The Seven Year Itch

Most people talk about the seven year itch. It may be seven months or four years into your relationship, before it starts itching. The emphasis is on the itch not the time when it occurs. So what do you do when it itches, start scratching rite??

When a relationship begins, partners cant get enough of each other, see no faults in others. As time goes by, ennui sets in. One starts criticizing the other for the flaws in the individual that were there all along. People are taken for granted. The novelty and charm of the new relationship is gone. The candle lit dinners, long walks, anniversary celebrations become a thing of the past. The monotony of life takes over. With little enthusiam in the air, dis-satisfaction with the current state of affairs sets in. Its like chewing gum, thats old and has lost its flavor and color and there's lil fun in chewing it.

I wonder, is the flame eternal or it needs to be re-fuelled to keep it burning. Im sure, sooner or later boredom would set in sooner or later, with anyone you have a relationship with. Contentment and Happiness is someting internal posted in a previous post - Completeness.

So what do you do other than scratching when it starts to itch? Breakoff with the old & Start of with some one more promising
OR
Indulge in an side-relationship (extramarital or two-timing) to get the thrill and excitement back into your life
OR
Re-invent yourself and the Relationship.

Its a story of - Different strokes for different folks. Any thoughts??