Neal Pollard
- Greet one another sweetly every day.
- Always look for (and create) opportunities to compliment and encourage.
- Prevent negative forces (pride, fear, worry, etc.) from driving your responses, especially in times of conflict.
- Watch out for the “third party” (intrusive friends, co-workers, parents, children, siblings, etc.).
- Spend time together investing in shared interests.
- Break unhealthy practices from your past that may negatively impact your relationship.
- Have “touch points” throughout the day where you can catch up and check in.
- Reserve conflict for behind closed doors (don’t fight in front of others, especially children).
- Continue to express romance in the ways your spouse appreciates.
- Don’t use words that hurt (empty threats, insults, etc.).
- Make all computers, tablets, and phones (and email and social media accounts) totally accessible to one another.
- Remember the power of showing genuine affection (not for manipulation, but for appreciation).
- Spend time together with God daily!
- Find couples with healthy marriages and more experience (who have a high view of marriage) who can provide example and encouragement.
- Find tangible ways to serve others as a couple (hospitality, visiting, aiding, etc.).
(Proverbs 5:15-23; Song of Sol. 8:6-7; Ephesians 5:22-33; Titus 2:3-4)
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