), cultural rituals (Thanksgiving, 4^th of July), and perhaps religious rituals (church service, meditation, Easter).  Rituals inundate our lives all the time.  Couple rituals are done by virtually everyone, but you likely never really thought of those things you do as “rituals.” 

 There are so many definitions and popular conceptions of what a ritual is, that the word has lost any singular meaning.  Often ritual conjures up images of something formal, ceremonial, religious, or even the occult.  It can be most or none of those things.  However, using the word ritual is helpful, because, technically, it means that certain things are present.  In the context of this book, a “couple ritual” is a planned, recurring interaction between two people that is truly meaningful and powerful for both of them.  Let’s look at the differences and similarities between a ritual and a routine, romantic act, spontaneous act, and tradition in order to get a better handle on the term couple rituals.