1Kiss, hold, and touch each other daily, at partings, reunions, and before bed. Learn the touch your partner likes.
Affection is not only for special moments. Small, regular touch keeps warmth and closeness alive.
Where it sits. Gottman method, Turn Toward; Small Things Often (affection)
Islamic evidence
He created spouses for you to live with in tranquillity, and ordained love and kindness between you (Quran 30:21). Affection is a sign of the love He placed between you.
“Another of His signs is that He created spouses from among yourselves for you to live with in tranquillity: He ordained love and kindness between you. There truly are signs in this for those who reflect”
Qur'an 30:21
Psychological evidence
Regular, welcomed affection, a lingering kiss, a held hand, keeps the physical bond warm; couples who keep touching stay closer through the ordinary days.
Gottman, J.; Coan, J.; Carrere, S.; Swanson, C. (1998). Journal of Marriage and the Family · doi
Newlywed interaction patterns; accepting influence; soft start-up.
Review detail
Why it works. Frequent, wanted physical affection sustains the bond of closeness between partners.