Better Marriage Workshop

Love’s Day is Every Day

by Stephen on February 14, 2010

There’s a great deal of advice floating around our there – “ten tips for lovers;” “what to buy so you don’t look like you’re buying her off;” “create a dreamy evening just for him” – all good, all doable. But we had to ask (it’s our job) this: “what does Valentine’s Day really have to do with our marriage?”

Here’s a couple of thoughts to add to your kitchen drawer clippings:

♥ Recognizing that you actually do love someone is a gift in itself (if you tell them).

♥ Claiming your love for them is an action verb.

♥ Listening to the one you love without interruption or analyses for 10 minutes is better than chocolate (but of course, chocolate is good)

♥ If you want to buy something for the one you love, buy (and give them) time.

♥ If you want them to feel cherished, spend 10 minutes telling them every thing you cherish about them.

♥ Make them oatmeal with raisins and honey.

♥ Sit close and hum a song they like.

♥ Read a poem by Rumi.

♥ Take a nice long early morning walk.

♥ Gently touch their face and tell them how beautiful they are.

If you want to know more, come to the next “How To Build a Better Marriage Workshop”

Couples’ Gathering/ Workshop/ Experience – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27th 8 a.m.

REGISTER: www.marriageconversation.com

Hugs all around,

Stephen

Stephen W. Frueh PhD

805 338 4286

www.marriageconversation.com

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What Marriage Is

by Stephen on December 22, 2009

Marriage is an intentional act and the need for intention never eases. Marriage is an opportunity for self growth, a Petri dish of unending discovery.

Marriage can take you beyond self absorption, narcissism and past wounds. You can do it by focusing on loving rather than being loved.

Marriage creates community – good or not so good. It’s in your hands. And the community you create has real impact on the larger community you live in.

Marriage unfolds. It is never the same. If offers new discoveries, real challenges, options for creating your life – every day.

Marriage is a partnership in disguise. Like any partnership it calls for sobriety of thought and emotion, calls for decisive action, calls for empathy, calls for openness to new ideas and calls for accountability. Whether or not you’re up to it will determine the quality of your partnership and therefore, your life.

Celebrate the cosmic offer of gratitude for the birth of children everywhere. May you and your family discover this year a joy filled holiday.

Stephen and Lynn

Our next Couples Workshop is scheduled for January 23, 2010

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Help Your Self: Holiday Care and Feeding Your Marriage

December 12, 2009

We’re heading down the holiday home stretch. Some of us are anxious, some not so much. Some of us believe that the ‘happiness equation’ – that measure we unconsciously apply to the quality of our own holiday experience – depends on the number of parties we attend, the size of gifts we buy or the [...]

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Holiday Stress

December 5, 2009

Here are five solid tips for transforming Holiday Stress into Holiday Happiness

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Help Yourself and Your Marriage During Holiday Stress

December 5, 2009

Help Yourself and Your Marriage During Holiday Stress
How does a person take what’s given to them and transform it into something that makes them proud of their living skills?
Here’s what I mean by this overly wordy question: The holidays bring with them once a year demands on time and money that are unusual and [...]

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Marriage Challenge Number One

November 25, 2009

The most difficult challenge I have in coaching couples into song is this: belief. One word, belief. We all seem hard wired to exaggerate what’s missing in our relationships and to minimize what’s good.
So what do I want couples to believe? What is it that healthy couples carry around with them that struggling couples lack? [...]

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