Spice Up Your Lovelife

Read on for our top tips for putting more sparkle into your relationship

Here at 888ladies, we're firm believers in making sure that we keep our men on their toes - refusing to fix the rip in his 'favourite' underpants, chucking out his 30-year-old trainers and hinting every now and then about how long it's been since we had a bunch of flowers! However, when things start to feel a bit stale, it's worth doing a reality check on ourselves to make sure we're doing all we can to keep our relationship vivacious.

One of the best things to do to keep your relationship fun is to have regular 'date nights'. Make sure you both get home from work on time, book a babysitter if you need to, get dressed up and get a taxi into town. You don't have to go for a three-course dinner - even visiting a pub you've never been to before or doing something unusual like a murder mystery night can make it seem like a hot date. A word of warning though - whatever you do, don't go to your local, unless you want your man playing darts with the boys all night!

Making an effort with your personal grooming is an obvious but essential way to maintain attraction between you and your fella. Treat yourself to a new haircut or get your nails done - even if he doesn't notice, it'll make you feel much more confident, which brings an instant sexiness that he certainly won't fail to pick up on!

This naturally leads us on to clothing. We're all guilty of wearing the same items day-in day-out for the sake of comfort, but force yourself to wear heels and a dress every so often and be amazed at the effect it has on your man. Of course, this is also a great excuse to go all out and treat yourself to some new lingerie - ditch the old grey undies and feel great in something silky, lacy or sparkly! We love this Ceriso Satin Floral Print Balcony Bra and knickers, £30 from M&S.

It's strange but true that sharing a scary experience with someone can bring you closer together. Do something simple like renting a creepy DVD (or even watching Most Haunted!) or go all out and book a midnight tour round a local haunted house. Doing something that gets the adrenaline pumping, like horse riding or even kickboxing, has the same effect - you'll fall into each other's arms afterwards and feel like lovestruck teenagers.

Take up a regular activity with your man that means you'll both be guaranteed to have fun. If you find it hard to switch off from moaning at him about the leaky kitchen sink or the widescreen TV he splashed out on, taking up something like amateur dramatics or dance lessons will mean you're forced to escape reality and guaranteed a giggle together - which, let's face it, is the biggest turn on of them all.