How to Build a Strong Foundation for Your Marriage that Lasts a Lifetime!

How to Build a Strong Foundation for Your Marriage that Lasts a Lifetime!

Marriage: union of two people as partners in a personal relationship

The most important relationship to me is my relationship with my husband.

What do I mean?
1. Newlywed – getting to know each other, which takes a really long time to get below the surface stuff.
2. Engaging – starting a family, finding your career after college and beginning to climb the corporate ladder, if that happens anymore. Really getting a routine of work, the addition of children how you as a couple are going to ebb and flow through this time as a unit.
3. Momentum – kids are in school; you are busy if the kids are involved in outside activities. Maybe if you altered your career while the children were you, now you are thinking more seriously about your career and possible growth to start the corporate climb.
4. Peak – the kids are finishing high school, moving on to college or out of the house to do this thing called life as an adult. As mothers we are now adjusting to being less busy, as the teens/young adults are more independent than ever, and we begin to learn about ourselves and our intimate partners once again.
5. Deceleration – reconnected with your partner, the slower pace is nice. There is less day-to-day planning and more going with the flow. It can be a challenging time in your relationship if you are missing the children and all that life meant before now. I refused to let that be me!

First, we have to know the pitfalls that could come our way.
1. Lack of communication. Communication is essential for any relationship, but it is especially important in marriage.
2. Financial problems. Money is a major source of stress for many couples, and financial problems can put a strain on a marriage.
3. Unrealistic expectations. Many people have unrealistic expectations about marriage. They may think that marriage will be perfect all the time, or that their partner will always meet their needs.
4. Lack of intimacy. Intimacy is important in all aspects of a relationship, but it is especially important in marriage. When couples don't feel connected to each other physically and emotionally, it can lead to problems in the relationship.
5. Infidelity. Infidelity is a betrayal of trust, and it can be very difficult to recover from.
Then there are the outliers such as substance abuse, domestic violence, growing apart (including values and goals) and mental health problems. Dealing with life and life’s stress.

Let’s get real about how each of us can work through or even avoid to the best of our ability these pitfalls:
Communication
Financial problems
Unrealistic expectations
Lack of intimacy
Infidelity

These can be tough to do, and if you value your relationship there may be a time when one of many of these to risk losing the relationship we value the most!

Next episode we are going to about family of origin, raised in, and all the aspects that impact us as women growing up that then carry on into our adult life.

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