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Lately, my boyfriend and I have been in a rut. I feel like he's not paying enough attention to me; he feels like nothing he does is ever good enough. No matter how many times we went in circles, nothing really seemed to change. So of course an AOL Personals story on how to make the honeymoon period last caught my eye.

The story compares long relationships to old shoes: "comfortable, dependable, but not worth special attention." Ouch -- and so true.

According to the story, the way to get the spark back is to praise and appreciate your man without expecting anything in return. The idea is that if you treat your guy like a king, he'll start treating you like royalty, too (eventually).

I'm a pretty stubborn-bitch-until-I get-my-way kind of girl, so I worried I'd get impatient with the one-sided effort. But I have to say, a week-and-a-half into being nicer has done wonders! The compliments have increased, and I've been getting attention I haven't seen since our first few months together.

Tell us: Do you have any little tricks that make you fall back in love with your partner? What do you do to turn things around when your relationship is in a funk?

Kristen Rollins blogs about sex and relationships for Lemondrop.