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Meeting Emotional Needs
Emotional needs must be met in order for each partner to be fulfilled in a marriage. The way that you treat your spouse on a daily basis can create feelings of anxiety and sadness or feelings of love and happiness. Fulfillment and happiness should be the ultimate goals. Negative or unkind words can tear at your spouse's heart. These words or attitudes can break the love connection. Couples must learn to overcome these destructive ways and reinforce protection and respect for one's spouse. Security and knowing that you are completely safe to share your feelings is a marriage builder. Choosing to be positive and thinking of your spouse's feelings before your own is of utmost importance. Be willing to openly discuss uncomfortable issues, even if you don't agree with them. Share your feelings and let your spouse share theirs without being rejected or beaten down. 
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Conflict Resolution in the Marriage
Resolving conflict creates greater intimacy in the marriage. If couples feel safe they will be able to be honest and open with each other. This can foster a deeper love for each other. Distrust and dishonesty are destroyers of love. Without honesty in a marriage it is impossible to solve conflicts and issues that arise. Through honesty you come to know more of the heart and soul of your spouse and develop a greater respect. In order to completely trust and understand one's spouse, honesty must be number one. Couples need to create time to spend alone with each other. This must be made a priority in a marriage. Make time somehow, to talk and listen to each other giving undivided attention to one another. In order to meet each other's emotional needs couples must spend time together, being close, sharing conversation, doing an activity and sharing intimacy. Time equals love. Strengthening your personal relationship with Jesus can improve your marriage and strengthen your love and commitment to each other as well. Pray together, read a devotional together. A Christ-centered home is the foundation on which a great marriage is built. A strong foundation brings meaning and purpose to every area of our life. We cannot rely on our own strength; we live in a fallen world with temptations all around us. We must let Jesus work in and through us as we seek to live out holy lives. We must commit our marriages to God and ask him to protect us and keep us pure in our thoughts and daily living. StepsTo Strengthen your Marriage
Helpful Reading to Strengthen your Marriage
Love for a Lifetime: Building a Marriage That Will Go the Distance
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Beyond Your Best: Develop Your Relationships, Fulfill Your Destiny
Amazon Price: $11.86 (as of 12/27/2009)
The Five Languages of Apology: How to Experience Healing in all Your Relationships
Amazon Price: $10.79 (as of 12/27/2009)
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Building a Lifelong Marriage
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Balance in the Marriage
Matthew 19: 5-6
"What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder."
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Devotional Books on Strengthening Your Marriage
Night Light: A Devotional for Couples
Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 12/27/2009)
Couples Devotional Bible: New International Version
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Our Love Is Here to Stay: A Daily Devotional for Couples
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 12/27/2009)
God's Little Devotional Book for Couples
Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 12/27/2009)
For Better, for Worse: Devotional Thoughts for Married Couples
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Beautiful Song 'I Will Be Here' - Steven Curtis Chapman
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Marriage DVD's.
The Golden Rules: Secrets of Marriage 50 Years or More
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/27/2009)
What a Man Wants - What a Woman Needs
Amazon Price: $10.49 (as of 12/27/2009)
Making Marriage Work
Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 12/27/2009)
Fireproof
Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 12/27/2009)
Making Marriage Work 2008 DVD
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Tokens of Love - Steps to Strengthen Your Marriage
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Quotes and Verses on Strenghtening Your Marriage
- Best Marriage Quotes
- A great site with quotes to encourage you on your marriage journey!
- Inspirational Quotes
- A site with great inspirational quotes and promises on the marriage relationship.
- Scripture Verses pertaining to Marriage
- Another great site with verses to uplift and encourage your heart!
- Verses on Love
- More inspirational verses on love and marriage.
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Sites with advice on Strengthening your Marriage
- Advice on Strengthening your Marriage
- Great resources found on this site!
- Keys to a Successful Marriage
- Great information on acheiving lifetime success that God has planned for your lives!
Perfect Love Song
Love songs on CD's
Ultimate Love Songs: Vision of Love
Amazon Price: $15.99 (as of 12/27/2009)
Love Songs
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 12/27/2009)
Sacred Love Songs
Amazon Price: $13.98 (as of 12/27/2009)
Love Songs
Amazon Price: $14.98 (as of 12/27/2009)
Classic Love Songs: 22 Beautiful Balads
Amazon Price: $9.98 (as of 12/27/2009)
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Some Great Ideas for Date Nights with your Spouse
2)Rent a romantic movie and cuddle up on the couch with a coffee and your favourite treats!
3)Plan a short hike for just the two of you. Pack a little lunch or snack and share it together!
4)Find a great recipe for dinner and go to the market together and buy the ingredients and then have fun cooking it up together!
5)On a beautiful day head to a Botanical flower garden and learn and explore the beauty of nature together!
6) If you like outdoor adventures, take a long bike ride together, maybe find some great riding trails and explore new ground!
7)Play a round of mini-golf or maybe try bowling! Don't take it too seriously just have fun with it!
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Books by Gary Chapman - Steps to Strengthen Your Marriage
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 12/27/2009)
Everybody Wins: The Chapman Guide to Solving Conflicts without Arguing (Chapman Guides)
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/27/2009)
Dr. Gary Chapman on The Marriage You've Always Wanted
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Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way
Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 12/27/2009)
Love as a Way of Life: Seven Keys to Transforming Every Aspect of Your Life
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/27/2009)
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- CCGAL CCGAL Jun 9, 2009 @ 6:30 pm
- Well made lens - lots of practical information, and the items you selected to showcase fit extremely well with the overall theme. Good job!
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- Tiffany Tiffany May 11, 2009 @ 5:51 pm
- Great tips!
