Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Things You’ll Need:
- Patience
- Communication Skills
- Commitment
Step1
Continue to communicate. After a few years, it’s easy to fall into everyday routine. But don’t stop communicating with your partner. Staying connected takes effort from both sides. Spend time each evening sharing the events of your day, and set aside time on a weekly basis to talk about bigger issues such as family, goals, or plans for the future.
Step2
Make time for date nights. Dating shouldn’t end just because you get married. Many happily married couples set aside time to date. Make it a regularly scheduled event whether it’s weekly or monthly. Dress up and go out, or lock the door, turn off the phones, and cuddle up for an evening in. Just spend time together alone to recharge and reconnect as a couple.
Step3
Share household responsibilities. Whether you divide and conquer or team up to do everything together, make sure you are sharing the household duties such as paying bills, grocery shopping, yard work or cleaning. If most of the chores fall to one person, it can lead to arguments and resentment. And while these activities aren’t necessarily fun, doing them with your best friend can make them more enjoyable and get them out of the way faster!
Step4
Agree to disagree. Life would be boring if we all had the same opinion or did things the same way, right? Part of marriage is compromising, and you will never agree one hundred percent on everything. So agree to disagree sometimes and respect each other’s opinions.
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Comments
CCrock said
on 3/20/2008 I agree with #4! Everybody always says "never go to bed angry" but it isn't always possible to resolve the issue and fix everything in one night, especially if you have to wake up early. But if you can agree to disagree and go to bed feeling less frustrated, that is the key. Then set a better time when the issue can be discussed and worked out.