Is Your Marriage Lost in the Shuffle? 5 Tips to get you Back on Track.

Life can really get crazy!

Two jobs, the kids' soccer practices, back to school night, PTA meetings – and on it goes…

It's a whirlwind of "to-dos."

But where does your marriage fit into all of that?

How much time do you make for your relationship?  Is your relationship even on the calendar?

With all these other commitments competing for attention, your marriage can end up forgotten, like the summer vacation pictures at the back of the junk drawer – LOST.

It usually doesn't get much attention until the signs of neglect become too hard to ignore. You begin to feel like those "two ships," as if you're roommates instead of the loving partners you once were.

It's no wonder. Neither of you is getting what you need, and your marriage is certainly not getting what it needs to thrive.

Let's make sure your marriage doesn't get lost in the shuffle. You can plan to do things differently, too! 

Here are a 5 tips to get you started:  

1. When calendaring your kid's activities, or your business meetings - that's the perfect time to calendar some fun time with your partner.  
2. Make it a weekly practice to block out and schedule a time to connect with one another. 
3. It could be a Friday evening date night.
4. It could even be a walk together around the neighborhood.
5. Or, it could even be a little quiet time on the patio with no distractions.

The important thing is to calendar it so it will happen!  Just like anything else that's important in your life, the effort you expend morphs into meaningful rewards.

Nothing beats that feeling of closeness and connection with your significant other. But this is built over time and nurtured with every loving encounter. 

So, start today and get your marriage back on top of the priority list. You'll begin to reap the rewards of a healthy and vibrant relationship! 

This book is one of my favorites and may help you on your journey - Divorce Busting: A Step-by-Step Approach to Making Your Marriage Loving Again Written by Michele Weiner-Davis. 

If you need a little more help getting and keeping your marriage on the priority list, we’re here to help. Check out our Imago Relationship Workshops and Imago Relationship Therapy.   

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This blog post was written by Christine Wilke, Ed.S., LMFT

Christine Wilke, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist who teaches busy professionals how to build supportive, passionate marriages one loving step at a time. 

Check out her website today!