Chore Chart for Couples: How to Split Housework Fairly (Free Template)
The trash tower rule: “Until it falls over, it’s not my problem.” Here’s a fair chore chart for couples, with a simple template and tips for splitting housework.
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Keeping Score in Marriage: Why It Backfires and What to Do Instead
“I’m exhausted after a long day.” “Oh, you’re tired? Let me tell you about mine.” Why keeping score in marriage backfires, and how to share the load fairly.
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How to Flirt With Your Spouse: 25 Ideas (Before the Spark Turns Into Small Talk)
Dating-era texts were full of sparks. Married-era texts are about groceries. Here’s how to flirt with your spouse again, with 25 easy ideas and what to say.
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Too Comfortable in Your Relationship? Comfortable vs. Complacent
Sweatpants, open bathroom doors and falling asleep on the couch by nine: comfort is one of marriage’s best perks. Here’s how to tell when you’ve become too comfortable in a relationship, and how to keep romance alive long term.
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Comparing Your Marriage to Other Couples: Why It Hurts and What to Do
Comparing your marriage to others, especially the “perfect” couples on social media, can make a good marriage feel lacking. Here’s why comparison hurts and how to stop doing it.
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The Default Parent: Why One Spouse Carries the Kids (and How to Share It)
The default parent is the one the kids, the school and the pediatrician call first. Here’s why one spouse ends up carrying it all, why “babysitting your own kids” stings, and how to share the load.
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The Honey-Do List: How to Make It Work Without Nagging
A honey-do list can end the nagging, or start a whole new fight. Here’s how to build one that actually gets done, 50 honey-do list ideas, and how to get your husband on board.
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When Your Spouse Just Wants You to Listen (Not Fix It)
When she just wants you to listen, solutions can feel like dismissal. Here’s why “it’s not about the nail” rings so true, how to listen without fixing, and what to say instead.
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Physical Touch Love Language: 40 Ways to Show Love Through Touch
The physical touch love language is mostly about everyday, non-sexual affection. Here are 40 ways to show love through touch, plus what to do when one of you wants more contact than the other.
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Did I Marry the Wrong Person? Why Doubts Happen (Even Over Butter)
“When he picks up salted butter instead of unsalted from the store, and you start to question if he’s really ‘the one.’” Marriage Memes We’ve all been there. One wrong stick of butter, one sock next to the hamper, one “what do you mean we’re out of milk, I was just at the store,” and…
