- Get on the same page with finances.
- Talk. A lot.
- Do fun things together.
- Don’t put your kids before your spouse.
- Treat each other with kindness.
- Learn to receive compliments well and say thank you.
- Kiss. A lot.
- Don’t ever stop fighting for your marriage.
- Look your best, whenever possible, for your spouse.
- Let yourself be vulnerable to something new and different.
- Don’t ever compare your spouse to someone else.
- Always be quick to forgive.
- Encourage your spouse’s dreams.
- Read the Bible and pray together.
- Strive to make the other person happy.
- Laugh together. Be silly. Laugh some more.
- Learn to laugh at yourself.
- Date one another.
- Never keep secrets from your spouse.
- Never think you’ve arrived in your marriage.
- Marriage is a continual investment, each and every day.
- Be careful of your tone.
- Be nice to one another.
- Never leave out tenderness.
- Don’t talk to your spouse like an enemy.
- Talk to your spouse like a most cherished companion.
- Don’t sit in front of the television every night.
- Don’t sit in front of the computer/ipad/phone every night.
- Sit next to one another on the couch. Get cozy together often.
- Focus on God changing you instead of all the ways you want your spouse to change.
- Serve together in church.
- Compliment one another often.
- Surprise one another in the bedroom.
- Initiate intimacy and be creative and spontaneous.
- Be affectionate even when you don’t feel like it; feelings will often follow.
- Hide love notes in his/her car.
- Send sweet text messages out of the blue.
- Cook your spouse’s favorite meal.
- Tell your spouse how proud they make you.
- Give your spouse a massage without wanting anything in return.
- Flower giving- make it an unexpected occasion.
- Give your spouse the freedom to go out with some friends or just have a quiet evening to themselves.
- Become passionate about what your spouse loves in life.
- Marriage takes work. Be willing to go to work every day like your marriage depends on it… because it does.
- Don’t hold onto resentment. Bitterness will make your marriage rotten and stinky.
- Eat well and exercise. Take care of your body.
- Basic manners and hygiene go a long way.
- Be flirtatious with your spouse.
- Be willing to sacrifice in your marriage.
- Take a class (snow skiing, dance, cooking, etc) and learn something new together!
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Jennifer Peterson says
🙂 great tips!!
Tara says
I love these! And oh so true!