Best Marriage Advice

odusgolp
odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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I got a rather hysterical Wedding RSVP card that is essentially a little mad-libs deal. One of the blanks is basically ... what is your best marital advice? what should you do every day to make your marriage work?

I'm divorced, so my RSVP is complete in perfect divorcee style already... but what would your advice be?
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  • Rosplosion
    Rosplosion Posts: 739 Member
    Decide if you would rather be happy or you'd rather be right. Sometimes you can have both, but usually being happy trumps being right for me.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Hot sex. Every.Single.Day.
  • Follow_me
    Follow_me Posts: 6,120 Member
    Make and keep him/her your priority
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    Hot sex. Every.Single.Day.

    ayep!
  • Excuse_less
    Excuse_less Posts: 874 Member
    Kiss her.........every single day.........and learn how to forgive
  • cekeys
    cekeys Posts: 397 Member
    Treat your spouse like you don't deserve them so you're doing everything you can to keep them.
  • MelMoly
    MelMoly Posts: 1,303 Member
    separate bathrooms...
  • fannyfrost
    fannyfrost Posts: 756 Member
    Stay friends, but continue to have your own life.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    separate bathrooms...

    *HI FIVE* Personally, I think getting a maid solves a lot of marital stress ;)
  • JustAboutDelicious_wechanged
    JustAboutDelicious_wechanged Posts: 2,486 Member
    Always, always make sure your boyfriend does NOT attend the wedding or follow you on your honeymoon. Ruins the moment.
  • Follow_me
    Follow_me Posts: 6,120 Member
    Treat your spouse like you don't deserve them so you're doing everything you can to keep them.


    Pretty much this!
  • holeshottdr
    holeshottdr Posts: 364 Member
    Learn two phrases:

    Yes Dear

    You're Right

    And don't sound even the slightest bit sarcastic when you say them.
  • BathtubBadger
    BathtubBadger Posts: 217 Member
    "Never let your husband leave the house with an empty stomach and full balls".

    Terribly sexist. But the person who said it has been happily married for 35 years...
  • MNA76
    MNA76 Posts: 1,541
    Always, always make sure your boyfriend does NOT attend the wedding or follow you on your honeymoon. Ruins the moment.

    This goes for all of the boyfriends. Not only does it ruin the wedding, but then they all know about each other. It's a mess.
  • IZackV13
    IZackV13 Posts: 157 Member
    Don't let the sun go down on your anger: Settle any real fight before you go to sleep.

    Also, make date-nights a regular occurance. Otherwise, once life gets in the way, the romance is lost.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,030 Member
    As a male I'll say- CONFORM 90% of the time. The other 10% stand your ground. I've been happily married 15 years doing it this way.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Per Rock: "Don't get married, just find someone you hate and buy them a house"
  • Excuse_less
    Excuse_less Posts: 874 Member
    ..............I got nothin
  • AJL_Daddy
    AJL_Daddy Posts: 525 Member
    Cheat
  • AnakalikaRN
    AnakalikaRN Posts: 36
    Make and keep him/her your priority

    Amazeballs...Tis is true
  • dessertlover27
    dessertlover27 Posts: 385 Member
    "Don't listen to advice by random strangers on the internet."
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    Live in separate homes. In different states.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    "Never let your husband leave the house with an empty stomach and full balls".

    Terribly sexist. But the person who said it has been happily married for 35 years...

    I love it.
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Make sure you can accept and can be happy with your partner exactly as they are. Then you won't expect them to change into a "new and improved" version and be disappointed.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Live in separate homes. In different states.

    *snort* You'd like him here and you know it ;)
  • kpick41
    kpick41 Posts: 81 Member
    Always schedule together time, and alone time. Each spouse needs to have his or her own time.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    Continue to treat your partner as if you're still "dating".

    Every once in a while my man brings me flowers, or chocolates. Every time I go shopping anywhere with cards, I look to see if there are any that remind me of him. I hide them in his car randomly. Sometimes we ditch the kids and go out to a movie. We hold hands.

    I'll wear something sexy and seduce him---do something a little more exotic than the standard blow jobs and steak dinners he gets regularly for having the good sense to be with me.

    These are the things that were lacking in my failed marriage. (besides that he doesn't beat me. That's advice too. Don't beat your spouse.)
    .
    .
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    The other day I woke up in the morning, long after my partner had gone to work in the dark hours of the day. I put on a cup of coffee and went to weigh myself (as is my routine) and my scale wouldn't work. The digital display was glowing a bit, but it couldn't read it, so I flipped on the bathroom light to see what was going on

    the display had been covered up by a piece of paper that read "PERFECT" (my profile picture now).

    Those little things keep "the spark" alive.

    Don't take your person for granted,

    neither allow yourself to be taken for granted.
  • pastamomma
    pastamomma Posts: 34 Member
    I always give the same advice to people getting married.

    "Put each other first, and love each other best. The rest will fall in place."

    We're celebrating 30 years this November. Works for me!!!
  • boredlimodriver
    boredlimodriver Posts: 264 Member
    I got a rather hysterical Wedding RSVP card that is essentially a little mad-libs deal. One of the blanks is basically ... what is your best marital advice? what should you do every day to make your marriage work?

    I'm divorced, so my RSVP is complete in perfect divorcee style already... but what would your advice be?

    marry me instead
  • juliemouse83
    juliemouse83 Posts: 6,663 Member
    Don't screw other people. Ever.


    well, you know...unless it's THAT kind of marriage....

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