10 Tips to Keeping Marriage Strong

1. When stressful situations arise, you may argue but don’t blame each other for them. Accept unexpected things will happen and you will make mistakes, so you need to work towards a positive outcome.
2. Be aware that you are not the same person, so understanding that is enough at times than trying to figure out why one of us would do something the other wouldn’t do.
3. Have and continue to put an enormous amount of energy into being together as a family (church, meals, birthdays, holidays, experiences), and the payoff is much love and joy from your children and between each other.
4. Budge. Allow the other to make a final decision even though one of you may not fully agree on something. .Not budging is a no win situation.
5. Always make sure you spend time together away from parenting and life challenges, if only for a night, so you don’t forget how awesome you are together. This helps keep your passion for each other alive.
6. Allow each other to grow individually with new ideas, new projects and in new directions, even though it can be difficult because we all evolve at different speeds, and new ideas can cost money.
7. Share responsibilities. It keeps the peace and takes less effort than being the complainer or receiving the complaints.
8. Keep in touch about the day to day.
9. Always show up for each other no matter what.
10. Know there is a bigger picture than just you, and you are here for the greater good so the less friction you allow in your relationship means more love and joy you share with others.

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