Learn How To Strengthen Your Marriage

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If you feel like your marriage is in a rut, here are some ways that you can improve your marriage for the better.

Going on a romantic getaway isn’t the only way you can help reignite the spark with your partner. There are also options beyond seeing a marriage counsellor if you find you have been disagreeing a lot more lately.

There are a lot of small things you can do each day that can have a big impact over time. Certain habits can help bring you and your spouse closer together, although you might not think of them on your own.

Aim For Quantity Over Quality In The Bedroom

When spouses don’t make time to get busy on a regular basis, this can lead to a loss of physical connection. Experts recommend that you remove the expectation of always needing to have long, lovemaking sessions. Whether it is a quick makeout session, or a quickie in the shower, even 10 focused minutes of intimacy can help many couples with their marriage and can even turn into longer sessions. 

Write Down Your Fights

Research has shown that couples who write about their fights from a third-party perspective have greater relationship satisfaction than couples who didn’t. This is because couples can glean new insights about disagreements or they are able to better understand their spouses after they have reflected on things on their own. Next time you get into an argument with your partner, try to write down the details from a neutral perspective. You might find that you missed something during the heat of the moment. 

Kiss For 30 Seconds And Hug For 2 Minutes Every Day

In long relationships, kisses and hugs tend to become mechanical and quick. These hurried embraces do not offer the same feel-good benefits that longer stretches of physical intimacy do. Oxytocin, a feel good chemical, releases when we touch one another and helps to emotionally connect people. Try to extend your hugs and kisses longer than normal, and you might just feel a new sense of connection. 

Take A Walk Together

If, as a couple, you are trying to make a decision about raising your kids or something else, then you should try and take a walk together to figure things out. The fresh air will help you clear your mind and the act of walking in the same direction can help feelings of being on the same page as each other and can make you two feel as if you want the same result. Physically heading toward the same place makes you more likely to be mentally in sync as well. It will feel like you are standing together rather than confronting each other.

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