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1. Get on the same page with finances.
2. Talk.  A lot.
3. Do fun things together.
4. Don’t put your kids before your spouse.
5. Treat each other with kindness.
6. Learn to receive compliments well and say thank you.
7. Kiss.  A lot. 
8. Don’t ever stop fighting for your marriage.
9. Look your best, whenever possible, for your spouse.
10. Let yourself be vulnerable to something new and different.
11. Don’t ever compare your spouse to someone else.
12. Always be quick to forgive.
13. Encourage your spouse’s dreams.
14. Read the Bible and pray together. 
15. Strive to make the other person happy.
16. Laugh together.  Be silly.  Laugh some more.
17. Learn to laugh at yourself.  
18. Date one another.
19. Never keep secrets from your spouse.  
20. Never think you’ve arrived in your marriage.
21. Marriage is a continual investment, each and every day.
22. Be careful of your tone.  
23. Be nice to one another.
24. Never leave out tenderness.
25. Don’t talk to your spouse like an enemy.
26. Talk to your spouse like a most cherished companion.  
27. Don’t sit in front of the television every night.
28. Don’t sit in front of the computer/ipad/phone every night.
29. Sit next to one another on the couch.  Get cozy together often.
30. Focus on God changing you instead of all the ways you want your spouse to change.
31. Serve together in church.
32. Compliment one another often.  
33. Surprise one another in the bedroom.
34. Initiate intimacy and be creative and spontaneous.  
35. Be affectionate even when you don’t feel like it; feelings will often follow.
36. Hide love notes in his/her car.
37. Send sweet text messages out of the blue.
38. Cook your spouse’s favorite meal.
39. Tell your spouse how proud they make you.  
40. Give your spouse a massage without wanting anything in return.
41. Flower giving- make it an unexpected occasion.
42. Give your spouse the freedom to go out with some friends or just have a quiet evening to themselves.
43. Become passionate about what your spouse loves in life.
44. Marriage takes work.  Be willing to go to work every day like your marriage depends on it… because it does.
45. Don’t hold onto resentment.  Bitterness will make your marriage rotten and stinky.
46. Eat well and exercise.  Take care of your body.
47. Basic manners and hygiene go a long way.
48. Be flirtatious with your spouse.
49. Be willing to sacrifice in your marriage.
50. Take a class (snow skiing, dance, cooking, etc) and learn something new together!

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