future

717: WHAT IF YOU COULD CHANGE THE FUTURE

“Nothing we do can change the past but everything we do can change the future.” —Ashleigh Brillant It doesn’t matter if you’ve been married for a month or for 50 years, you can reflect on where you’ve been and you can make a choice on what your future will look like. To do this, you…
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microdate

7 BACK-TO-SCHOOL MICRODATE IDEAS

It’s that time of year again… back-to-school season. It’s the time of year when kids across the country say goodbye to endless hours of play and get back into a schedule. Without the distractions of summer vacations, afternoons at the pool and entertaining the kids, you and your spouse may feel the excitement of the…
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take me on a date

714: TAKE ME ON A DATE

“Dates got you to a place where you wanted to marry each other. If you want to stay married, keep dating your spouse.” —Andy Traub Recreational Intimacy is just one of The 6 Pillars of Intimacy®, the other 5 being: emotional, physical, financial, spiritual and sexual. However, it’s as important as the others. In fact,…
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rekindle the romance

711: REKINDLE THE ROMANCE

“A great marriage doesn’t just happen because of the love you had in the beginning, but rather how well you continue to love.” —Anonymous Romance is an issue for a lot of couples, especially couples that are struggling with their marriages. There are these media ideals of what romance should look like. And yet when…
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romantic getaway

3 REASONS TO GO ON A ROMANTIC GETAWAY

In life, there will be plenty of trials. As a married couple, you might feel over the years, and especially this last year, that there is some distance between you and your spouse. You want to connect and get closer to one another, and yet you’re not sure how to do it. Maybe the dinner…
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playing our song

708: THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG

“Humming our song reminds me of when we fell in love.” —Anonymous Music is amazing. It can change your mood, get you excited, or make you relaxed. Music is attached to special moments, and sometimes the lyrics of a song feel more like part of your life’s story, or as if they wrote it about…
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COOL OFF TOGETHER

TOP 11 WAYS TO COOL OFF TOGETHER WHEN IT’S HOT

In the heat of the summer, steamy sex can be boiling, but cooling things down can also be fun! Although temps may be in the triple digits, cooling off together, and have some fun, will keep your mind off the heat.
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breakthrough

700: BELIEVING FOR A BREAKTHROUGH

“In order for you to have your breakthrough you must first go through.” —Anonymous Perseverance is so important in life. From the big things like marriage to all those “little things” that you encounter along the way. It’s so easy to forget all that goes into a successful marriage. But having the courage to expose…
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