| The Seven C's - Great Marriage Advice and Marriage | | | | proud they are of one another increases the love |
| Tips: | | | | between them. |
| 1). Compromise - When you're married to someone, | | | | 5). Be Creative - Buy an occasional gift; just a |
| you'll discover your partner has a few irritating habits. | | | | spontaneous little something such as flowers, a card, a |
| (I.e. men leave the toilet seat up, women "borrow" their | | | | decadent dessert, a fabulous bottle of wine. You don't |
| husband's razors to shave their legs). Whatever your | | | | have to wait for Valentine's Day, a birthday or holiday |
| gripes may be, try to civilly talk to your spouse about | | | | to show your love. Also, make time for a "date night." |
| their habits and if they aren't that important, let it go..... in | | | | Like when you were first dating; call him/her up and |
| other words, compromise!! Also, be open to change if | | | | ask for a date. It could be for a movie, or dinner, or a |
| your spouse approaches you about your habits. | | | | drive to watch the sunset with cocktails. |
| 2). Be Considerate - Always be considerate of your | | | | 6). Celebrate - Try and remember why you fell in love |
| spouse! Never talk down to them or humiliate them in | | | | in the first place and try and keep those feelings alive! |
| public. Don't throw your day's frustrations on to them. | | | | One of the best ways I keep my marriage alive is to |
| 3). Be Compassionate- Ask about their day, be | | | | celebrate our time together by booking little mini |
| available to offer support. Be interested in what is | | | | vacations. It could be a two night stay at an inn two |
| going on in their lives. Offer a shoulder to cry on, be | | | | hours away from home, or something more |
| the first one to congratulate them if they have | | | | extravagant. We all get caught up in the daily stresses |
| achieved a personal or professional goal. Compassion | | | | of life and take our spouses for granted. By getting |
| goes a long way in marriage. | | | | away more than once a year, we can celebrate our |
| 4). Compliment - Try to offer small compliments to | | | | lives together by simply slowing down, relaxing and |
| your spouse on a daily basis. Do not wait until your | | | | spending quality time with one another. |
| spouse asks you for a compliment, surprise them!! It | | | | 7). Canoodle - A surprise afternoon tryst or a romantic |
| doesn't take a lot of effort. Also, when they have | | | | evening at a hotel; a spontaneous "public display of |
| achieved something truly wonderful, state how proud | | | | affection." All these things are wonderful and keep |
| you are of them - mentioning this goes a long way! It | | | | your marriage healthy. |
| has been proven that couples that verbally state how | | | | |