Reignite the Spark By Flirting With Your Spouse

Insights:

Over the course of our marriage, Nancy and I have tried many things to make our marriage better. Some were okay, some helped, some didn’t and a few were game changers. Here are three that will have a big positive impact on your marriage if you do them consistently.

  • Show appreciation: It's important for couples to show appreciation for each other and express gratitude for the things they do. This can be as simple as saying thank you, acknowledging their efforts, or giving compliments. Feeling appreciated can help your spouse feel valued and loved, and can strengthen the emotional bond between the two of you.

  • Maintain intimacy: Intimacy is an important aspect of marriage, and many couples don't put in the effort to maintain it. Intentionally making intimacy a priority will grow you closer to each other. This can involve physical intimacy such as holding hands, hugging, and kissing, as well as emotional intimacy such as sharing thoughts, feelings, and dreams. Making time for each other, being present in the moment, and creating opportunities for connection can help keep the spark alive in your marriage.

  • Respect boundaries: It's important for couples to respect each other's boundaries and individuality. This means allowing each other to have personal space, pursuing individual interests and hobbies, and respecting each other's opinions and decisions. Allowing for individuality can help each spouse feel respected and empowered, and can prevent feelings of resentment and frustration from building up in the marriage.

The cool thing about these three is that they are easy to do. Those few words of appreciation every day coupled with the non-sexual part of physical intimacy and going a little deeper in your conversations and then respecting each other's boundaries will take your marriage up a level.  

Think about this. What if you both committed to do each of those three things every day for the next forty days? Where do you think your marriage could be? Are you all in?

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Things For You To Think About:

  • How would you rate the flirting in your marriage today, using the 1-10 scale where 10 is amazing?

  • How have you flirted with each other in the past?

  • Be intentional about adding flirting into your marriage.

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Quick Hits:

This Week’s Quote:  Charley Pride was born on March 18, 1934. He was an African American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. Charley died in 2020 from COVID complications.

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  • What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley Pride, country singer. Period.

This Week’s Trivia Question:

Who was the first author to use a "typemachine" or typewriter in writing a manuscript?

This Week’s “Did You Know?”

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Would you rather be stranded on a deserted island for the rest of your life or live in a bustling city you could never leave?

This Week’s Trivia Answer:

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