#399: The U.S. spends approximately $2 Billion a year on road markings, the most prevalent being lane markings. While you can’t really quantify the safety benefits of these markings, it’s generally safe to say that lane markings play a critical role in helping drivers safely operate their vehicle by identifying the boundaries of each lane. ‘Lane' markings can play a critical role in you marriage as well with regards to boundaries you should respect for a great marriage.

#398: Marketing refers to ways companies promote a product or service and there are four main elements to a good marketing strategy known as the 4 P’s: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion. Every spouse has a need for certain products, so we want to help you learn how to market those products at home.

#397: Setting aside the debate about the cost of her getting her hair and nails done, not noticing that she got them done can be pretty bad. Why is that bad? Because it’s likely that when you were dating you noticed a lot of things about her including when she changed her hair, or had her nails done. If she’s mad that you didn’t notice those things now, it’s usually because she feels you don’t notice anything about her.

#396: For Rocktober we started with classic rock songs that offered ways to have an even greater marriage. Then last week we went a different direction and had some fun identifying songs you wouldn’t want to dedicate to your spouse. For the last Friday of Rocktober, we want to inspire the best part of marriage and bring in a few songs that will rock you all the way to a romantic evening.

#395: The Rock n Roll era produced some great love songs that are often incorporated into weddings and anniversary celebrations. We’ve covered a couple of them already this month. However, we thought it would be a bit more fun to talk about songs you may ‘not’ want to dedicate to your loved one.

#394: Released as a single in 1976, 10cc’s song, ‘The Things We Do For Love’ made it all the way to No. 5 in the US, and became the band's best-selling single. This song is about the ups and downs spouses face in their marriage. With that said, lets look at a couple of the song’s lyrics…

#393: This week’s song is Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses. It was originally released in 1988, and is the band's only U.S. #1 single. While the song’s lyrics contain a traditional love message of his feelings for his girlfriend, it’s the ending of the song we want to focus on today where Axl asks the question, “Where do we go from here?”

#392: When the student becomes the teacher the learning goes through the roof. In this segment we are going to create a marriage tip together. Many different resources are available to help with developing marriage tips and in this segment we tend to use all of them such as case studies, polls, and personal experiences. There are also more lighthearted approaches including analogies, and play on words, all of which are wrapped up in a blanket of creativity.

#391: Two great quotes: “A goal without a plan is just a wish” and “Never confuse effort with results” These statements are critical in all aspects of life because without a goal and a clear plan to achieve that goal, our efforts will be inefficient and likely to fail. Your efforts will also have no basis for learning how to do things better next time. Goals and plans are not needed for everything, but when it comes to the bigger things, such as turning around a marriage or making a great marriage even greater, clear goals and plans are essential.

#390: Carrots are definitely healthier for you but eating cake is more fun. However, a diet of just carrots or just cake will not be healthy or fun in the long-term. The same is true of marriage, an always serious marriage or a marriage of nothing but silliness will not be beneficial to the health of your marriage long-term. Remember: A positive action or habit taken to an extreme becomes a negative.