10 ways to stay madly in love with each other

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1. Be loving
Greet each other at the end of the day with a smile and a welcoming demeanor.

2. Show gratitude
Thank each other for your individual roles and tasks.

3. Do not try to take their emotions on
Accept each other’s emotions as good or bad and do not take them on as your own.

4. Encourage one another
This one took me a long time to figure out. When your partner is negative, you don’t have to be negative back. Validate the negativity or emotion you see in the other person and try to not let it take you over as well. Remember emotions come and go.

5. Don’t try to one-up each other
Conversations, while married with children, can often turn into a sparring match of whose day was harder and that’s just not productive. Choose to put yourself in your partner’s shoes and discipline yourself to think of them before yourself.

6. Don’t beat up on your body in front of your man
According to my husband, this is extremely unsexy.

7. Men, tell your woman how beautiful she is
If you aren’t telling your woman how gorgeous she is, then you should be. Women want to feel captivating, so show her some affection and compliment her mind and body.

8. Make time for one another
In a perfect world, every co-parenting couple would have a date night once a week but even that can be challenging so date your spouse at home.
Find a show on Netflix you like to watch together, have a glass of wine or tea together after the kids go to bed. Read a book or listen to the same podcast together that you both can talk about and connect on.

9. Be patient with each other
There has to be room to be human, make mistakes and grow. Ultimately, be committed to growing and changing with your partner.

10. R-E-S-P-E-C-T
This will look different for each relationship but find out what makes your partner feel respected. Respect in marriage looks a lot like love.
Remember that this is a benchmark to follow and something to strive for in marriage. I don’t have this all down myself. Working on your marriage or relationship is always worth it—everybody, especially your children will benefit from a healthy connected family.

Chrissy Powers

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