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Summary of this article
John Gottman, who is one of the most famous researchers on marriage, recommends doing lots of small things to improve your marriage and show your love. Here is the second and final part of a list compiled by the Alabama Healthy Marriage Initiative.
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50 Tips For Quick Connecting - Part 2
From the Alabama Community Healthy Marriage Initiative website.
Family researcher and psychologist, John Gottman, Ph.D. suggests that small emotional connections between partners add up to big time relationship satisfaction. He compares them to making steady deposits in a bank account and watching your savings grow.
For those of you who would like some creative inspiration, here are fifty things you can do to quickly connect with your spouse.
Pick the ones that work for you. Use them as a starting point to create your own "quick connects."
26. Say you're welcome.
27. Be interested in what your spouse is doing.
28. Tell a joke.
29. Leave a flower.
30. Offer to help.
31. Write a poem.
32. Read a poem to your spouse.
33. Cook a romantic dinner.
34. Offer to cook dinner if you aren't the one who usually cooks.
35. Burn a CD with favorite songs, or love songs.
36. Post photos on the refrigerator or bathroom mirror that remind you of wonderful times you've shared.
37. Bring home great take out for just the two of you.
38. Say "I love you" in a different way every day.
39. Slow dance to a love song.
40. Write a love note on the bathroom mirror. PG rated if you have kids!
41. Offer to take the kids out of the house for awhile and give the other parent some alone time.
42. Dip a strawberry into whipped cream and feed to your partner.
43. At night, step outside together for five minutes and look at the stars.
44. Sing to each other.
45. Make a care package with his/her favorite snacks and leave it in the car.
46. Establish a weekly ritual that you faithfully observe. For example, watching a favorite television program, taking a walk after dinner, putting candles on the table.
47. Give your spouse a little token to wear as a reminder of your love. (Try for creative rather than expensive.)
48. Kiss your spouse on the back of the neck.
49. Flirt with each other.
50. Watch a sunrise or sunset together.
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God bless your marriage and your family.
Jim
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