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Marriage Exercises – Couple Toons

This is the second in a series on marriage exercises today. The first, Let’s Play a Game, introduced the idea of playing detective like Sherlock Holmes in order to effect greater understanding between you and your spouse. This exercise is called couple toons and it offers you and your partner some humorous ways to reconnect, even in the light of a harsh disagreement.

How Does It Work?

Imagine a recent argument you and your spouse have had. The argument may have been over money, over housework or even over who forgot to go the grocery store. As you think about the argument or disagreement you have had – let’s engage our imaginations. Imagine the two of you are characters from a favorite novel, cartoon characters or superheroes.

  • Who are you?
  • Who is your spouse?
  • What might these characters do in the situation you and your spouse are experiencing?

If you have any artistic tendencies, you may want to draw out the action by hand or write it out as a short story even. Cast your characters and give them your problem, play both sides of the argument as much as you are able, but let the characters work out the issue or the dispute as they would, even if they are supposed to represent you and your spouse.

You can draw frames if you are doing actual cartoons and add voice and thought bubbles. Consider this an exercise in understanding their viewpoint and trying to look for new avenues of discussion. It’s entirely possible in working out the argument on paper and playing out both parts, but taking it from differing viewpoints, you may give yourself new ideas on how to resolve the issues between you and your spouse.

Once upon a time, we did this exercise when I was in high school. Our teacher assigned us characters from different television shows and different arguments to have based on social tensions. It’s not easy and as funny as it may sound when you begin, it can be very enlightening.

Have you ever attempted this type of exercise before?

Related Articles:

Marriage Exercises: Let’s Play a Game

Marriage – A Meeting of the Minds

Relationship Dynamics: Enhancing Your Listening Skills

Relationship Dynamics: 5 Tips on Compromise

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.