7 Point Plan 4
The 7 Point Plan to Enhance Your Marriage
By Janice S Ramkissoon
2nd September 2010
-- POINT 4 --
Can flowers, chocolates, cooking and leisure activities really help to enhance your marriage? Point 4 explores, in three parts, some simple, inexpensive ways of treating your spouse. In this three-part article, we look at three steps, as follows:
n Step One: Put Some Thought Into It.
o ‘It will help you to come up with some great ideas.’
n Step Two: Put It Into Action.
o ‘If she likes chocolates or flowers, you don’t have to wait for special occasions to bring her either of these treats.’
n Step Three: Remind Yourself that MARRIAGE TAKES MAINTAINING.
o ‘God chose my partner but that didn’t make us immune to problems. We still needed to put in, the hard work of maintaining our marriage…’
Marriage is not the climax of dating; it is the beginning of a life-long relationship. For the first two years, our marriage was in a honeymoon period. However, when we became parents, we started neglecting our time together as a couple and today, many years later, we are still trying to put the pieces back together. It has been hard work but we have learned that God has to be the centre of this union, in order for it to work. He is our Counsellor, our Provider, our Comforter…As we continue the process of rebuilding the wall of our marriage; we find that little treats go a long way.
Treating our partner reminds them that they are special and that we still care about their needs; making them feel loved and cared for.
Treating each other does not need to drain your resources and that is what we would like to highlight, through this article. When a spouse is being neglected there are always warning signs. However, if we are not putting our relationship in the order of priority that it deserves, these signs can go unnoticed until disaster strikes. We have introduced three steps in helping to keep our marriage healthy. We hope you will find them helpful.
Step One: Put Some Thought Into It
It will help you to come up with some great ideas. Think about their likes and dislikes. Think back to when you first started dating—what were the things you liked doing together or for each other? Think about their favourite meal, drink, types of movies, music, reading material, games, leisure activities etc. Once you have put some thought into what treat would be appropriate, a process of elimination will naturally take place. Knowing what to get your partner or do for him/her, the next step is to put it into action.
Join us in part 2 as we continue sharing with you some simple ways of making your partner feel appreciated.
© Janice S. Ramkissoon 2010
