February 10, 2023
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👉 Read this before your special Valentine’s date! You’ll thank us l8er. 😉
👩❤️👨 Romance probably isn’t quite what you picture in your mind… Here’s a little glimpse @ what it really looks like every day!
🚨 It’s trivial, really– Read about how often you should have sex!
💞 Make it more than just a day; celebrate each other on the daily!
💔💣 Love bombing: Good or bad? And, could it be happening in your marriage?
tips & tricks for growth
knowing each other deeply is within reach
Valentine’s Day will come & go but the romance doesn’t have to end. For some, the weeks leading up to and away from the “love holiday” are filled with romantic gestures. Others may have lost that loving feeling. Maybe the romance has faded in your marriage. Life gets hectic, and we lose focus. Work demands increase. Kids (if you have them) bring on a whole new level of exhaustion. Our relationship becomes routine.
Routines don’t have to ruin your romance, though. You can always rekindle that fire, and with a bit of intentionality, you and your spouse can keep the romance strong. So, what can you do?
💞 Keep dating your spouse.
💡 Study your spouse.
🥳 Surprise and delight your spouse.
💫 Commit to pursuing intimacy in all its forms.
While many healthy relationships involve intimacy, marriage should be the most intimate. 👉 Your spouse should know you more deeply than anyone else. There are five types of intimacy: emotional, intellectual, experiential, spiritual and sexual. Focusing on each one increases the others. Continual conversation is a necessity to grow your intimacy as well.
Start the conversation with your spouse about these ways to keep romance strong in your marriage. If you wanna take a deeper look and talk about practical ways to grow your intimacy in How to Keep Romance Strong in Marriage: Part 2.
self-care may not be the answer
Do you ever find yourself in a season of high stress? The kids have sports and after-school programs. You and your spouse have increased work demands. The extended family wants time with you, and friends want to hang out. You are overwhelmed with busyness.
🤯 Increased stress levels, when not managed, can lead to burnout.
Burnout happens when you are physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted from prolonged stress.
There are three dimensions to burnout: exhaustion, feelings of cynicism, and detachment. We’re all in danger of suffering from burnout if we don’t take steps to manage stress.
A typical response when suffering from burnout is to practice self-care. Self-care is anything you do regularly to maintain physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
🚨 But while self-care is essential, is it the solution?
Self-care is valuable for enhancing mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional health. We should partake in self-care proactively, not solely as a reaction to high stress. Self-care should move us toward our goals. When we utilize self-care to relieve stress, it’s only being used defensively. Self-care should be more than a solution when stressed out!
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 Kyle Richard, husband of 1.5 years to his wife Kristina, an avid board game player, and our new Marketing Strategist here at First Things First. Let’s get REALatable💛 & learn a little bit about him:
Q: What’s a TV show you could binge again and again?
A: 🎬 That’s an extremely hard question and I’m actually offended to answer because there are several I could name. But it would come down to “My Wife and Kids” or “How I Met Your Mother.” If I had to choose one I would have to say BOTH.
Q: Next place on your travel bucket list?
A: ☀️ The next bucket list travel destination has to be Nassau, Bahamas. The weather, scenery, and rich culture is something that’s definitely needed during the confusing and cold season we’re in.
Q: Who’s your biggest role model?
A: 💞 My biggest role model(s) are my parents. They taught me how to love, be a good person, forgive others, patience, how to be open minded, work hard, be accepting, and how to laugh my way through life. Those are priceless nuggets that have gotten me this far and will take me much further.
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