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Happy New Marriage (New Year!!)

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New Years Marriage resolutions? I think they are a wonderful idea. Here are a few suggestions to spark ideas on how to make and keep them:

1) Make a commitment to spend time talking every day. Even if you only grab a few minutes a day to talk to each other, that is more than most couples. Life seems to take a lot of our attention away from the marriage relationship- so the need is there to make time. Even 15 minutes a day would be of great benefit- if not interrupted and shoved aside while other things take attention away.

2) Make dating each other priority. Couples who have been married a long time (I mean happily) spend time alone with each other. When you have small children, you can do this by something as simple as putting the kids to bed early and having a dinner and a movie night.

3) Make love, not war. Making love (yes, I mean sex!!) is an important part of the marital relationship. If there are health problems that prevent intercourse, there are other ways to be intimate with each other- do some research and experiment to find what is right for you.

4) Choose your battles. Sometimes there are things that are just not worth fighting over. Deciding ahead of time to not be easily provoked into an arguement is not only wise, but it can help keep peace in your home.

5)Be appreciative of what your spouse has to offer, and all he/she does. It is too easy to take what we have for granted, and we need to let our spouses know how much we do appreciate them.

I look at a new year as an opportunity for new beginnings in many areas, and marriage is a great place to try to begin a new thing.

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