- Commit for Life
- Increase the positive, decrease the negative
- Celebrate each other’s individuality
- Honor the couple—“Team Smith”
- Listen more
- Listen for the heart behind the words
- Talk to share, not dominate
- Collaboration, not competition
- Set aside a regular time each day for each other
- Be open and honest
- Develop a sense humor about yourself
- Respect each other’s boundaries
- Define and address problems together
- Focus on the problem, not the person
- Realize most stuff is not a big deal, it’s just not to your liking
- Look for new options
- Resolve conflicts and move on
- Forgive daily
- ABSOLUTELY NO abuse, adultery, abandonment, neglect
- Addiction and substance abuse destroys relationships- stay away from it, or get help.
- Nurture your spiritual life, together and separately
Copyright 2012- by Debbie M. Hanson
cornercounseling@aol.com/ www.easternshorecounseling.com
Office Phone: 251-626-5797
About the author: Debbie Hanson met her true love in 1985. They have been married since 1988.
