Saturday, April 27, 2013

Being supportive

In an article Be a Supportive Spouse there is a list of ways to show support for your spouse including:
  • Respect your spouse's personal decisions.
  • Don't be threatened by your spouse's accomplishments. Tell people, especially your partner, how proud you are of his/her talents and skills.
 There are a lot of other ideas on being supportive of each other.  Having someone to celebrate with is just as important as having a shoulder to cry on.  

Friday, April 26, 2013

I do not love shopping, I love my wife.

I was speaking with a couple the other day and the wife mentioned how much her husband liked to shop with her. The husband then gave us the thought for the day, "I do not love shopping, I love my wife."   He then went on to talk about how much he loved and appreciated the woman who is both his wife and the mother of his children. 

All couples have interests they share, it is what brings us together in the first place.  It is also true that our spouses have interests we do not share.  The question is:  do we support, respect and encourage these healthy interests of our sweetheart?  Or do we make our spouse choice between spending time with us or doing the things they love?

My friend went beyond just tolerating his wife's interest and instead choose to make time spent shopping as time they could both enjoy.  Move beyond the bored waiting around to an active participation.  Another example is a husband who loves sports.  A wife could see that as time wasted or as time to grow closer by taking the time to learn the sport and spending the time growing closer as a couple. 

Turns out my friend is a genius and has discovered a secret of the universe.


What are some examples of how people can encourage each other in their hobbies, passions and interests?

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Flritinator is up and running

In conjunction with the blog and the book , is now the Flirtinator! An easy to use tool that generates ideas for flirting with your spouse.