10 Tips On How To Keep Your Marriage Happy

You met your soulmate and had the wedding of your dreams. So you assume that your going to live in happily wedding bliss forever. But what happens after a few years, when you start having problems in your marriage? Don't panic and don't assume your heading for divorce. This just means that you and your spouse needs to start taking the steps to rebuilding your marriage. Marriage is hard work and it takes commitment from both partners to make it work. Below are tips to help you move towards a strong and happy marriage.

Always Show Love. Don't let a day go by without telling your spouse that you love them. You will be susprised how a simple “I love you” and a hug will help. Let's face it everyone likes to feel that there loved, so why not let your spouse know as well. Even if its sending little love texts during the day. Its the little things that matters and the more your spouse feels loved, the happier your marriage will be.

Respect, Respect. Respect is one of the key factors to a happy marriage. You give respect, you earn respect in return. Just because you are couple doesn't mean your spouse doesn't have their on ways of doing things. Always respect your spouse's feelings and how they do things, even if you don't always agree with it.

Don't Leave An Agruement Unresolved. I am sure you have heard the old saying ” Never go to bed angry” Well that saying is so true in keeping a happy marriage. Resolve your agruements when they happen, never go to bed angry. Don't be too proud to say “sorry”, if you know you are in the wrong. Sometimes pride gets in the way of couples really wanting to work out there agruements and important things are left unsaid.

Communicate, Communicate. Yet, another key factor to a happy marriage. Without communication, your marriage will evedtually start falling apart. Your spouse can't read your mind, so therefore they want know if something is wrong, so don't be afraid to talk to them. Also just talking to your spouse about their day, will keep keep that communication line open.

Honesty Does The Heart Good. Always be honest with your spouse, even if it means it may hurt them. Honesty is always the best policy when it comes to marriage. Your spouse will love and respect you more and it will bring you that much closer.

Compromises. One time or another everyone evedutally has to make compromises, so why not in your marriage. Let's face it it's not possible to have everything you want, when you want it. You will always disagree in a marriage rather it be about kids, finances, etc. So instead of it leading into agruements, compromise and work together.

Make Your Spouse Feel Appreciated. Always let your spouse know how much you appreciate them. Its nothing worse then your spouse feeling taken for granted and unappreciated.

Spend Alone Time Together. We all know that life, work, kids can get in the way and finding that “alone time” sometimes feels impossible. But you need to be able to take sometime for yourself as a couple. Make a date night once a week, even if its just going out for movie dinner. Just taking that time out for yourselves will only bring you that much closer as a couple.

Spice Up Your Sex Life. Susprisly so, a lot of problems in marriages are due to lack of a sex life. If your love life has hit a rutt, then your spouse is going to feel like you don't find them attractive anymore or that you don't love them like you used to. So, that is where you find fun and exciting ways to spice up your sex life. Do role playing or fantasies that you and your spouse have always wanted to try. Even wearing sexy lingerie to bed, can start heating things up in the bedroom. Just let your imagination go crazy and enjoy the rewards.

Take Time For Youself. Although spending time together as couple is essential, but spending time apart is just as essential in a marriage. There is nothing wrong with having that “alone time” for yourself, even if its just hanging out with your friends or just walking around the mall. Just because you're married doesn't necessarily mean you have to spend 24/7 with them, unless that is what you choose. As the saying goes “ Being apart does the heart good”.

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