We were married for 10 years before I finally got pregnant. So maybe we have a bit of an advantage as empty-nesters, because we enjoyed each other’s company for all that time. These days, I’m pretty much the social director, and DH, while he would probably be content to crash on the couch, does enjoy the dopey field trips I come up with. Mostly ridiculous outings like the Griswolds “Biggest Ball of Twine” type of thing.
Well, our activity tomorrow is to go to the dump. 
That will keep me happy and H productive.
I think I’m still married because my husband of 31 years never refers to me as “the wife” ;-). Sorry, @GoNoles85 but you struck a nerve!
On our last wedding anniversary, my husband gave me a set of 12 boxes. He designed a date in each box and labeled them by month. So when I opened each box, there are photos and clues for each upcoming event. For example, last month we went to an art walk at a local artist co-op and ate dinner at the onsite restaurant. Next month, we are staying in a yurt located near a local wildlife preserve. The following month, we are going zip lining and cave exploring. I’m pretty sure he googled “what are the best day trips near our city” and planned accordingly. He also went to the craft store to buy scrapbooking supplies to complete each box. Feel free to borrow this idea…it is a great way to try new things together.
@HeartArt, that sounds like a great idea. Sort of a staycation spread over a whole year. How clever!
That sounds lovely, HeartArt. My dh would never come up with something like that, or even copy it if laid out in detail before him. I tried dropping hints about doing special things for milestone anniversaries and birthdays, but have given up. If I want to go anywhere or do anything with dh, I have to research and make the arrangements. Your dh sounds like a gem.
@HeartArt If you get tired of your husband, send him my way! My husband would have to ask me how to google to find that information, and he wouldn’t even know where the craft store was, or what it was called 
Two things that have not been so good for our marriage recently:
– Planning a party for 200 people at our son’s wedding when one of us has decided it’s immoral to have a party that big at the place where we have to have it (and, of course, she’s right).
– Getting a brand new rescue dog that hates men, or maybe just men who look like me, or maybe just me.
I hope that each of these winds up as a satisfying joint project, but so far they have vastly multiplied the opportunities to annoyed with one another.
We just ripped out a wall of nasty drywall in our bedroom and brought fresh sheetrock to install. So far, still married… maybe because Mr. B has a few new power toys to play with.
We just started taking a ceramics class together.
It’s our 31st wedding anniversary today!! A couple of things that have helped us:
– After about 25 years, I think, we finally learned to let go of our minor grievances with the other. I realize he will never be a punctual person, and he figured out I will never be neat.
– He is quite a talker. Me, not so much. So he suggested we start a new practice: Every day, at 5:30 his phone alarm goes off. He holds a dumb bell and I am free to share whatever I want! He cannot speak while he’s holding the dumb bell. It sounds a little silly, but it has helped me a lot.
We’re together all the time since we run our company out of the house. We love to explore new places. He’s just fun to be around.
Happy anniversary @MaineLonghorn Whatever it takes to make our marriage work, is worth it. We will celebrate our 37th anniversary next month; trying to do something different for a change.
Today’s our 31st anniversary too! Happy anniversary @MaineLonghorn! We all chose a nice memorable date to get married.
We are together a lot, since H is retired and I work mostly out of our home. I try not to let little things annoy me and we mostly enjoy one another’s company. He’s my tech support and keeps all our computers running fairly smoothly, as well as our printers. He also helps wrangle our luggage when we travel.
@HImom, wow! Happy anniversary to you, too!