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Developing common interests

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Image via Wikipedia By Dr James Dobson If you drew a circle around a list of your spouse’s interests and another circle around your own, would those circles overlap? The more those circles overlap, the more interests you share with your mate. The better chance you have of your marriage becoming more exciting and enriching as time goes on. This is even more important when you realise more than one-half of your married years will be experienced without children . Did you know that the highest incidence of divorce in America is occurring among 40 to 50 year olds? These couples’ children have moved out, and now find they have nothing in common. They’re alone with each other and are not even properly acquainted. This isolation within the walls of a home can be avoided if you spend more time working together on shared activities and common interests. One husband I know gave up golf because he realised it was taking him away from his family for an average of six hours a week. He a...

Money Affair

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Image via Wikipedia By Dr Bill Maier Are you cheating on your spouse? It doesn't take an affair to be unfaithful to your mate. Today there's a new kind of cheating going on and it involves a love affair with Eddie Bauer , or Callaway golf . More than ever, people are lying to their spouses about how much they spend. In fact, a new survey showed this is the most common form of deceit in marriages, affecting nearly half of all couples. Hiding how much we spend on clothes or golf clubs does more than just leave the cheque book short; it creates a basic lack of trust in the relationship. And every marriage needs trust at its foundation in order to stand. So, what's the solution? First, if you've been cheating, come clean with your spouse. Then commit to complete honesty in the future. Do whatever it takes to stay financially faithful and to rebuild the trust you may have lost. From TODAY, Voices – Wednesday, 12-Aug-2009 Related articles by Zemanta Married GP faces be...

INTIMACY THROUGH RECREATION

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By Dr Bill Maier Are you looking for a good way to strengthen your marriage ? Try playing tennis with your spouse, or going on a bike ride. It is a fact that couples who play together tend to stay together. Men place a great deal of importance on shared activities with their spouse, while women tend to thrive on emotional intimacy , which usually comes through just being together. My wife and I are into hiking and mountain biking and we've used those activities to bond, as well as to build a lot of great memories. Some of our best conversations have taken place on the hiking trail or on the bike path. The quickest way to let passion plummet in a relationship is to disconnect. If he's always off playing golf with his buddies, and she's meeting with her hobby club, emotional intimacy can fall by the wayside. The strongest couples learn to develop shared interests and ...