- Tell the truth, always.
- Put your spouse before your children - if your relationship falls apart, what do your kids have?
- Take breaks from one another.
- Respect each other’s ideas and opinions.
- Let the "little stuff" go - who cares how you squeeze the toothpaste tube or if the toilet seat is up or down?
- Listen to each other.
- Make communication a priority.
- Trust each other.
- Maintain your individuality.
- Laugh often.
- Have fun together.
- Sex isn't everything; it's fun, but it isn't everything.
- Be interested in your spouse's interests.
- Encourage each other.
- Love God - individually and together.
- Don't criticize each other - especially in front of others.
- Remember how you thought and felt when you first fell in love.
- Don't smother each other- give each other room to learn and grow.
- Forgive.
- Don't expect perfection - in yourself or your spouse.
- Care about your spouse's family.
- Treat each other with courtesy.
- Say "I love you" and mean it.
- Don't try to change the other person; don't expect the other person to change.
oct 5 2008 ∞
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