| Keeping the love in your marriage is obviously crucial if | | | | thinking so you start seeing your partner through the |
| you hope to have a long lasting, deeply connected | | | | same eyes you did on your wedding day. |
| relationship with your spouse. It's common for couples | | | | Communication is obviously essential for keeping the |
| to start to drift apart after being married for a time. | | | | love alive in your marriage but you and your spouse |
| The daily pressures of life and energy required to raise | | | | may not be putting in the effort to do this. We tend to |
| children takes its toll on the couple. If you don't feel as | | | | think that if we spend any time at all talking to our |
| connected to your partner as you once did, you need | | | | spouse each day that we're communicating. Obviously |
| to address that. Ignoring it will only widen the emotional | | | | that's part of the puzzle, but it reaches well beyond idle |
| gap between the two of you. If you want to reclaim | | | | chit chat about the kids' schedules or what's on the |
| the love and devotion you two once felt for one | | | | menu for dinner. You two need to talk about your |
| another, it's actually much easier than you may think. | | | | relationship and the expectations each of you have. |
| One of the most important things when you are | | | | Find some quiet time to do this at least once a week, |
| working on keeping the love in your marriage is to | | | | more is even better. Listen and learn from one another. |
| focus on the positive in your partner. It's very easy to | | | | Don't overlook the power in dating your spouse. |
| fall into a pattern where you criticize your spouse | | | | Although we often only associate dating with the |
| continually. Many couples do this without even fully | | | | getting-to-know you phase of a relationship, it can do |
| realizing it. They take out all of their life's frustrations on | | | | wonders for a couple who have spent years together. |
| their spouse and the bond that was once strong | | | | Go out and have fun with one another. Visit your old |
| becomes very weak and damaged. Start | | | | favorite haunts and find a few new ones. Create |
| complimenting your partner more and when you speak | | | | adventures together and that will reenergize your |
| of them to others, only talk about the things you love | | | | marriage and breathe new life back into your |
| most about them. This will help change your way of | | | | connection. |