According to Sonya Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, there are simple but important things we can do to keep love alive and well, especially if we want to avert “hedonic adaptation,” i.e. the tendency among humans to get so used to things that make us feel good that they stop feeling good. Alas, things that can be thrilling at first (marriage, for example) — tend to be short-lived unless we actively do things to keep them from becoming, to be blunt: boring. I actually think that Dr. Lyubomirsky’s four simple strategies to keep love alive and thrilling make sense for all close relationships, including…