i can't imagine life without my husband. he is my better half, my best friend and eternal companion. after dating for 6 months and being engaged for 4 months, i was very confident that i was making the right choice when i decided to become his wife.
one piece of advice i always paid attention to while in the dating scene was this, "how he treats you when you're dating is how he'll treat you when you're married." from day one, kevin has been incredibly thoughtful and always forgiving, along with many other qualities i love about him. neither of those have altered since we've been married. our relationship while dating and now has been healthy and full of respect for each other.
<< what we do to build our relationship and marriage >>
01 Pray together- we are always trying to build our relationship with God to make our marriage stronger
02 Spend quality time/date each other- we try to go on a date every week. need good date ideas? check out our abc dates!
03 Find a hobby we can do as a couple- our recent one was building our coffee table
04 Communicate!- this is crucial in building a healthy relationship
05 Never say bad things about your spouse to others- i can't express enough how important this is. whomever you talk to will only remember the bad things about your spouse, not the good things. you wouldn't want your spouse to be saying negative things about you to others.
what do you do to build your marriage? any advice?
This is all such amazing advice. My MAIN THING with making your marriage better is serving them. Service is the BEST way to help your marriage grow, in my opinion!
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Beautiful advice. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people talk ill of their spouse in public--it's so disrespectful. I also agree with Amanda ^^^. I believe in saying "I love you" often. You can never say it too much!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful post, Andrea, and such great advice!
ReplyDeleteI don't know why so many people don't practice number five - it's one thing I've always made sure I've done in my relationship with Brian. I hate it when other people talk bad about their spouse, so I'm glad that made it onto your list :)
Lauren
http://choosingjoy7.blogspot.com/
I love these. And, I am embarrassed (almost!) to leave the following addition, but it seriously is the best (and most hilarious) marriage advice I've ever been given: Always argue naked. It can never last long.
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Hahaha!! That's perfect!! Great advice :)
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