3 Simple Ways to Step Up Your Marriage Game
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:
Share with each other the things that make you feel most appreciated.
When in your day can you be intentional with each other in maintaining intimacy?
Share with each other the boundary that is most important to you.
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A clip on 4 Principles of Peacemaking from my interview with Mark Batterson.
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This Week’s Quote: Carrie Underwood
Born on March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Carrie won Season 4 of American Idol. She has sold over 70 million records, and won 8 Grammys along with many other music awards.
After I released 'Jesus, Take the Wheel,' people started saying, Oh, it's kind of risky. You're coming out with a religious song. And I was thinking, Really? I grew up in Oklahoma; I always had a close relationship with God. I never thought it was risky in the least. If anything, I thought it was the safest thing I could do.
This Week’s Trivia Question:
In the 1800s, before the phrase “cheese,” said the name of dried fruit was used to induce people to smile before a photograph?
This Week’s “Did You Know?”
A giraffe cleans its ears with its tongue, which is over a foot and a half long or 21 inches.
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