Maintaining commitment in your relationships is tough. For most of us (all of us really) it takes intentionality, effort, and a lot of time and practice.

Here are a few strategies that can help keep that commitment level high:

• Develop or maintain a strong commitment to God.
• Improve attitudes.
• Practice acts of kindness.
• Acknowledge frequently you have a lifelong commitment to each other.
• Don’t allow competitors to interfere with your commitment.
• Practice common courtesy.
• Be one another’s most faithful cheerleader.
• Develop and demonstrate empathy.

Some of these are very practical while others will take time to develop. Make it a priority this year!

Marriage is tough – it’s the toughest thing that I’ve ever done and apparently it’ll continue to be like that for as long as I live.

Oh well! What this means is that spending time making my marriage better is vitally important.  Here are seven unfair fighting tactics that many use in their marriages – and you need to stop doing that!

These were taken during some of my marriage counseling courses that I took for my degree program:

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