I was looking forward for a run today after work, but the dare was to choose my wife over something I would normally do. I've sacrificed running for a few weeks now, but thought that I needed to continue to practice choosing my relatioship over my...

My wife never likes talking about this. She thinks we don't need to, so I've decided to come up with one on my own. Here it is: 1. Listen to the problem - and I mean ACTIVE listening to TRULY understand her point of view. 1a. Put aside my point...

This one was difficult, not because I had to win any argument, but because we haven't had any in a while. Our unhappiness a couple of weeks ago were not because of arguments or disagreements. It was because of my lack of presence or participation...

So what did need does my wife need that I fulfilled today? Having already done the dishes yesterday in addition to getting her an unexpected gift, I decided to give her a break from going for a run then cooking dinner. Instead, I thought we should go...

I enjoyed thinking about this today, mostly on the way home. What could I do for her that was special, just for her? Laundry? Too late. Dishes? Too trite. Grocery shopping? She enjoys doing that herself. So I thought back about our last few nights and...

Nothing much to write about this because I forgot. I went to give her a kiss when I got home, and as soon as I did that, I realized it should have been something bigger or grander. Going to have to try to make that up on subsequent days.

Couldn't burn the negative list I made because I wrote them on my work notebook, so I scratched it all up pretty good. I didn't expect it to feel as good and liberating as it did. Indeed, I am and want to continue to be my wife's biggest fan...

Do I have to list everything here? I'll have to do it tomorrow because I don't want my wife to see me reading from some paper I scribbled on the train on the way home. Interestingly, I thought I would have just as many negatives as positives,...

I didn't have anything to get irritable about on day six, so I had to try to think of times when I did get irritable. I get irritable with occasional emotional reactions to simple questions. At least that's how I see them. When I ask her why responds...

Web site was down this weekend, so I have to catch up on my posts...one day at a time. For day five, I had a hard time getting an answer from my wife. Her main thing, which I extrapolated, was that I do not listen. True. I already have my conclusions...

I'd thought about this throughout the day, seeking out the perfect time and moment to ask her "What can I do to make our relationship better?" I thought it would happen at work via a phone call. Didn't happen. Not on texting either,...

This was harder than I thought. I've bought flowers for my wife over the years and they've become sort of cliche, so I wanted to do something different. Couldn't come up with anything all day until a couple of blocks from home. I decided to...

I hope I'm not wrong in this, but I've never actually had a problem with being patient and kind with my wife. Sure, we've both tested each other's patience to the limit many times, but we're civil. Just to be certain though, I've...

I've been with my beautiful wife for a little over seven yrs and dated another eight before that, including the engagement period. As every husband should, I hold her near and dear to my heart and have always made efforts to express that. Successful...