{"id":61371,"date":"2021-03-12T02:04:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T15:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/5-relationship-tips-for-a-happy-married-life\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T15:51:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T05:51:44","slug":"5-relationship-tips-for-a-happy-married-life","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/5-relationship-tips-for-a-happy-married-life\/","title":{"rendered":"5 relationship tips for a happy married life"},"content":{"rendered":"
Apparently, the first year of marriage is the hardest… from combining finances, negotiating attending multiple family gatherings, the constant question “when are you having kids\/more kids?”, honeymooning and all of the pressure that comes with being a newlywed. Here are 5 relationship tips for a happy married life:<\/p>\n
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Before getting married, a lot of couples do counselling, or at the very least, ask each other all of the questions that are lingering in the background. Some important topics to broach for many people include:<\/p>\n
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2 year wedding anniversary? Celebrate it! Birthday? Celebrate. Promotion at work? Celebrate! Don’t let things pass you by. Celebrate your wins together and remind yourselves that you’re a team. Keep that mindset and you’ll remember that when it comes to conflict. Any hurdle is something you can tackle together.<\/p>\n
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Do you know their love language<\/a>? Do you know yours? This book by Gary Chapman in 1992 revolutionised how to understand, strengthen and nurture your relationships. There are five key areas where people like to show their love. Acts of Service, Physical Touch, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts and Words of Affirmation. Once you know how they like to be loved, shower them with it. And tell them what yours is, so they can do the same.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Do you want to travel? Kick career goals? Money goals? Keep each other accountable. Set your goals together and help one another to achieve them. Once you have spoken to them and made a plan, it makes it much easier to achieve them, together. Set a semi-regular date to see how you went and reset goals. Click here for our list of 15 things to do in your first year of marriage<\/a> if you want some inspiration.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s important to continue to spend time alone, go on dates, and continue to romance one another. That’s one of the keys to\u00a0a happy married life. Don’t let the love die just because you locked it down! Even if it’s just a coffee in the morning or a phone call on the way home from work – make time for each other, every day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSet goals together<\/h2>\n
Make time for each other<\/h2>\n
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