1. CHOOSE LOVE: Love is a choice, so choose to love each other even in those moments when you struggle to like each other. Love is kindness, Love is a commitment, not an emotion, not just a feeling.
2. PHONE AFFAIRS: People honor girlfriends' or boyfriends' calls, but immediately after weeding they ignore their spouse's calls, this is bad, so as a rule Always answer the phone when your husband/wife is calling
3) PHONE HOLIDAY: Never allow the phone to strangulate your marriage, many calls can wait, and many will call back, you can also call back later, so as much as possible, try to keep your phone off when you’re together with your spouse.
4) TIME CURRENCY: Make time together a priority. Budget for a consistent date night. Time is the “currency of relationships” so consistently invest time into your marriage. There are no shortcuts. Building a strong marriage takes time.
5) SUPPORT SYSTEM: Your friends will impact your marriage, so choose your friends wisely. Surround yourself with friends who will strengthen your marriage and
6) REMOVE WRONG PEOPLE: remove yourself from people who may tempt you to compromise your character.
7) LAUGHTER TREATMENT: Make laughter the soundtrack of your marriage. Feel free to laugh together, laugh at your jokes and your mistakes instead of fighting about it
MOMENT OF JOY: Share moments of joy, and even in the hard times, find reasons to laugh together.
9) PRESS JOY BUTTON: Get to know that thing that makes your spouse so happy, it's called the Joy button, everybody has it, what is your spouse's joy button, find, press it often, and keep the marriage lively and your spouse happy.
10) AVOID RED BUTTON: Red buttons are those things that easily annoy your spouse and make your marriage hot and difficult. Know how to handle this wisely and avoid conflict that hurts marriage deeply.
11) NOT OLYMPIC BUT PARTNERSHIP: In every argument, remember that there won’t be a “winner” and a “loser.” You are partners in everything so you’ll either win together or lose together. Work together to find a solution.
12) STRENGTHEN
THE FEEBLE KNEE: Remember that a strong marriage rarely has two strong people at the same time. It’s usually a husband and wife taking turns being strong for each other in the moments when the other feels weak. Cover your spouse's weaknesses that is why you are together.
13) it is NOT 50-50: Remember that marriage isn’t 50-50, divorce is 50-50. Marriage has to be 100-100. It’s not splitting everything in half, but both partners giving everything they’ve got! given all without reservation.
14) NOT LEFTOVER John Maxwell said no Marriage can survive forever on Leftover. What a profound statement. Give your best to each other, not your leftovers of time, money, love, emotion, etc after you’ve given your best to everyone else.
15) TALK TO EACH OTHER, NOT AT EACH OTHER: Speak lovingly and respectfully to each other. Your words matter, but the tone of those words matters too. The tone of your words can set the tone for your entire marriage.
16) DONT PAUSE YOUR MARRIAGE:
Don’t put your marriage on hold while you’re raising your kids or else you’ll end up with an empty nest and an empty marriage. When your Children get Married you will live the rest of your life in loneliness, Dont pause your Marriage
17) NAKED BUT NOT ASHAMED Never keep secrets from each other. Secrecy is the enemy of intimacy. Be totally open, Marriage thrives when there is openness and transparency
18) LET YOUR YES BE YES, NO BE NO: Never lie to each other. Lies break trust and the absence of trust breaks love and love is the foundation of a strong marriage.
19) SAY SORRY TO AVOID SORRY MARRIAGE: When you’ve made a mistake, admit it and humbly seek forgiveness. You should be quick to say, “I was wrong. I’m sorry. Please forgive me.” When couples can not say sorry, Marriage ends up in a sorry state, avoid this.
20) BE GENEROUS WITH FORGIVENESS When your husband/wife breaks your trust, give them your forgiveness instantly which will promote healing and create the opportunity for trust to be rebuilt. You can't build a house without making mud, and you can't build a marriage without offending each other one time or the other, when that happens open your bowel of forgiveness.
