People often joke about marriage being like a ball and chain....heavy, hard to maneuver, and a trap. Marriage is often seen as the end of your dreams and it prevents you from doing what you want to do, but that is far from the truth!

Marriage does change your life, and it prevents you from doing a lot of things on a whim, but it also allows you to be in a relationship where you adore each other.

We often think that...because this person is my soulmate, because we have known each other for a long time, because they can finish my sentences etc., then there is no need for me to have to verbalize our needs and wants since our spouses will already know.

Every Tuesday we will share with you some maintenance relationship check questions so that you can identify any early symptoms that may determine if a tune up is needed for your marriage.

This week's question is to discuss what things about the life, that you've created together, make you happy? Even though the purpose of marriage is not to be happy; you do not want to be in a miserable one.

Take time this week to talk about what you enjoy about your marriage and how often do you pay attention to what's going well in it.

This is a gratitude exercise!