Something new to try with your partner, in bed

I know. Blatant hook of a headline, but it’s the actual subject of this piece of writing, so why not?

A New Bedtime Ritual

After 29 years together, Hanan and I have started doing something new in bed at night. Reading. Not our own separate books or articles - just one book (usually fiction) that I read aloud to her.

It began when I noticed that she wasn’t reading as much at night. Finding it harder to focus when her eyes are tired, Hanan was defaulting to…