Sooner or later, every couple gets bored with their marriage. Once the wedding and honeymoon are over, life settles into a daily routine. Careers are chased. Children are born. And there’s always a pile of laundry to wash and bills to pay. It’s inevitable that romance will fade.
The question is, what can you do about it? Left unchecked, a mild case of the yawns can become two people living separate lives. Before long, you’re thinking your best years of marriage are behind you.
It doesn’t have to be that way. There are ways to lift your marriage out of the doldrums.
If you need help with that, you’ll want to listen to a conversation I had with authors and relationship coaches, Dave and Ashley Willis, on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. They teach couples that a healthy marriage isn’t built on big moments alone. It’s shaped by small, daily choices you make about each other.
They describe how simple shifts in the following areas can strengthen any marriage:
• Communication.
• Sex.
• Finances.
• Health.
• Family.
• Burdens.
• Legacy.
Lasting change in marriage isn’t primarily the result of big changes but simple, intentional shifts couples make each day.
While you’re online, why not take a few moments to try our free Marriage Assessment online tool? It will help you quickly determine what’s working well in your relationship and identify areas where you may need some improvement.