This list provides simple yet profound ways to show our love and gratitude to our spouse. Whether you have been married for over a decade or more or just married for a few days, this will help you enliven your marriage relationship as a couple. To those who are just beginning a married life, there will be adjustments of course. You’ll start to discover more about your spouse as the days and years go by whether they are good or not. Nonetheless, since both of you made vows that you will be together through thick and think until the time that you have to leave your mortal body and bid farewell to your wife or husband, you should learn to see good things about your better half and appreciate them more. There would be challenges since both of you came from different families with different personalities, attitudes, behaviors and tastes. In order to overcome the individual tendencies brought about by pride and selfishness, these are ways that we can do to appreciate our husband and wife.
10. Hug and Kiss Your Spouse
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Hug is a powerful expression that can cure hurt and heals wounded heart. It also ceases whatever blues or misunderstandings that you both of you have. This is also boosted with a kiss that touches and softens one’s heart. It caresses and pacifies your emotion that creates positive feeling that calms you that makes both persons forgiving and forgetful.
9. Provide Presents
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Courtship does not end when you get married. It continues, but it does not mean that the responsibility only lies to the husband. Both should make an effort to give something that would create spark the feeling that you have felt the day that you fell in love with him or her. You don’t have to wait for special occasions like anniversary, birthday, and even Valentine ’s Day in order to give presents to your spouse. Everyday should be special for both of you.
8. Compliment Her/Him
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Try to see good things in your spouse even simplest things that you don’t usually recognize. It would really matter and it would even boost confidence and self-esteem. The more you do it, the more that your love to your spouse will increase. In time, all of the weaknesses and faults that you see on your better half will be accepted by you. Your relationship will improve and tensions if there’s any will diminish greatly.
7. Listen to What Your Spouse Says
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Take time to listen on what your spouse says about you. At times, we just want our opinions to be heard without giving your spouse the time to express what he or she wants to say. It only indicates that you value and respect each other. Listening does not mean that you would just sit stay quit, but listening meaning you ask questions. It only indicates that you are interested on what your spouse is saying and you want to hear more whether you are discussing personal stuff or things that interest one of you.
6. Simple Smile
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One of the best expressions that you can tell to your spouse is your smile. For an instance if you are busy doing something else and your spouse gets near you, you don’t just simply ignore him or her or give him or her an irritating look. Always look at your spouse whatever you do and smile. It will change your spouse mood and it’s a better way to start the day.
5. Respect Your Spouse Free Time
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Even though you want to spend more time with your spouse like doing an activity together, going on a date and even on a trip. Make sure that you ask him or her before you plan on anything. You should also let him or her rest or do what he or she wants to do.
4. Express Love Privately
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The intimate moments with your spouse should be done often because this is one of the highest expressions of love that you can reciprocate or express to each other. You don’t just do it because there’s a need or want, but because you love each other and you want to rekindle that fire in one of these private and sacred moments.
3. Be Submissive to Each Other
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This is not just applicable to wife submitting to her husband, but also husband submitting to his wife. Both should respect their roles as a husband and wife like obligation at home. This means love and respect should abound within the home. Recognize who is the head, but also learn to respect if there’s something that need to be decided on together and not alone.
2. Say Positive Things About Your Spouse to Others
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Compliment your spouse when you’re with your friends or relatives. Tell good things about him or her like skills, hobbies, and other achievements that others may not know. You would realize and discover a good feeling the more you do it. It would also boost your spouse confidence once they learn or even hear how proud you are to him or her.
1. Say and Express “Thank You” Often
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Simple things have long lasting impact in your marriage relationship. With a note or word of thank you, it will indeed makes the heart grow fonder. It boosts confidence and value that your spouse feels about himself or herself. When your wife does the daily household chores, express thank you to her. So with the wives, appreciate the hardwork that your husbands do to provide better future for your family. Appreciate minimal things that your spouse do for you and your children. They are simple, but they are big words that will melt and touch their hearts.