My cousin mentioned today his surprise (or was it delight?) at how much his wife appreciates doing simple things together, like grocery shopping. She’s not alone. Life’s just better with someone who loves you along for the ride. A backrub, a shared day of leaf raking, a smooth river stone with “you’re the best” painted on it, a love note tucked into a briefcase...
Divorce Prevention Holiday
How would you like to learn to keep your marriage going strong through thick and thin while saving money on a San Francisco vacation this summer? That’s what I’m planning to do. I’ve been to an earlier Smart Marriages Conference, so I can’t wait for the jam-packed program to arrive in my mailbox for this one. I’ll be taking some of my favorite marriage education...
How to Remain Attractive to Your Spouse
Want to look your most attractive? Smile and look into your sweetie’s eyes. That’s the word today from the Face Research Laboratory in Aberdeen. The report appears in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science. Here’s what they found. First, people look more attractive to others with a smile on their face than with a disgusted look. But you...
Three Tips for Getting the Most From Your Marriage
How to feel more loved every single day: 1 – Assume love. When your spouse’s or life partner’s behavior upsets you, stop, assume for the moment he or she is still the same wonderful person and still loves you very much. Now try to explain how he or she might have done this if this is true. You’ll stop your knee-jerk reactions long enough to see the situation a lot more...
Teleclasses: Enjoy Being Married
Want to learn more about how to enjoy being married, including how to assume love and how to find the third alternative in a disagreement? Phone in to my free teleclasses, offered twice a month. We cover a different topic in each one. To subscribe to the monthly Enjoy Being Married newsletter, which includes the teleclass schedule for the month, send an email to ebmnewsletter@aweber.com. You...