💘 Pursue your spouse and feel a deeper connection.

🍂🧡 Fallll into love (See what we did there!😉) with these romantic dates.

😕 Self-care or self-sabotage? Make sure your self-care isn’t becoming selfish.

🔕 You don’t wanna do these things during an argument with your spouse… no, seriously.

🤗 When you practice generosity, it can lead to a more fulfilling marriage.

be a better friend to your spouse

Friends are people we confide in, have fun with, and can be ourselves around. Does this sound like your spouse? If so, fantastic! It’s great to be best friends with the person you share your life with. If not, never fear; you can be a better friend to your spouse. Let’s be real for a minute. Life and kids can make friendships challenging to maintain, especially with those in our own house.

Here are a few ways you can enhance your friendship:

💯 Build playfulness into your daily routine.

💯 Explore each other’s interests.

💯 Have a regular date night. (And don’t talk about the kids.)

💯 Show your spouse they are your priority.

💯 Make time to talk and listen.

Take your spouse by the hand, tell them you love them, and you want to be their best friend.

constant worrying doesn’t have to affect your relationships

By Mitchell Qualls

I hit the road every Saturday morning. Usually, I’m gone for an hour or two. Saturday is my long run day. The time commitment of training for a half marathon is significant. As I walk out the door, my little ones are wide awake and active. They hit me with the questions… “Where are you going, Dad?” “When will you be back?” “Why will you be gone for so long?” “Can you stay with us?”

Up to a few months ago, I felt guilty for leaving them. I felt like I was being selfish. I questioned if I was neglecting my wife and kids to do something I wanted to do, which took so much time and energy. This was me overthinking, being flooded with negative self-talk. They didn’t tell me I was being selfish. They were my biggest cheerleaders. But my overthinking was affecting reality.

Have you been there? Are you an overthinker, too? 

We can all be subject to overthinking as a spouse, a parent, a boss, an employee, or a friend. In any scenario, overthinking can be detrimental to furthering our relationships.