Simple Tips to Helping a Marriage Grow Stronger

Little Things Mean A Lot

There are simple and effective things that can be done to strengthen your marriage in very significant ways. This article offers you some easy ways to make your marriage more loving.

Any relationship can use some fine tuning. Here are some very easy and basic things many couples let fall by the wayside. Using these tips on a daily basis can greatly enrich any relationship. 

1: Be considerate. Too many marriages lack this basic element. Just because you have an emotional commitment, doesn't mean manners and consideration should be forgotten. Pick up after yourself, say please and thank you, and don't take each other for granted.

2: Touch, hug and show affection daily. A brief pat, a quick kiss, a moment in a busy day for a hug, can begin to put affection and intimacy back into your lives. Tuck a brief note of love in a pocket or purse. Make a brief I love you call.

3: Create humor and adventure in your intimate lives. Send the children off to a friends home for the evening. Take a shower or bath together, sit by the fire or simply hold each other. Make an assignation to meet at a hotel for the evening. Use CoolWhip or chocolate body paints. Making love should be a joy not a duty.

4: Sit down with your partner and decide on what destructive elements in your marriage need working on. Make this a joint effort. Even if it means practicing the judicious avoidance of interfering friends and relatives.

5: Let your spouse know what you appreciate about them. Whether it's a talent for cooking or woodcrafting, thoughtfulness, whatever. Let them know you recognize their efforts. I routinely tell Dave how much I love and appreciate him for all his hard work on our behalf. How proud I am of his continuing education and commitment to expanding his knowledge.

6: Keep yourself clean and attractive for your partner. This is one area in many marriages that really needs improvement. Being comfortable with someone doesn't mean not caring what you look like.