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Fun in Marriage

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Flirt Your Way to a Better Marriage

Refresh and reignite your marriage relationship by finding a way to flirt with each other and have fun together again

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How to Write a Love Letter

Surprise your spouse with an old-school love letter — and deepen your connection.

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Dreaming Together in Marriage

The most powerful benefit of dreaming together in marriage is the synergy it creates. What you can do together is far greater than what you can do alone.

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Do You Have a Fear of Marriage?

Afraid of marriage? It is risky, but oh so different from other fears. With care, nurture, love and a deep reliance on God, we have far more control of the outcome than most of the scary things we ever consider doing.

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Three Date Night Challenges

Need a new idea for a date with your spouse? Try these three special suggestions for a great time together.

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Find a Hobby to Share With Your Spouse: Deer Hunting and Day Lilies

FamilyLife’s Dennis and Barbara Rainey found ways to do something meaningful together and enjoy each other’s presence. Learn how you can do the same and make your marriage stronger.

Marriage as an Adventure: How to Become Love

In their years of marriage, Bob and Maria Goff have teased out a few principles that have allowed their love to grow. “Love isn’t something you fall into,” Bob says. “It’s someone you become.”

Food Nourishes the Heart

From the neighborhood picnic to the family table, food has the power to bring people closer. Several writers tell how the experience of preparing and enjoying food has been important to their family.

How to Warm Up a Winter Season in Your Marriage

Every marriage has seasons that change over time. Wives, you don’t have to be stuck in a “winter” period. If you pursue your spouse, the emotional climate of your marriage can change for the better.

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Happy Marriages Are Based on Deep Friendship

The qualities of common kindness, honesty, empathy, loyalty and trust are gifts that each spouse gives to the other. This friendship foundation enhances relationship happiness throughout the marriage.

Renewing the Adventure

It’s never too late to renew the thrill and wonder of marriage. You can find that loving each other is the great adventure you’d hoped for. Revisit these simple steps to help your relationship thrive.

How to Create Adventure Out of the Ordinary in Your Marriage

The boring zone can be dangerous for a marriage. It can lead to disappointment. How can you actively fight the mindset of dissatisfaction and relish each day God has given you together?

Steven Curtis Chapman: Marriage in the Real World

The Bible makes it clear that we will never master the art of the perfect relationship this side of heaven. Instead, it calls us to humbly, patiently and gently care for and bear with each other.

What to Consider When Considering a Cruise

If you’re looking for a vacation that offers adventure, fun and excitement with plenty of good fellowship, delicious food and interesting places to visit, consider cruising as a couple.

Our Blessed Marriage Can Become a Blessing

Have you and your spouse committed to giving God thanks on a regular basis? When we’re grateful, we can more clearly see how rich we really are and we can be a blessing to others.

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Finding Common Interests and Hobbies

Developing common interests and hobbies can decrease conflict in marriage and strengthen the idea that you and your spouse are a team.

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Maximize Your Fun-Factor

In the business of life, couples in blended families often stop connecting through shared leisure time. They simply spend their time on other things. But, wise remarried couples recognize the importance of leisure, and they maximize their fun-factor.

Recreational Intimacy

Research suggests that people who get regular aerobic exercise have more, better sex …’

Four Steps to Growing Older Gracefully

Here’s sage advice on how to spice up routines and restore enthusiasm and purpose to your life.

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Why Laughter Is Good for Your Marriage

Laughter is good medicine, having an important physiological effect on you and your soul mate.