Marital Advice - The Best Recipe for a Happy Marriage!

So... you're fairly newly married and would love some marital advice... great! This is not uncommon, as even people who've been married for eons still need solid advice from time to time.

Another reason is that there can often be so many little issues in a new marriage that you just don't know which one to start asking advice on. You're not sure yet which behaviors are re-occuring problems, and which ones are just one-offs. You're unsure of which battles to choose. You don't know if it's your issue, theirs, or both of yours together. In short, you just don't always know exactly what the issues are, where to start, and who to ask.

Rest assured that you're not the only one. No one has a perfect marriage (especially at the beginning), but as long as you're committed to working at it, things will generally improve... providing you're both sane people! The main point here is that you want to build the BEST possible marriage, and that takes work (sorry!). Part of that "work" is sometimes asking for a bit of marital advice.

So... as for the overly broad phrase "marital advice," let's break it down into more definable categories. Choose whichever one(s) you think you could learn the most from, and come back here to check the other categories if your first choice wasn't quite what you were looking for:

1. Advice for Newlyweds. This is the most general kind of advice that most newlyweds would commonly need about stuff like house chores, silly arguments, in-laws, time, trying to change each other, and thinking in terms of "we" instead of "me", etc.

2. Communication in Marriage. Learn FOUR great ways to improve the communication in your marriage... plus some useful conversation-starters! What skills and tricks might you be missing out on so far? Read on...

3. Improving Listening Skills. This one goes hand-in-hand with #2 (communication). You can communicate all you want, but if the other person isn't actively listening... you might as well be talking to that fancy-pants new toaster oven you got for your wedding!

4. Conflict Styles. Yes, there are more than one. Find out which one you and your spouse use most often, and what the other "options" on the smorgasboard are!

5. Reading Body Language. Alright, we all know that crossed arms are a sign of defensiveness... but couldn't it also just mean "I'm freezing cold"? Find out how to tell the difference, and how to read your spouse's body language accurately to create a way better marriage!

6. Cross Cultural Communication. In this jet-setting day and age, it's become increasingly common to marry someone who is of a different nationality than you. Or perhaps they are of the same nationality, yet still come from a very different cultural background. Things your spouse does can leave you scratching your head, thinking "what the heck?" Find out what you can both do to ease the differences and bridge the gaps.

7. How to be Assertive. Need to get something off your chest and let your spouse know what's really eating at you? This is often easier thought about than done. Here are some tips to help you make yourself heard... while keeping your marriage strong!

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