Verbally affirming your spouse can have a profound effect on your relationship. Spoken compliments are a powerful way to express emotional love for your partner. Here are three types of words of affirmation you can incorporate into your marriage to strengthen your relationship. Encouraging words Encourage translates to “inspire courage.” Every person has areas in which they feel less than confident. Feeling that we lack courage can impede us from accomplishing our goals and following our dreams. Untapped potential may be lying dormant in your spouse, just waiting for a few words of inspiration from the one they love to help them fully realize their true potential. Be aware though,…

Emotions can be extremely complex. It is possible for people to have emotions about emotions. For example, you may get sad because your spouse does something and then get angry about being sad. At the same time, most people, including married couples, oversimplify the subject of emotions and the issues that surround them. They tend to jam all emotions and variations together into one and make comments such as “emotions stand in the way of rational decisions,” “you are being too emotional” or “look at the subject without any emotions.” For many years the science of psychology has been focused on studying thoughts and behaviors and not emotions. Even today…

Long distance marriages rely heavily on Skype, iChat, and phone conversations since this is most people communicate most of the time when they need to talk to someone. Such chats, therefore, are a crucial element for married couples that are living apart. Fortunately, there are strategies you can draw on to create pleasant conversational moments and avoid those awkward silences that seem to suggest you have nothing more to say to each other. From this article, you will learn seven tips to sustain fun and stimulating two- to three-hour telephone/video chats which flow naturally. Look for offshoots Every topic has potential offshoots. The secret here is to listen carefully to…

Every married person wants the marriage a relationship where both parties completely trust each other. Here are five ways to build more trust in your marriage. Display loyalty Loyalty is one of the key values of a successful marriage and something you should try to show as often as you possibly can. Every time you display your loyalty towards your partner, they will find it much easier to trust you completely. Loyalty shows your partner that you think of them in the highest regard, it is a very good show of faith and ultimately, you are expressing just how much they mean to you. Showing loyalty is a great way…

Loving words and compliments can go a long way in making a healthy marriage last. Whether you have only been married for six months and it is still easy to find things to tell your partner that you love about them, or you have been married for several decades and your compliment bank is running on low, your partner enjoys hearing loving words of affirmation from you. Here are five compliments that never get old. Your partner won’t tire of hearing these words come from your mouth and it will be a nice reminder that you haven’t checked out of your marriage. 1. “I love how you parent our children”…