…whether you are already married or still at the “engaged” stage, or even in the “just-friends” stage of your relationship, it is very important to always create time for each other, time to be together…never be too busy for that special someone.
For the purpose of this post, let’s define a couple as “any two people of opposite sexes (i.e. man and woman) in a special relationship”, not only married couples.
A couple’s best asset is each other, and couple-time should therefore be included in the routine/schedule of both parties…time to play, to work, to relax, to discuss issues, to get to know each other better, etc…It is very important for a couple to consciously create time to spend together…plan your time appropriately, ensuring a realistic schedule.
Never take your career/job more seriously than your partner…always consider your partner “a prize” to be valued more highly than any other person or thing.
As a lady, if you already have kids (I prefer to call them children, kid reminds me of the young of some stubborn animal) don’t leave your husband to cleave to your children…next to your maker, more attention should be given to your husband, afterall he was, before the children came to be…also, the primary aim of marriage is companionship, the children are secondary.
For the men; women need special care and attention, and should not be treated as you would treat a fellow man…your woman is special and should be cared for as such…
Both of you should take note of important dates, i.e. birthdays, wedding/meeting anniversaries, and other key dates in each other’s lives…in my case, I am very bad not very good at remembering dates (that is, apart from hubby’s birthday and our wedding anniversary) but hubby on the other hand remembers every little date, including birthdays of distant relatives…so we complement each other…you can find other areas where one is strong and the other weak not so strong, to complement one another.
You should also consider one another’s preferences and tastes when planning activities or outings, so that no one is left feeling out of place…for example, while I am a very indoorsy type of person, hubby is very outdoorsy, so we have to make allowances for each other…I get him to enjoy being home by cooking him a nice meal/ordering a take-out, playing indoor games, eg. cards/ludo/draught, watching a movie while cuddled up together in bed or on the sofa, etc…but we still find time to go out often to the cinema, a nice chinese restaurant, or other places of interest…
If you have been good at creating time for your loved one, all well and good…please keep it up and continue to find more creative ways to spend quality time together…if on the other hand, you haven’t been doing so well at this, then now is the time…it’s never too late to create time for that special someone…and have fun doing it…enjoy!
Related Topic;
Resolving Conflict as a Couple…
Justdoyin
nice, nice, nice….did I already say nice?
Most ladies get so attached to their kids (sorry children) at the expense of their husband and most husbands just dont understand the wife need that time together.
Even those not in relationship needs to give time to loved ones cos time lost may never be regained
Good one.
Thanks for the reminder, ….to consciously create time for ‘us alone’
and I agree with naijagirl that “Even those not in relationship needs to give time to loved ones cos time lost may never be regained”
And Doyin, good to know you are on die-empty series……really a very small world.
Take care, dear!
Fair play love,true talk this is noted
@ Naijagirl: Yes, u already said nice (3x)…lol…thx…that’s very true…thanx 4 adding that bit…
@ Olufunke: thx…n u r welcome anytime…cheers…
@ Kemi: thx 4 taking note…
Very wise words justDee!!
We cannot overemphasize the importance of spending quality time with our spouses.
Funny thing is after losing extra time, the only options left are penalties!!! 😀
solid suggestions… thanks for sharing
@ Ochuko: thanks Ochux…very true…lol
@ SSD: thanx, n u r very welcome…
Nice writeup.
First time on here-i think. Will be back to read more. All the best!
Thanx B’ratti, n welcome to anoda phase…u r welcome anytime, thx again…
Preach it, my sister. We should learn to stand our ground like Ruth did and not cave in to external pressure.
Really nice post.
Original M thanx…n welcome 2…guess u made a mistake though cos u meant 2comment on Ruth not on the creating time post…but point noted…cheers
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