How is the relationship in trouble? The advice could be geared specifically to that. If the couple is bored, they need to do something exciting together. If the relationship lacks trust, they need to prove they are trustworthy perhaps by checking in often. If the relationship doesn’t include sex anymore, they can make a commitment to have sex every certain day – force themselves to do it until it becomes natural again.
Well, for us it was more communication and dating. The alone time makes it easier to talk more openly about anything…. So, they kind of went hand in hand.
I’ve also heard that a weekend away with just the couple and some very strict rules have helped…. like a weekend away where you can’t say anything negative. You know, hold your tongue. Once they got there and they weren’t allowed to fight or be angry with one another, they had a good time… which lead to other good times.
My brother and his wife each wrote out a list of things that upset them or bother then to the point they actually thought of divorce. They worked their way down the list for what ever time it took and worked out that problem. They came to and agreement and once they had that problem solved they moved on to the next. When they were done that list they both made a list of things that they each wanted to do to spice up their relationship and sex life also. This was 5 years ago and things are going great for them. If they have a problem with the other they talk about it right away and work it out.
You can sit down and write out what you love and hate about your spouse then discuss it,and work on it go out a little more communication is the key and talking if you cant agree then you may need a mediator
There’s nothing quite like a heart-to-heart discussion with no outside influences such as kids or TV to distract either of you. If you can’t talk without arguing, you should consider an impartial mediator, such as a counselor.
You can take on a project together, such as serving the homeless on Thanksgiving Day. It will force you to realize that maybe you don’t have it so bad, and you can start to focus on the positives in your relationship.
Take a short weekend trip together to spice up the romance.
mind over matter…have sex every night for 7 days straight…even if you have to force yourself…maybe even two times a day…trust me…at the end of the week…well usually you both will have reignited the passiojn in your marraige…
The hardest part is doing it…getting the mind adjusted to it…but if you do it…this will work 98 out of 100 times….
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate!!!!. That is what my husband and I been doing since we started to work on our marriage. Its been working so much better for us and when there is something that we don’t like that we say or how we say it to each other we make sure that we tell each other. Our marriage is much better than what it was, I had already filed for divorce papers in the beginning of our separation and now our marriage its so much better. We are also doing our date night that we could not do before because we have 3 kids but we now must do date night and enjoy ourselves for the night while kids are with grandparents. Go out again like you use to, start going out like you guys did in the beginning believe me it works, you guys will fall for each other all over again. Good Luck!!!!
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How is the relationship in trouble? The advice could be geared specifically to that. If the couple is bored, they need to do something exciting together. If the relationship lacks trust, they need to prove they are trustworthy perhaps by checking in often. If the relationship doesn’t include sex anymore, they can make a commitment to have sex every certain day – force themselves to do it until it becomes natural again.
conversations perhaps get your feelings out in the open…..
Well, for us it was more communication and dating. The alone time makes it easier to talk more openly about anything…. So, they kind of went hand in hand.
I’ve also heard that a weekend away with just the couple and some very strict rules have helped…. like a weekend away where you can’t say anything negative. You know, hold your tongue. Once they got there and they weren’t allowed to fight or be angry with one another, they had a good time… which lead to other good times.
Also, counseling may help.
Marriage counseling sounds like it could be just the ticket you need.
My brother and his wife each wrote out a list of things that upset them or bother then to the point they actually thought of divorce.
They worked their way down the list for what ever time it took and worked out that problem. They came to and agreement and once they had that problem solved they moved on to the next. When they were done that list they both made a list of things that they each wanted to do to spice up their relationship and sex life also.
This was 5 years ago and things are going great for them. If they have a problem with the other they talk about it right away and work it out.
You can sit down and write out what you love and hate about your spouse then discuss it,and work on it go out a little more communication is the key and talking if you cant agree then you may need a mediator
There’s nothing quite like a heart-to-heart discussion with no outside influences such as kids or TV to distract either of you. If you can’t talk without arguing, you should consider an impartial mediator, such as a counselor.
You can take on a project together, such as serving the homeless on Thanksgiving Day. It will force you to realize that maybe you don’t have it so bad, and you can start to focus on the positives in your relationship.
Take a short weekend trip together to spice up the romance.
mind over matter…have sex every night for 7 days straight…even if you have to force yourself…maybe even two times a day…trust me…at the end of the week…well usually you both will have reignited the passiojn in your marraige…
The hardest part is doing it…getting the mind adjusted to it…but if you do it…this will work 98 out of 100 times….
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate!!!!. That is what my husband and I been doing since we started to work on our marriage. Its been working so much better for us and when there is something that we don’t like that we say or how we say it to each other we make sure that we tell each other. Our marriage is much better than what it was, I had already filed for divorce papers in the beginning of our separation and now our marriage its so much better. We are also doing our date night that we could not do before because we have 3 kids but we now must do date night and enjoy ourselves for the night while kids are with grandparents. Go out again like you use to, start going out like you guys did in the beginning believe me it works, you guys will fall for each other all over again. Good Luck!!!!