
02 Oct 10 Commandments for a Successful Marriage
Marriage education needs a little humor. Seriously folks, considering printing out this list and posting it somewhere you’ll see it regularly. Marriage needs reminders.
- Thou shall practice daily acts of caring and kindness
- Thou shall not criticize blame or shame your partner
- Thou shall focus on the positive and have fun
- Thou shall give each other daily appreciations
- Thou shall create and maintain a couple bucket list
- Thou shall validate your partners perspective and empathize with their feelings
- Thou shall listen with an open heart and compassion and without judgment even when feeling vulnerable, fearful, uncertain and disappointed
- Thou shall give without expecting something in return
- Thou shall recognize the purpose of our relationship is to help heal each other’s childhood wounds and recognize that our partners needs are a blueprint for our own personal growth
- Thou shall communicate our needs and desires and negative emotions to each other in a constructive way