Disclaimer: Are we perfect? Nope. But have we worked hard to get our relationship as strong as it is today? You betcha. So I'm sharing the things that have really changed our relationship for the better, in hopes that you'll find a way to apply it to your own relationship whether it be with a partner, a parent, a friend, or even a co-worker. :)
One of the greatest things my husband has taught me? Laughter. Life isn't always serious. You need to take time to laugh, make jokes, smile, whatever it takes to make yourself and each other happy. They say an average person laughs about 15 times a day. If you counted how many times you laughed today would it reach that average? I know I could say any day spent with my husband could far surpass that number.
Now let me just tell you that it took me a long time to embrace my husband's silliness and constant need to crack a joke but to be honest, life would be pretty boring without it. Being the careful/semi-paranoid one in the relationship - taking care of the money, the bills, the food, the house, the cleaning, etc. (all pretty serious business) I was frustrated when we first started living together. I thought, "Why doesn't he care about this stuff?" Well, turns out he actually did, he just has a different way of showing it. He'd laugh off the day to day chores of cleaning, cooking, etc. and slowly it turned these things into being less of a "chore" for both of us.
Now let me just tell you that it took me a long time to embrace my husband's silliness and constant need to crack a joke but to be honest, life would be pretty boring without it. Being the careful/semi-paranoid one in the relationship - taking care of the money, the bills, the food, the house, the cleaning, etc. (all pretty serious business) I was frustrated when we first started living together. I thought, "Why doesn't he care about this stuff?" Well, turns out he actually did, he just has a different way of showing it. He'd laugh off the day to day chores of cleaning, cooking, etc. and slowly it turned these things into being less of a "chore" for both of us.
There are times when I have a bad day, or maybe I am just tired or grumpy and you know the best thing for it? Laughing. Seeing my husband smile. Making jokes to one another. So to be honest it works! And it makes us feel closer as a couple. I feel a deeper connection knowing that someone is always there to make me smile. It's true what they say, laughter really is the best medicine. Try it, you'll like it :)
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| This was right after Chris told me he spent his last hours as a bachelor at the arcade... :) ©Jaynee Peterson Photography |
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