Date Your Mate
The Vineyard believes that strong churches are built on strong families.
Because this week is Mother's Day, these have more to do with Mom than Dad, but the ideas are still good for both.
May 21, 2012
Ideas to make your marriage better:
1. Never say "I told you so." Remove the phrase “I told you so” from your lexicon. Saying these words only causes ill will between you and your spouse.People say this phrase for two reasons:
When you’re proven right after an argument, your spouse will realize this on his or her own. There is no need to point it out.
The poet Ogden Nash wrote the following poem to encourage people to act this way:
To keep your marriage brimming,
With love in the wedding cup,
Whenever you’re wrong, admit it;
Whenever you’re right, shut up.2. Respect your spouse's privacy. Don’t go through your partner’s things out of curiosity or in an effort to make them look neater. Privacy is a fundamental need all humans have, so be sure to respect it.Similarly, make it a habit not to repeat your spouse’s words to others. You never know what your mate wants kept secret.
Taken from http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/10-tips-for-a-happy-marriage/
Because this week is Mother's Day, these have more to do with Mom than Dad, but the ideas are still good for both.
May 21, 2012
Ideas to make your marriage better:
1. Never say "I told you so." Remove the phrase “I told you so” from your lexicon. Saying these words only causes ill will between you and your spouse.People say this phrase for two reasons:
- To show off that they were right,
- To get their mates to listen to them in the future.
When you’re proven right after an argument, your spouse will realize this on his or her own. There is no need to point it out.
The poet Ogden Nash wrote the following poem to encourage people to act this way:
To keep your marriage brimming,
With love in the wedding cup,
Whenever you’re wrong, admit it;
Whenever you’re right, shut up.2. Respect your spouse's privacy. Don’t go through your partner’s things out of curiosity or in an effort to make them look neater. Privacy is a fundamental need all humans have, so be sure to respect it.Similarly, make it a habit not to repeat your spouse’s words to others. You never know what your mate wants kept secret.
Taken from http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/10-tips-for-a-happy-marriage/
