Take a load off your lover's back and you will likely rediscover your loving (and passionate!) partner underneath. These tips, fresh from our latest fortnightly romantic tips email, Fish's Bicycle, tell you how.

Feeling sexy -- or like being sociable, even -- is a tall order when you're knackered the whole time. A partner weighed down by chores, is more likely to feel like a 'domestic slave' than a 'goddess'. If she never has a moment for you, the best thing you can do is make some for her - by reducing her workload.

1. Step in, so she can chill out. Take-over the washing up, the hovering or supervising the kids. She'll love you for it and will have more time and energy for you later on.

2. Halve the chore. If she's washing, you dry. Apart from saving her time, it's more fun. You can chat while you get the job done.

3. Give yourselves more time. Outsource! Hire a cleaner. Get a child minder for a few hours a week. Rope the in-laws or grandparents in. Yes, it may cost you a few pounds, but what price would you put on the time you could enjoy together in return? 

4. Give her something better to do. Imagine her joy (and adoration) when she arrives home expecting to have to do the cleaning, only to find it's all but done - by you. Better still when you thrust a gin and tonic in her hand and direct her to her candlelit bath!

5. Help her feel like a goddess. You do your best to help out, but still she has a busy time of it. All the same, you can help make her feel less 'slave' and more 'goddess'. Simply indulge her your time and undivided attention. A 'no strings' massage is a great place to start.

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