The early habits you form in marriage don’t just shape your first year — they set the trajectory for decades to come. In this episode, the More than Roommates team unpacks the foundational patterns that help couples build a marriage that doesn’t drift into “roommate mode,” but instead grows into a lifelong flourishing biblical marriage.

Discussion Questions:

- What kind of marriage do we want to “vote for” with our daily habits?

- Are we consistently praying together? If not, what’s stopping us?

- Who has permission to speak into our marriage?

- Is sex something we are proactively nurturing or just hoping works itself out?

- Do we address conflict quickly, or let things simmer?

- Are there boundaries (work, family, schedule) we need to clarify?

Resources:

- Ready or Knot by Scott Kedersha

- Atomic Habits by James Clear

- Married Sex by Gary Thomas and Debra Fileta

- Celebration of Sex for Newlyweds by Douglas Rosenau

- Mistake we made as newlyweds More than Roommates

- Good Habits as Newlyweds More than Roommates

- One Habit to strengthen your marriage More than Roommates