Month: July 2016

No time together? Take the 10 minute DAILY connect for busy couples challenge!

One thing almost every couple has in common is that they are busy. Beat the busy with your spouse! Schedule 10 minutes to connect each and every day. “How was your day?” “Uhhhh, it was . . . . . ok. How was yours?” “Ummm, busy, but fine.” OR more realistically: “How was your day?” “MOOMMMM! Can I have some milk?” “Uhhh, it was . . . . ok. How was yours?” “DAD! FEEL MY WIGGLY TOOTH!” “Ummmm, fine. Busy, but fine.” “Knock, knock. . . . . . . . . HEY! KNOCK KNOCK!!!” Last month while researching for… Read More

The Weekly Marriage Check In: A Happier Marriage Week by Week

Want a happier, healthier relationship? Give yourselves a weekly check up! Start with gratitude, then discuss your needs. Every couple needs a safe, regular place to talk about the hard stuff and prevent fights before they happen! Click through to learn how xoxox

Companionship inventory, marriage meeting, weekly marriage check in or check up- whatever you call it, if you want a healthy, long lasting relationship, you should be doing it! One of the first posts of this site was How to Conduct a Weekly Companionship Inventory. That was almost two years ago! Its time to revisit this critical piece of marriage advice. A Weekly Marriage Check In: Why You Need It Marriage counselor Marcia Naomi Berger in her book, Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love: 30 Minutes a Week to the Relationship You’ve Always Wanted gives some pretty convincing evidence that these weekly… Read More

Low Energy Ways to Connect With Your Spouse At Night (Besides TV)

Marriage panel members share their ideas of low energy ways to connect with your spouse at the end of the day without watching TV. The theme for this month is rituals and routines, and today we’re using our marriage panel to discuss night-time routines specifically. Our ASK THE PANEL series involves readers submitting questions and our marriage panel answering them. As explained here. I got this email about a month ago, ” . . . . So my marriage isn’t in any mortal danger or anything, but I feel like we’re in a bit of a slump for us anyway.… Read More

Marriage Routines and Rituals

Introducing the theme for the month: routines and rituals. I got this really great idea from a blogging podcast to focus on a different theme every month with every post that month on the same theme. I thought, “Good thinking podcast, I will be implementing that.” This is me implementing that. So this month, the theme for every post is . . . . routines and rituals. Specifically routines and rituals that strengthen your marriage. We’ll be talking about things you can do every day, every week and every month to help you and your spouse stay connected to each… Read More