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How to Deal with Unmet Expectations and Not Kill Your Intimacy or Unity

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2018 Marriage Goal? Deeper Intimacy

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Train Your Spouse to Love and Understand You

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  • There will always be opportunities to check out. Mentally. Emotionally. Physically. The key is to keep saying “I’m in”. No matter what, I’m in. Despite the pain. Frustration. Hurt. Offence. Boredom. Craziness! I’m IN. In to make this the best marriage we could ever have. In to love you no matter what we go through. In no matter how crazy your parent are. No matter how tight the budget is. No matter how much the kids are driving us wild. I’m in this babe. Thanks for being in this with me. Tag the one you’re in with below. #thehappymarriage #marriage #marriagegoals #relationshipgoals #relationshipquotes #lovequotes #lovelife #husbandandwife #wifey #husbandgoals
  • It might be a hard season, month, week or day but the truth is “I am ridiculously blessed.” Feelings or comparison, disappointment or misplaced expectations can wear you down. Remind yourself of the truth. Remind yourself of the reasons. This will help keep you on track and in love during the difficult times. And never give up. #marriage #marriagequotes #marriagegoals #relationshipgoals #relationshipquotes #truelove #stayinlove #truthbomb #wifey #husbandgoals #thehappymarriage
  • Keep having fun. Don’t let the daily/weekly grind stop you from the art of PLAY and JOY with each other. Smile more. Make eye contact and smile with your eyes too. Make great love. Laugh. Connect. Enjoy. Don’t be too serious too often. Be playful. Muck around. Set a culture of joy in your relationship. #thehappymarriage #marriage #joy #love #relationshipgoals #lovequotes #marriagegoals #fun #cheeky
  • Hard conversations are essential. Dr Adam Matthews from the amazing @foreplay_radiosextherapy podcast said this in a recent mailbag episode. How these tough conversations start and then navigate the issue generally determines the outcome. We have always found that being kind at the start and then as we talk helps us love and respect each other and enables a far more positive outcome. The @gottmaninstitute also revealed that happy marriages have 5 positive interactions to every 1 negative one during conflict! Have the chat but keep your love on! #thehappymarriage #marriage #truelove #hardconversations #husbandgoals #wifey #love #reallove
  • Asking how you can help, especially in a busy, stressful or full season can really help take the edge off for your spouse. Aside from earning a few easy points, this is a good way to start a conversation, show your support, help practically, lend a listening ear or simply let them know you’re thinking of them. #thehappymarriage #happymarriage #relationshipgoals #happywife #husbandgoals #wifey #howcanihelp
  • Marriage is a continual choice to love no matter what. Keep choosing him. Keep choosing her. Love is sometimes simply a choice to lay down your life for them despite how you feel. Despite even what they might have done! Keep reminding yourself. That you love her. That he is yours. Of how blessed you are. Of what you’re building together. Appreciate. Enjoy the small things. The little moments. All of these will help you keep choosing to love. #thehappymarriage #relationshipgoals #relationshipquotes #happymarriage #lovequotes #happywifehappylife #happyhusbandhappylife #bothand #husbandgoals #wifey
  • Sometimes it’s like this! 😂 Thanks Emmett for showing us how to communicate properly... despite not being able to listen! Honesty, transparency and humour are 3 essential traits to good communication. #relationshipgoals #relationshipquotes #happymarriage #lovequotes #truelove #laugh #connect #marriage #marriagegoals
  • One of the BIGGEST challenges to intimacy and closeness is drift. Drift is the slow, constant movement that separates your hearts, heads and lives and makes you feel less connected to each other. To help, make sure you connect DAILY and have a weekly checklist that helps you ask the important questions and get up to date with your upcoming schedule, etc. It’s time to stop the drift and intentionally connect. Do it! :) #happymarriage #love #truelove #happywife #wifey #husbandgoals #relationshipgoals #relationshipquotes #lovequotes
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We’re Beck & Darren Chapman from Newcastle, Australia. We’ve been married for 18 years, have 4 kids and discovered in the last couple of years a real passion to help couples stay happy.

So here’s to never giving up, always setting it up for great sex, talking things out and kindness in everything!

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