Committed: The Ties that Bond
with Angella Dykstra
I'm a mom of three, a professional accountant, and an amateur photographer and writer. I am not a marriage expert. But my husband and I take "Til death do us part" seriously, and here I'll be sharing how we keep our marriage strong while we both do that insane work-life juggle.
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I stumbled across an article over at MSN.com titled, “Four Secrets To Having A Spectacular Marriage.” I agree with the four points mentioned and I have to say that my favorite one is the one titled, “Take 10.”
The premise of that point is that you should take ten minutes out of each day (A mere ten minutes) to talk about anything, except for kids, responsibilities, or chores, etc. Weekly date nights are often recommended by myself and by others but sometimes it is just not feasible to go out that often, especially if you have kids and need to line up babysitters. We end up going out every two to three weeks, to be totally honest.
The idea of just taking ten minutes to connect each day is a pretty basic one, and easy to implement. We do this at the end of each day when the kids are in bed. It’s a great way to connect before we, you know, connect. Ahem.
Do you have any secrets that you’d like to share?
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Totally agree with the 10 minutes, me and my husband have our best 10 minutes in the morning. Somewhere between getting ready to go to work, me working in the computer and chasing our son so we can get ready and leave too we take the time to drink a cup of coffee, be nice and sweet to each other, talk about what we have for the day and say goodbye with kisses and hugs. I love the feeling of “I love this man” at 7:30 am.
Mari | November 17th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
The 10 minutes are so important. For us, what kind of goes along with that is “playing”… Just being together, tickling each other and cuddling, laughing. Those innocent moments help us to disconnect from the worries and seriousness of life, and relax…
Nadia | November 18th, 2009 at 9:16 pm