Marriage Be Like

Today, we're talking about something every married couple needs: Marriage tools to build a stronger marriage.

Let's be honest. Nobody gets married knowing everything about how to be a great husband or wife. We bring our upbringing, habits, expectations, communication styles, and sometimes even our baggage into the relationship. And while love may bring two people together, it takes intentional effort, wisdom, and sometimes a little outside help to keep that love healthy.

So, what do you do when you need help communicating? Where can you turn when you're struggling to reconnect? Have you ever considered reading a marriage book together, finding a trusted Christian marriage mentor, attending counseling, or simply making worship a regular part of your relationship?

Today, we're exploring resources that can help couples grow emotionally, spiritually, and relationally. Because a strong marriage isn't built on love alone. It's built on learning, applying, praying, communicating, and growing together.

Topic Questions: 

1. Do you and your spouse read books or learn about marriage together, or do you expect to figure everything out on your own?
2. What is one thing you learned about marriage after getting married that you wish you had known beforehand?
3. Have you ever searched online for marriage advice? What were you looking for?
4. Who taught you the most about marriage: your parents, a mentor, a pastor, or your own experiences?
5. Can prayer and professional counseling work together?

"The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman

“Power of a Praying Wife” by Stormie Omartian

“Power of a Praying Husband” by Stormie Omartian

“Saving Marriage by Applying Biblical Wisdom” by Drs Trevor and Edith Fraser

“Saving Marriages Navigating the Journey of Marriage in 100 days” by Drs Trevor and Edith Fraser

The Gottman Institute www.Gottman.com 

Focus on the Family www.focusonthefamily.com 

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Making Time for Love and Marriage in a busy life will require consistency from both spouses, and in this life even in our 50’s we’re still very busy so we have to make time for each other. Keeping love alive when life seems to demand everything from us is still a necessity.Between work, children, businesses, church, bills, family responsibilities, and trying to take care of ourselves, sometimes our spouse gets left behind.The problem is that we can be busy building a life together while accidentally neglecting the relationship that holds that life together. We can share a home, pay bills, raise children, and still feel disconnected. This marriage plan is a way to help with that. When life gets busy, what usually gets pushed to the bottom of your priority list—rest, self-care, or your marriage?Have you ever said, “We don't have time,” when the real issue was that you hadn't made time?⁠http://www.marriagebelike.com https://www.facebook.com/marriagebelikehttps://www.instagram.com/marriagebelike_podcast/https://www.tiktok.com/@marriagebelikepodcastFeel free to email the show:[email protected] Marriage Be Like podcast is a production of Green Room Entertainment, an award winning media production company ⁠http://www.greenroomentertain.comPodcast theme music produced by KEG Beats

Marriage isn't a fairytale. It's a real-life love story written one day at a time. And sometimes the best chapters aren't the easiest ones. They're the chapters where you learned how to communicate, forgive, grow, laugh again, and find each other.

Do you sometimes focus more on what your spouse does wrong than what they do right?

What are some other things, positive things to say instead of I want a Divorce?

What does fighting for your marriage look like?

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Marriage is not about having a perfect relationship. It is about learning how to love, grow, forgive, communicate, and choose each other through every season.

Did you enter marriage expecting it to be difficult sometimes?

Do you feel safe being vulnerable with each other?

Are you working as a team?

Have social media and movies influenced your expectations of marriage?

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What does “Best Friend” really mean in marriage?

What can cause a couple to stop being friends?

Can you be married without being best friends?

Is your spouse the first person you call?

Special notes:

Suicide Hotline - 988

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Marriage can change dramatically as children grow. For years, schedules revolve around school, sports, activities, homework, graduations, and simply making sure everybody is okay.

Then one day, the house gets quieter.

The children become adults. They move out—or they become more independent—and suddenly the couple is looking at each other thinking:

“Okay… now what do we do with all this time?”

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Sometimes children don't understand why their parents made certain decisions. Sometimes parents don't understand why their children made certain choices. Adulthood can give both sides a new perspective. Talk to your children often, explain your points in parenting them and allow them to explain their side. Talk about the things you never wanted to talk about.

What is something you wish we had talked about more?

Was there ever a punishment you thought was completely unfair?

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What did you enjoy most about growing up in our family?What did you think your life would look like when you became an adult?Did you ever feel like we understood you as a child?What did you need from us then that you didn't know how to ask for?What is one childhood memory that you will never forget?What was the hardest year of school for you?What is something we wish we had done differently as parents?⁠http://www.marriagebelike.com https://www.facebook.com/marriagebelikehttps://www.instagram.com/marriagebelike_podcast/https://www.tiktok.com/@marriagebelikepodcastFeel free to email the show:[email protected] Marriage Be Like podcast is a production of Green Room Entertainment, an award winning media production company ⁠http://www.greenroomentertain.comPodcast theme music produced by KEG Beats

Have you and your spouse maintained your relationship while raising children?

What happens when your child chooses a path you don't agree with?

How can couples reconnect during the different stages of parenting?

When should parents start preparing children for life after high school?

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What was your child’s first day of kindergarten like?

Did you cry when you dropped them off?

Were you more nervous than your child?

How do you prepare a child emotionally for school?

What should parents say when their child doesn’t want to go?

How do you teach a young child independence without making them feel abandoned?

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