25 Tips on how to Stay Married:
1. Always put him/her first - before work, friends, even your favorite sport. Act as if they're the best thing that ever happened to you, because we all know they are.
2. Keep no secrets. Pool your money. Allow nothing and no one to come between you.
3. Pick your fights with care. Play fair. Show some class. Hurtful words can be forgiven, but they're hard to forget.
4. Fall in love again every day. Kiss him.her in taxis. Flirt with him/her at parties. Tell her/him she's beautiful/handsome. Then tell them again.
5. Never miss an anniversary or a birthday or a chance to make a memory. Memories may not seem important now, but one day they'll be gold.
6. Never give him/her a practical gift. If they really wants a Shop-Vac, let them pick it out themself.
7. Go to church together, and pray every day for each other and your marriage.
8. Pay your bills on time and make sure you each have a living will, a durable power of attorney and life insurance, lest, God forbid, you need them.
9. Love their parents as your own, but don't ask them for money. Never criticize their family or friends. On their birthday, send flowers to their mother with a note saying, "Thank you for giving birth to the love of my life."
10. Always listen to their heart; if you're wrong, say you're sorry; if you're right, shut up.
11. Don't half-tie the knot; plan to stay married forever.
12. Never go to bed mad; talk until you're over it, or you forget why you were mad.
13. Laugh together a lot. If you can laugh at yourselves, you'll have plenty to laugh about.
14. Never criticize, correct or interrupt them in public; try not to do it in private either.
15. Remember that people are the least lovable when they are most in need of love.
16. Never fall for the myth of perfectionism; it's a lie.
17. When you don't like each other, remember that you love each other; pray for the "good days" to return and they will.
18. Tell the truth, only the truth, with great kindness.
19. Kiss at least 10 seconds a day, all at once or spread out.
20. Memorize all their favorite things and amaze them with how very well you know him/her.
21. Examine your relationship as often as you change the oil in your car; keep steering it on a path you both want it to go.
22. Be content with what you have materially, honest about where you are emotionally, and never stop growing spiritually.
23. Never raise your voice unless you're on fire. Whisper when you argue.
24. Be both friends and lovers; in a blackout, light a candle, then make your own sparks.
25. Finally, be an interesting person, lead your own life. But always save your best for each other. In the end, you will know you were better together than you ever could've been apart.
Here's to happily ever after!
Hopefully you can all take a minute to write this down to use in your own marriage. I know, especially as a military wife, marriage definitely isn't easy. Every day is an adventure, but I happen to like it that way. :)
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