Why Talking About Your Marriage Keeps Making It Worse & 6 Things to Do Instead
Talking to your spouse about your marriage can become so constant that the relationship starts feeling like a project instead of a partnership. While communication is important, there are other ways to build connection...six ways in fact, that work better than repeated conversations. Listen in as I share these practical marriage tips to help deepen your connection and shift you toward regulation, curiosity, appreciation, consistent action, and ordinary moments of togetherness.
Key Takeaways:
- How your marriage problems can become the only subject of the relationship, turning dates, car rides, and quiet moments into another relationship evaluation
- Why trying to resolve conflict while emotionally flooded turns spouses into attorneys actually arguing their case
- How a temporary pause can protect your marriage
- What to do when criticism becomes the dominant atmosphere in your marriage
- Why your spouse has seemingly "stopped trying"
- The 80/20 marriage rule that will enhance your friendship, enjoyment, and connection
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Dana holds a B.A. in communication from Regent University and is a seminary student at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has a fierce passion for fashion and loves all things beachy. She shares her life with Shaun, her childhood sweetheart and husband of twenty-seven years and their four amazing children in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA.
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