How to Keep the Fire Burning In Your Marriage

Each year in America alone, nearly 1 million marriages end in divorce.This is an incredible number! That would be as if all the citizens of Houston Texas were divorced (each divorce leaves 2 people).

The question is how many of those marriages could be saved. Unfortunately, that is an invisible number. If your marriage stays together, it is hard to find in the statistics. As Marian Wright Edelman wrote, statistics are stories with the tears washed off.

Can your marriage be saved? If I could answer that, I would be a wealthy man. I can tell you that if your marriage is in trouble and you do nothing, the outcome is guaranteed. If you do something, there is a much better chance that your marriage will be saved.

And I can tell you, in four simple steps what you can do to save your marriage. You can start right now. But you must understand that I said "simple." That is not the same as "easy." These steps are not easy. They do, however, give you a path that you must follow if you want to change the destiny of a marriage in trouble.

How to Keep the Fire Burning In Your Marriage 

The exhilaration of newlyweds experience is usually referred to as marital bliss. Nonetheless, after 6 years of marriage, couples occasionally forget the 'newness' of the relationship while juggling routines that focus on work commitments, family responsibilities as well as children. It is possible, with a little creative planning, to revive your marriage as well as revive the spark you felt when exchanging vows.

Planning Date Nights.

Time for yourself, not to mention for your spouse, could be challenging ahead by after six years of marriage. Nonetheless, in order to keep the excitement thriving in your relationship, you must make time for each other. Once a week or regular monthly date night doesn't need to be extravagant. Actually, a little dinner and movie at home with just the two of you could use the "Tender Loving Care" you both need. In order to keep a marriage solid and healthy, couples have to make time with each other a priority.

Share Your Secrets.

Although 6 years might appear like a lifetime together, genuinely, you don't know whatever there is to know about your spouse. Allocate a few moments daily to share something special about yourself and encourage your partner to do the exact same. These everyday communication sessions can focus on your needs, feelings, dreams or hopes. If you have a new hobby or passion, your excitement is likely transmittable. Allow your spouse experience your enthusiasms firsthand through everyday sharing.

Show Affection No Matter Where You Are.

Make an initiative to show and tells of love to remind your spouse that your partnership is equally as amazing as it was six years ago. Strive to display your pleasant side, says Lynn E. O'Connor, medical psycho therapist, in a "Psychology Today" short article. Also when both of you are angry, sad or annoyed with each other, O'Connor recommends offering displays of affection to move past these feelings. These public displays of affection may even reignite your intimacy as well.

Be True to One Another.

A solid marital relationship is built on honesty and trust. When trust is broken or painful words -- can destory your partnership -- And the enjoyment in your marital relationship seems to fade away. Reignite your enthusiasm and love for each other by modeling honest and trustworthy habits. It's likely your partner was attracted to you because you shared the same values. Reaffirm your dedication to these values by sharing your wants and needs as well as confiding in your spouse, recommends Dr. John Grohol, founder and also Chief Executive Officer of PsychCentral. When a partner really feels needed and wanted, it can revive the relationship.