If you don’t continue to date your spouse, you will drift apart. You may be good roommates, good parenting-partners, or even two ships passing in the night. But to have a great marriage, means to stay connected through common interests, spending intentional time together, where you continual pursue your spouse. Hear from Michael and Cindy Easley as they divulge their own journey to finding common interests and prioritizing date night.
All newlyweds face initial adjustments or difficulties in the early stages of their marriage, but the key is how we respond and learn from those difficulties for the next round of trials and adjustments life will bring.
Just as conflict is inevitable between two married sinners, external trials and hardships are also to be expected. It’s not a question of “if”, but “when”. So how do we respond to external trials that impact our marriages? How do we shift expectations and position ourselves to grow closer together through the trials rather than drift apart?
As most couples approach marriage, each partner holds unrealistic expectations and unknown expectations. Our unrealistic expectations stem from a lack of true understanding of what marriage really is, but our unknown expectations can be even trickier, leaving us frustrated and confused but not entirely sure why.