Month: January 2017

14 Days of Love Letters

Introducing our love experiment for the month as well as our 14 days of love letters challenge. Alright, it’s time to introduce our Marriage Laboratory Experiment of the Month (MLEM if you like- you can remember it because it sounds like phlem). This year all our experiments are based on Gary Chapman’s 5 Love Languages book and February will be all about . .. . . . WORDS OF AFFIRMATION! Here’s the experiment explained scientific method style: Problem: We feel disconnected from our spouses when we forget to make an effort to connect. Studies have shown our positive to negative… Read More

Welcome to Marriage Laboratory!!

Marriage Laboratory happy plant

In which I outline the idea behind the new site switch and the calendar for upcoming challenges this year! In case you didn’t notice, this site, which used to be A Thing Called Love Blog .com is now Marriage Laboratory .com. There were a few reasons behind the switch (site name was too long and confusing, Google likes me better if I have marriage in the url), but mostly I wanted to create a hands-on community to improving marriages and what better way than to experiment together! So, here’s the idea- we have five month-long challenges scheduled for the year… Read More

Spiritual Sunday: The Blind Men and The Elephant (and God and Church and Marriage)

The Blind Men and The Elephant

In the Indian fable of the blind men and the elephant we learn that we are often blinded to reality by what we connect with. This parable extends to God, church and our spouses. Spiritual Sundays are back! Last year, I started doing a spiritual Sunday post once a month, but got out of the habit. This year, I want to get back into it. I really enjoy writing my thoughts about God and religion. It is an important part of me. And if you aren’t religious, that’s fine, I’ll always try to tie the topic into marriage at the… Read More

The Kissing Challenge for Married Couples

The Challenge: Kiss your spouse for six seconds two times a day every day this week. Hypothesis: Stronger connection. Happy feelings. Good times. Rob from Family, Good Things is back guest posting today! Wahoo! And he’s here with a simple yet effective experiment in love for busy couples (hey! that’s your tagline!): the kissing challenge. Thanks Rob! - Celeste The Verdict When you were first married you kissed your spouse more often (and longer) than you do now. Your Sentence You need to read this brief article and be willing to do the homework (best homework ever). Warning #1 If… Read More

Couple Goals: What One Goal Will Improve Your Marriage This Year?

Want to set some couple goals this year? If you actually plan on achieving them make sure they are specific, measurable, and within your control. If not, do your thing. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I am in full-blown New Year resolution mode right now. Last month I watched this productivity summit as well as an excellent goal-setting webinar (any Michael Hyatt fans out there?) and whoa I am PUMPED for the new year! *fist pump* Those summits were mostly for business-related info, but I’m realizing that the goal-setting information I’ve learned applies perfectly to marriage. Specifically I’m thinking of the… Read More