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Updating some outdated marriage advice
Like most married couples, we’ve received tons of marriage advice over the years. Some has been helpful and some… not so much. We thought it would be fun to update some outdated advice from the 1950’s. Each of the tips below has a little nugget of wisdom hidden inside the father-knows-best shell. Plan ahead 1950’s: Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good…
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Are you a pioneer or a settler?
You deserve a happy, thriving marriage! When life gets busy, our marriages tend to take a backseat. You may talk to your spouse all day long, but if you’re only focused on coordinating schedules, talking about kids, and passing need-to-know information back and forth, what you’re really doing is setting the relationship on autopilot.
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Living your best life requires growth
When you set and work toward goals together, you move from settling where you are today to pioneering your way to your best life. By the end of 2017 we were both out of shape and busy busy busy rushing from work to home, to bring the kids to practice, to meetings… It was never ending. Clement saw how unhappy I was with my physical appearance and energy levels. So together, we did something about it. We decided to run a half marathon. Neither one of us had ever been a runner. In fact, we both HATED running. At the beginning of 2018 we committed to a training schedule. We…