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6 Quick Life Tips For Marriage
LeAnn Jahn • September 18, 2021
01 Laugh
We were watching an episode of National Geographic's "Brain Games" where we learned that when people laugh, they actually do get on the same brain waves.
Plus, laughing has a lot of health benefits.
Plus, laughing has a lot of health benefits.
It can:
- relieve stress
- improve your immune system
- relieve pain
- improve your mood
Try to laugh, not just at funny things, but also at the small stuff that has potential to be annoying.
- relieve stress
- improve your immune system
- relieve pain
- improve your mood
Try to laugh, not just at funny things, but also at the small stuff that has potential to be annoying.
02 Date
Dating while married is a big deal.
It lets your spouse know they are a priority and makes them feel loved. It also strengthens your marriage and improves happiness, commitment, communication, parental stability, and community integration.
You spend so much of your time with other people, why wouldn't you want to set aside time specifically with the one that is your partner, teammate, lover, and best friend?
We personally find this easier said than done, but still put a great deal of effort in making sure we keep dating each other.
It lets your spouse know they are a priority and makes them feel loved. It also strengthens your marriage and improves happiness, commitment, communication, parental stability, and community integration.
You spend so much of your time with other people, why wouldn't you want to set aside time specifically with the one that is your partner, teammate, lover, and best friend?
We personally find this easier said than done, but still put a great deal of effort in making sure we keep dating each other.
03 Flirt
Flirt when you are at home.
Flirt when you are in public.
It's fun and keeps the "flame" lit.
Plus, you never know what that might lead to.... "wink, wink."
Flirt when you are in public.
It's fun and keeps the "flame" lit.
Plus, you never know what that might lead to.... "wink, wink."
04 Take Risks
It's us against the world!
Well, in some sense.
One "risk" that we do is dance together when we cross the bridge at the park with a lake.
Well, in some sense.
One "risk" that we do is dance together when we cross the bridge at the park with a lake.
Well, it feels like a risk to me because that is being vulnerable in front of other people.
David plays a song on his phone, puts it in his pocket, pulls me close, and dances with me.
A jogger passed by us and said "The world needs more of that!"
You never know what kind of influence your love can have on other people!
05 Clarify
It's not always easy, but I really try to keep my emotions out of a disagreement.
I try to ask questions like "Is this what you mean?"
I give David the example of asking me "How could I have said it differently where it wouldn't hurt your feelings?"
I find that if I remind myself that his intentions are not to hurt my feelings, it becomes a little easier to keep my emotions from dominating the circumstance.
And don't underestimate power of "quick to listen and slow to speak" (James 1:19-20).
I try to ask questions like "Is this what you mean?"
I give David the example of asking me "How could I have said it differently where it wouldn't hurt your feelings?"
I find that if I remind myself that his intentions are not to hurt my feelings, it becomes a little easier to keep my emotions from dominating the circumstance.
And don't underestimate power of "quick to listen and slow to speak" (James 1:19-20).
06 Skin to Skin
No... I'm not talking about, well, you know.
There's something reassuring about having my face skin against David's chest skin while talking about my day or even daydreaming. It's in these moments that I know his only intention is to connect with me because our general policy is that these times can't be a time where "one thing leads to another..."
There's something reassuring about having my face skin against David's chest skin while talking about my day or even daydreaming. It's in these moments that I know his only intention is to connect with me because our general policy is that these times can't be a time where "one thing leads to another..."
Something simple, but the connection is powerful.
Inspirational Quotes
These Bible verses are taken from the public domain The World English Bible (WEB) version. Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence visit http://www.ebible.org
These Bible verses are taken from the public domain The World English Bible (WEB) version. Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence visit http://www.ebible.org
These Bible verses are taken from the public domain The World English Bible (WEB) version. Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence visit http://www.ebible.org
These Bible verses are taken from the public domain The World English Bible (WEB) version. Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence visit http://www.ebible.org
These Bible verses are taken from the public domain The World English Bible (WEB) version. Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence visit http://www.ebible.org
These Bible verses are taken from the public domain The World English Bible (WEB) version. Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence visit http://www.ebible.org
These Bible verses are taken from the public domain The World English Bible (WEB) version. Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence visit http://www.ebible.org
These Bible verses are taken from the public domain The World English Bible (WEB) version. Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence visit http://www.ebible.org
These Bible verses are taken from the public domain The World English Bible (WEB) version. Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence visit http://www.ebible.org
