50 Ways to Love Your Spouse Better (and Why it Matters!)

Do you feel as though your hectic and busy life is preventing you from connecting with and loving your spouse on a regular basis? Has your relationship lost its spark, yet you’re longing to love your spouse better than you ever have before? Don’t miss these simple acts of kindness for marriage that can help your relationship thrive!

Coming to terms with unmet expectations in marriage

As a newly engaged woman, I used to dream about our life together. Having lived in separate towns for our entire relationship, the thought of seeing my love on a daily basis was thrilling. I imagined long chats each night before we finally snuggled into bed.

Looking back I admit that I laugh a bit at my naive self. While our marriage has been the highlight of my life, we are hardly giddy newlyweds anymore. Those long, fireside chats I imagined don’t happen nearly as often as I would like. And honestly, as we fall into bed each night exhausted by life, we don’t snuggle as much as I had fantasized.

Yet the most important thing a wife can do is come to terms with unmet expectations in her marriage. The truth is, marriage is hard, sacrificial work. A marriage relationship needs to be nurtured, watered, and tended before it can truly bloom. In reality, that means loving through crankiness, loss, differing opinions, and messy home habits.

Marriage is about choosing to stick with your spouse, even on days when you don’t like him, and forgiving his faults the way the Lord has forgiven us (even when it’s painful!) As someone who’s been there, the quicker you can adjust your expectations for what marriage is really like, the happier you’ll be in the long run.

Why it’s crucial to seek ways to love your spouse better

Have you ever been truly stuck in a job or situation that you loathed, but there is no way out? Maybe you felt hopeless, defeated, and overwhelmed at the thought that you just had to muddle through. That’s what it’s like to be stuck in a complacent marriage where two people have stopped trying and caring about the other.

While every situation is different, it’s crucial to the health of your relationship to seek small ways to build up your spouse and make them a priority (especially when the kids come around!)

When you find small ways to bless your spouse and look to be a servant instead of being served, most of the time, your spouse will do the same for you! Then, you’re building a foundation for a healthy relationship that seeks to give rather than take.

The result can be life changing and change the course of your relationship for the better!

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