21) GIVE VOICE TO FORGIVENESS: Don't just forgive in your heart but give voice to it, this is to reassure your spouse and heal you too. You should be quick to say, “I love you. I forgive you. Let’s move forward.”
22) APPLY BRAKE: Be patient with each other. Your spouse is always more important than your schedule Don't be on the high of life 24/7 apply the brake. Patience is a strong pillar of marriage.
23) AVOID SCREEN SEX: Stay away from porn, blue film, or anything that creates sexual fantasy apart from your spouse. Porn is a prison, it's a cage, it's destructive, it breaks trust, destroys marriage, and damages homes.
24) AVOID STINKING THINKING: Don’t just be physically monogamous; be mentally monogamous. when you think sex, think only of your husband or wife, your thinking must not stink, stinking thinking sinks marriage
25) BE A FAN NOT A RIVAL: Be your spouse’s biggest encourager, not his/her biggest critic.
Be your spouse's fan, head of his or her supporter's club, and be in the same camp not in opposing teams.
26) BE A WIPER Be the one who wipes away the tears of your spouse, not the one who causes them. Wipe sweat doesn't become the source of your spouse's needless sweat.
27) APPLY MOUTH LOYALTY: Never talk badly about your spouse to other people when he or she is not there or vent about them online, this is a sign of disloyalty avoid it
28) BE YOUR SPOUSE ARMOR BEARER: Protect your spouse at all times and in all places. Be Chairman of the defense council of your spouse, defend, protect, and be a shield. Don't be on the attack, don't attack your spouse it is foolish.
29) WEDDING RING IS NOT A FASHION: Always wear your wedding ring. It's not just for fashion, it is a covenant reminder. It will remind you that you’re always connected to your spouse and it will remind the rest of the world that you’re off limits!
30) FAITH BUILDS MARRIAGE: Make your faith a priority. Pray with each other and for each other. Every marriage is stronger with God in the middle of it. Every Marriage is twice weakened when God is absent.
31) DONT NAG BRAG Instead of nagging about your spouse, try bragging about your spouse! Focus on what they’re doing right instead of always pointing out what they’re doing wrong.
32) NO BLAME GAME: When you’re facing struggles, don’t blame each other. Instead, work together with mutual respect to find solutions.
33) NO WAY FOR MY WAY: It was Dr Gary Chapman who said "Neither husbands nor wives can have their own way and a successful marriage at the same time" dont insist on "my way" give way for "our way" that is the secret of great marriage.
34) FLIRTING IS ALLOWED: Never stop flirting with your spouse and never start flirting with anyone else! Home flirting is great, away flirting destroys trust and marriage.
35) NO PSYCOLOGIST IN THE HOUSE:
Don’t expect your spouse to read your mind. Clearly communicate your thoughts and feelings. Take time to talk to each other AND listen to each other.
36) BE A PARTNER:
Work together as partners. Never let your spouse face a struggle without your encouragement, partnership, and support.
37) DON'T PUT YOUR MARRIAGE ON HOLD: Don’t put your marriage “on hold” for the sake of your career, hobbies, or any other pursuit. Don’t sacrifice your marriage in the pursuit of lesser things.
38) MAKE PARTNER'S FOCUSED DECISIONS: Consider your husband/wife in EVERY decision you make, because all of your decision will impact them in some way.
39) DON'T BREAK THE POT: Never consider divorce as an option. Remember that a “perfect marriage” is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other! Don't break the pot of your marriage, the pot belongs to God your maker.
40) BE TOTALLY BIAS IN FAVOR OF YOUR SPOUSE: Let everybody around you see that you are biased, yes, biased in favor of your spouse, let them know where your loyalty lies, there are some things they will never bring you if they already know your stand.
41) HUMOR MONGER: Be full of humor. Joke with your Spouse, crack healthy jokes and make your home lively.
42) MAKE SEX HAPPEN: Prioritize what happens in the bedroom. It takes more than sex to build a strong marriage, but it’s nearly impossible to build a strong marriage without the...... https://www.gistreal.ng/?m=1

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