http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog Marriage, marriage enrichment, premarital education, faithfulness, date tips, love note tips, and affair recovery. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:05:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most people think infidelity is wrong - at least they say they do.  I believe most of them and I am sure that there are very few people who would think it is okay if their spouse, or significant other, cheated on them.  However, there are some who think it ... http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog/?p=661 I have mentioned the cost of out of wedlock births before and it is an issue that has not gone away.  Besides the monetary cost there are untold emotional, physical, and spiritual costs to out of wedlock childbirth.  Click here to read an NPR story about out of wedlock births.  ... http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog/?p=660 Tomorrow, April 13th, 2010 is International Moment of Laughter Day.  Give your spouse a love note describing how you enjoy the way he or she makes you laugh.  You can also make the note about how much you appreciate your spouse's laugh.  Another alternative is to give a funny note ... http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog/?p=659 Tomorrow, Friday, April 9, 2010 is National Cherish An Antique Day.  Visit antique shops together, share stories about the antiques you already own and most importantly make plans for how you will become antiques together. A REAL date a week builds a REAL marriage. http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog/?p=658 "Emotional stimulation is often a more powerful determinant of genital function and satisfaction than is touch."  David Schnarch, Ph.D.  Passionate Marriage, 2009. The above statement is important for couples to understand.  Emotions matter, to women AND men, when you want to have satisfying sex.  It is difficult to have good sex, ... http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog/?p=657 This is Couple Appreciation Month.  Give your loved one a REAL Love Note expressing how much you appreciate being a couple together with him or her. REAL Love Notes are deposits in the love bank. http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog/?p=656 Today begins Golden Rule Week.  You remember the Golden Rule, "Do to others what you would have them do to you."  It is also National Fun Day.  Take your loved one someplace he or she considers fun for your date this week (even if it is someplace you would not ... http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog/?p=655 April Fool's Day is this Thursday.  Take advantage of the day to write your spouse a REAL Love Note letting him or her know that you are a fool for him or her every day. REAL Love Notes are deposits in the love bank. http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog/?p=654 It is March Madness.  Give your spouse a REAL Love Note letting him or her know that you are still "mad about" him or her or still "madly in love" with him or her.  You get the idea. REAL Love Notes are deposits in the love bank. http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog/?p=653 Go on a drive with your spouse and sing "99 bottles of (insert your favorite bottled beverage here)."  Yes, its goofy.  So what?  See how you can come up with an idea based on just about anything.  As soon as I saw it was date tip #99 that silly thought ... http://www.myrealmarriage.com/blog/?p=652