How to Improve Marriage With Increased Intimacy

Marriage is a lifetime commitment that requires a tremendous effort from both partners. By remaining intimate with your partner, you increase the feelings of commitment and love and learn to depend on one another. Increasing marital intimacy will strengthen your marriage and lessen stress and anxiety.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Teach your partner that she can trust you by taking care of her. This means being positive and supportive, and helping whenever you can. Your efforts will be rewarded with your partner's trust and your own sense of self-worth.
2. Apologize when you need to do so. Rather than withholding your apologies to protect your pride, offer your apology with honesty and integrity. It's uplifting and it helps reduce the stress of both partners.
3. Accept apologies gracefully and once you do so, let the matter drop. Don't continue to brood or punish your partner, as human beings make mistakes and deserve to be forgiven. Treat your partner as you would want to be treated under the same circumstances.
4. Follow your own morals and values. If your partner wants you to do something that goes against your values, you have the right to say no. Explain the issue and ask him to respect your wishes.
5. Engage in healthy sexual activity. Studies prove that even those who aren't interested in sex with their spouse become more interested if they make an effort to engage intimately with their partner.
6. Express what you want from the relationship without assigning blame. You might say, "I would like it if you kissed me more often," rather than "You never kiss me." Talk to your partner on a regular basis and find out what she would like from you.