Life’s routines can sometimes block valuable time with your spouse. When bills, chores, errands, and kids take over finding time with your spouse can become increasingly diminished. Finding time even if it is only for a few moments is one key to a lasting relationship.Some things to increase time with spouse are sometimes found in unusual places. Recognizing the moment and marking it with acknowledgment goes a long way in spending time together. Some things to try:~ Cook dinner together while the kids set the table or are busy doing other things. You can talk about your day and get some quality time together.~ Go to the store together. Sure shopping is a chore but the time you are together can be good for just having some fun or having nice casual conversation.~ Eat a meal together. Take time to have one sit down meal together and see the wonderful difference in communication. Even if the rest of the family is with you at this meal you can see how communication can spin from this simple act.~ Go for a walk after dinner. If you have older children leave them or let them walk ahead of you. If you have smaller children put them in a stroller or hold their hand. Just remember to grab your spouse by the hand and take this time to enjoy each other.~ Go for a drive. My husband always tells me that our best talks are when we are driving around to get things done. We talk and talk and laugh. This is a great way for the two of you to really open communication and step into a new openness in your life.These are things that you can do together. This time can be time that although is getting things done you are taking quality time to talk and laugh. Make sure to comment on this time as time you enjoy with that person because you are with them. This goes a long way in making the other person understand and value those times together.Quality time does not have to be wrapped up in special occasions. Date night and other forms of going out are always great and are needed in a relationship, but so is the little time you can grab in between. Don’t wait for the special occasion to tell your spouse about little times you enjoy being with them.Marriage takes trust and communication and often times we let routine build up. You have to break the routine and find special moments in little everyday things. It is an eye opening experience that you will not regret.Don’t let the struggle of communication get in your way. Find the things that work and you both enjoy. Keep communication strong even in the busiest of times and you will soon find a joy you didn’t know you had when it comes to communication. Category:Home › Other • Pomegranates: A newly discovered superfood • Where did the joke why did the chicken cross the road come from and why is it funny? • Can mothers diagnosed with bipolar disorder make good parents? • Spiritual evolution of human consciousness • Tips for getting a college basketball scholarship • Living with Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) • Caring for the caregiver • Technologys impact on society
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