I have to teach a class on Tuesday called "Happily Ever After," it's about creating and strengthening love in our marriages. I'm posting this to get any tips you guys have!
Ideas that I need include, how to have healthy loving relationships, fun cheap date ideas, and getaway ideas.
If you have anygood marriage/relationship quotes, those might be cool too.
Actually, anything would help!
Please and thank you.
Whenever possible always hold hands when walking together. Love MOM
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter who's right. When we get to heaven, we're not going to get points for how often we were right in an argument. Being happy in a relationship is much more important than being right. However, that doesn't mean that we look the other way, lower our standards, or give in to avoid confrontation. Being married is about both people changing for the better. You won't change when you argue, and you can't improve if you look the other way. Learning to communicate at the appropriate times in the appropriate way is the big mystery of marriage.
ReplyDeleteOther than that, something that interests me about the gospel is how Women don't need the priesthood. To go to the temple (even to do baptisms for the dead), to go to heaven or advance in any spiritual way men need the priesthood. Service in the priesthood, you could say, helps us men develop more of those "so called" womanly attributes such as love and charity. The truth of the matter is it actually makes us more Godly. It just so happens that those Godly attributes are more commonly exhibited by women. Go figure.
Cheap Date ideas: don't go on one (nothings cheaper than that). Go out just for dessert instead the whole dinner (it's usually more casual and easier to talk over ice cream and pie than trying to talk over prime rib).
Good luck Allie. You're going to do great.
Have a date night weekly: it doesn't matter where you go or what you do. Get away, leave the cell phone at home (and the book), pay strict attention to who you're with. And duck. She's got a really good right swing.
ReplyDeleteSome advice I would give a newly couple is this...
ReplyDeleteAlways give your spouse the bigger "piece of cake". You can't be selfish and have a good marriage. Always keep THEIR happiness in mind with whatever you are doing.
Be your spouses #1 fan! Support them with their hobbies, interests, and goals no matter how silly or mundane they may seem. If it's important to them it should be important to you.
Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff. Pick your battles and remember "is this really going to matter down the road?" And pretty much just have fun!