You wonder what being married means to some people. At least I do, especially when I see the way people behave towards their supposed love one and the lack of time and concern put into their marriage. This attitude towards marriage is reflected in our movies and TV programs.
Recently while watching a program, which I’m not going to name because it is inherent in many of our TV shows, I thought how different the attitude there towards marriage is to mine. Obviously it is different to Tristi’s too after reading her latest blog. Notice what she’s thinking about and writing about?
She focussed on her love for the husband and reasons why she loves and respects him. Too often in TV shows, movies and yes, in real life, people are looking for reasons not to love their marriage partner. They’re looking for excuses and a way out. It’s that sort of attitude that makes people decide to look up old loves from the past on Facebook or fantasise about would it have been like to have married them instead.
This is a dangerous practice in a marriage. The past and past loves need to stay in the past. Instead of focussing on past loves and fantasies how much better to focus on the love you have and concentrate on making your marriage better. How about creating fantasies with your marriage partner? How about making a date with your marriage partner and bringing romance back into your marriage, if it seems to have gone missing, instead if looking around for romance in other places.
Encouragement, praise and just little shows of affection are all ways you can show your loved one just how important they are. Take time this week to make a special date night, just the two of you. Here are some suggestions but don’t leave it there. Try and incorporate date nights as a regular part of your marriage. Focus on what you have rather than what you don’t.
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