Habits for Your Happily Ever After

Marriage Check-In: A Year-End Review for Your Relationship


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Why does your marriage need a check-in at all, let alone an annual review?

I’m a firm believer that the tiny, invisible details matter more than the grand gestures. I also believe there is huge power in taking the eagle view and looking at the total landscape of your relationship. That's what we'll do in this episode with an annual marriage check-in:

  1. We’ll use the ever-present marriage vow, “For better or for worse” as a framework to give your relationship a review. 
  2. I’ll tell you 2 stories—one that demonstrates what happens when your marriage lacks strong communication skills, and the other story offers the triumph of change that comes when you’re able to master communication goals.
  3. You’ll get a series of questions to guide your date night discussion and I’ll offer you a habit for your happily ever after.

Habit for Your Happily Ever After

This week’s habit for your happily ever after is…to stay when things are better and to stay when things are worse. Staying present so your partner can feel you is a powerful tool to increase intimacy.

How will your marriage change over the course of this year when you cultivate the energy to stay present, for better or for worse?

Date Night Discussion

Here are the three questions for your date night discussion:

  • How is your marriage better this year?
  • How is your marriage worse this year?
  • How can we minimize the worse, and magnify the better?

Download this worksheet to help you answer these questions with your partner.

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Habits for Your Happily Ever AfterBy Rebecca Mullen

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