February 03, 2023
top trending topics
🛑 Put passive-aggressive behavior to rest with these tips.
💞 Start planning for your Valentine’s Day now with these creative ideas!
😖 When people in your circle get divorced, there can be implications on your marriage too. What should you do??
💒 Traditional vows may be heading out, writing your own is in. Here are a few tips for writing yours!
😘 You don’t have to wait for a Valentine’s date: check out this or this.
tips & tricks for growth
get on the same page before your big day
Being engaged is a season of anticipation! You feel all kinds of excitement, right? You can’t wait! Before the wedding arrives, that and the honeymoon are all you can think about! (Plus, you can’t wait for all those wedding questions to stop!)
There’s a lot to talk about before you get married. And let’s be honest, wedding planning dominates the majority of your conversations with friends, family and especially your fiancé!
However, there are a few things you can easily skip over in conversations because “You just don’t have time to think about that right now.” Do yourself a favor and talk through these seven things before the wedding… I mean, that is what the big day is all about!
🏘 Where do you want to live?
✅ What are your partner’s goals?
👶 Do you want to have kids? If so, when?
If you practice communicating well, setting realistic expectations and spending quality time together before the wedding, your marriage will go far.
talk less, listen more
At the heart of most relationship issues lies miscommunication. Whether it is parent to child, husband to wife, spouse to an in-law, or friend to friend, missteps in communication have the potential to devastate a relationship. Big time.
Communication is an art. But, how do we improve it? How do we lessen the misunderstandings in our relationships?
🎨 The Art of Listening
If you haven’t already figured it out, you can’t read minds. And no one can read yours. That’s really a good thing. (Flashback to Mel Gibson becoming overwhelmed when he can hear the thoughts of every woman around him in What Women Want.)
We can observe behavior, though. That starts with listening.
let’s get REALatable
It’s time to take things a step further & get a little intimate with a Q&A. What do you say?😉 Learn a little bit about the faces behind all of this relationship gold. This week we’re chatting with Lauren Hall, wife of 7 years to husband Daniel, toddler/boy mama, dog mama, and the President & CEO here at First Things First. Let’s get REALatable💛 & learn a little bit about her:
Q: Top pet peeve?
A: 🗣 People being fake or using inauthentic gestures and tones. I struggle at networking events and with small talk for this reason.
Q: Early bird or night owl?
A: ☀️ Early bird, 100%. I wanna see the sun come up! And have some alone time before my toddler wakes up.
Q: Favorite age so far?
A: 💫 32. Now. The older I get, the more I find joy in the small things of life. I’m more grateful today (and I’ll be even more grateful tomorrow) than I ever have been for the gift of living.
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