Just John and April

In this episode John and April discuss what couples should do when they have differing philosophies about spending money. This is especially important now that we're in the spending season of Christmas. Many couples struggle with this and their relationship could be in jeopardy because their spending habits are so divergent. But if the couple is intent on being balanced they can find that their personal differences in this area can become strengths in their relationship.

In this episode John and April discuss how a wife can influence her husband's behavior in positive and respectful ways that will build their relationship instead of undermining their positive progress. They discuss some specific things to help when the wife it tempted to be too controlling about the outcome of things, especially when the alternative won't gravely impact the relationship or home life.

In this episode John and April discuss the thing that may be keeping your man from being all that he can be in the home as protector, provider and priest.   To purchase our merchandise use this link https://teespring.com/stores/just-john-april

In this episode John and April discuss the idea of having balance in your relationship when it comes both work/life balance and duties in your home. John and April believe that you should strive for work/life balance but having equality in the home chores is not a reasonable expectation. At least not in homes where both partners work outside the home.

In this episode John and April talk about the effects of feeling unseen in your relationships. They share their experience with each other with feeling unseen from time to time. Feeling unseen can be a physical and emotion thing that can cause contempt if couples ignore that this is possible. Showing appreciation towards one another and fulfilling each other sexually are ways to show that you see your partner daily.

In this episode John and April discuss the fact that chauvinism in marriage can be a reality, especially if the couple isn't actively doing something to make sure it's not a factor in the relationship. When husbands decide not to be chauvinists they are helping to bring true equality into their marriage so that it can really thrive.

John and April discuss being married to a feminist and how that can impact the relationship. Is it something that can cause unhappiness or is it possible that someone with feminist views will interrupt the success of a marriage. John and April both see themselves and feminish but they feel that in a marriage it should be about equality and oneness.

John and April talk about the importance of being a team player when you are in a relationship. Couples have to work together as a team in order to win in this game of life. They discuss figuring out what roles best fit you so that you can be beneficial to the team in your home in order to make it day-to-day as a family. John and April correlate a family team to an actual NBA team and how the players give 100% in order to win.

In this episode, John and April talk about how couples sometimes respond to things they are upset about at a level 10 when the action was a 3. They discuss reasons why they think couples have this issue and why certain people respond in a way where the punishment does not fit the crime. They even go into why they do it in their relationship.

In this episode John and April discuss relationship minimums. They believe there are certain baseline, common denominator, minimum things that must be in relationships in order for them to be healthy and to thrive. One such thing is having a generous attitude towards your significant other. Put simply, you should not withhold from your spouse the thing you give willingly to a perfect stranger.