How to Put the Sizzle Back in Your Marriage - Part 4

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Be there for your spouse. When your spouse is hurt, sick, or just having a bad day, be supportive. Listen, give feedback if they want it, take care of them and help them according to the situation. For example, you and your spouse have been planning a rafting trip for months with some of your closest friends. You're both looking forward to it. Then the day before the trip your spouse comes down with a bad case of the flu. Would you be supporting your spouse if you went on the rafting trip anyway? How do you think your spouse would feel if they knew you were having a great time while they were sick in bed alone, unable to take care of their self? Let me give you another example. You're at home watching your favorite team on TV, and your spouse calls to tell you that their car has broken down and they need you to pick them up from a certain location. What are you going to tell her? Would you insist on watching the game and letting her fend for herself? In each situation, the supportive response is to be there for your spouse. Your partner should always come first.

If you follow these suggestions, you're less likely to take each other for granted and more likely to lend positive energy to the relationship. Always remember that a relationship is like a flower; if you don't nurture it, it will die.

This ends the series of articles on putting the sizzle back in your marriage. We pray that this was a blessing to you and your marriage.