• 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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