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Can Love be Re-Ignited?

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If the love seems to have gone out of your marriage can it be re-ignited? You won’t know until you try. And that’s the rub. First you have to be willing to try and do something about your marriage and not just walk away. So the first step is a commitment to having the marriage work.

As a starting point remember why you fell in love with your spouse. Think back. What was it drew you to him or her initially. Make a list of those qualities you loved about them? Don’t they still have those qualities? So find ways to appreciate and thank them for those qualities each day.

It’s easy to focus on someone else’s faults but not helpful. Far better to focus on their good qualities. In a recent article it stated that gratitude makes people happier. So express your gratitude for the good qualities in your spouse and for the aspects of your marriage that are good.

It’s a fact of life that all marriages have ups and downs, high points and lows. Some of those lows might include illness, loss of job, financial problems, and family problems. The point to keep in mind if your marriage is in one of the lows because of such circumstances is that the circumstances will change.

Meanwhile, some things you could do to try and lessen the impact on your marriage is make sure you don’t turn away from each other at such times but talk and resolve any problems together. Communication is vital. So is spending time together. It doesn’t have to be an expensive outing. For ideas on date nights that won’t break the budget have a look at this blog. The important thing is being together and just seeking to reconnect with each other and relax together.

Maybe you might also decide to seek counseling and some form of professional help. The main point is not just to give up, Marriage is commitment. Before thinking about walking away from it, why not try and do all possible to re-ignite the love and improve the marriage.

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