100 Plus Hints And Tips For Building Good Relationships
By David & Maureen Brown
A few more
- Write him/her a love letter for Valentine’s Day, or any other day for that matter!
- Offer to take the kids out on Saturday.
- Each of you set aside some quiet time for yourself with the other looking after the children.
- Your home should be one that you both enjoy and feel free to invite people into.
- Give your marriage mate your time and attention before anything else.
- By giving each other daily acts of care, concern, love, listening and personal attention you will create a romantic environment.
- Often bring to your remembrance what you first loved about each other.
- Spend "quality" time together each day just for you two.
- Seek ways to be alone together out of the home (i.e. take one week's holiday as odd days through the year and be together, perhaps using a day towards a long weekend away).
- Plan things together.
- Surprise each other with small gifts.
- Say "thank you" for something your marriage mate has done which usually you take for granted (like to her for a meal you have enjoyed - to him for some decorating just completed).
- Never nag (either partner).
- Never be negative about your spouse - especially in front of others or behind his/her back.
- Don't listen to criticism of your partner from anyone - even more so from parents or in-laws.
- Never say anything to anyone about your spouse that you would not say to him/her to his or her face.
- Greet each other with a kiss.
- Always kiss goodbye.
- Cuddle often.
- When arriving home greet your marriage mate before children, cat, dog etc.
- Do not prefer your career above your family.
- Husbands learn how to be in love with your wife. Then apply it to her - and tell her of your love. Wives learn, and apply, respect for your husband.
- Laugh together, after all “laughter is the best medicine”.
- Be a best friend to the one you love.
- Seek forgiveness, repent if necessary, restore when required.
- Recognise no one is perfect yet! He/she has faults as you do.
- There will always be differences between your both - your aims, ambitions and desires. Only together can these be accomplished.
- Work out finances together, but husbands take the weight of responsibility in this area.
- Husbands guide your household.
- Together make the house into a home.
- God has designed marriage to be a happy, joyful, lasting and rewarding relationship. If you have anything less you are being robbed.
- Share each one another’s burdens, hopes, desires etc., no matter how "silly" they may seem.
- Do show your love and affection to each other before your children. This way they will learn the real thing and not what is often portrayed on TV and in novels. They in turn will apply it into their marriage.
- Never argue or have quarrels in front of your children.
- Both agree before starting a family and before additional children are conceived.
- Communicate in love often.
- Don't "bury" issues - they will surface somewhere at some time.
- Be open towards each other - never hide things.
- Use endearments as part of ordinary speech.
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