5 Steps Toward a Simple Marriage

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Many times marriage, or any relationship for that matter, can be extremely complicated. Just when everything seems to be going so well, everything seems to go so wrong. Is it me? Is it them? Does marriage really have to be so difficult?

My wife and I have been married for almost 15 years now, and while not every year has been great, or even good at times, for the past several years things have been better than ever. Now I don’t tell you this to brag about how good my marriage is. I am telling you this as an encouragement to everyone desiring to have a marriage fully alive. It is possible.

Here’s how my wife and I have discovered more in our marriage. Read more »

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4 Marriage Drives: The Lazy Man’s Guide to Marriage

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I have to admit, I’m as lazy as the next person when it comes to relationships. Now there are times where I am the passionate, hopeless romantic. Thinking up numerous ways to woo my spouse and cater to her every desire.

But for the most part, I just want her to cater to my desires, then go watch SportsCenter.

While there is a natural give and take involved in every relationship, once I came to understand the urges that drive a marriage, I have had a lot more time for mental laziness. Now before you call me a selfish pig or typical man, read the rest of this post. Read more »

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7 Marriage Hacks to More Passion and Adventure

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If you have been married for any length of time you know full well the amount of work that has already taken place. Yet, there is still more work looming.

Wouldn’t it be nice if there were some short cuts to experiencing more blessings in a marriage?

While there are no easy tricks or short cuts that will lead to success in marriage (there is simply no way around the fact that marriage takes work) there are some different hacks you can try that may bring about another level of passion and adventure.

Some of these my wife and I have tried with success, a few others we are attempting along with you. Read more »

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Best of The Simple Marriage Project, February 2008

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It’s hard to believe, dear readers, that a little over a month has already flown by at The Simple Marriage Project. You’ve helped get this little project off to a great start.

Since the migration over from my other blog in late January, there is already more than double the traffic, and you have made it happen. Thank you for all for your continued visits and discussion.

In case you missed it, here are the best posts since our beginning. Read more »

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What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

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The following is taken from Jonathan Fields, Awake @ The Wheel. Great questions to explore.

Three simple questions:

  1. If you knew you could not fail and those around you would not only suspend judgment, but wholeheartedly support you: what would you do?
  2. Are you doing it?
  3. If not: why?

Oh, one final question:

  1. If your reason for not doing something is that you’re afraid of failing or being judged: how much worse would that be than never having tried?

Think about it and post your answers in the comments section below. Read more »

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Hello, I’m Corey, and I’m a Complainer

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Last week I introduced the idea of going 21 days in a row without complaining. The idea is from a Kansas City minister named Will Bowen who has created a buzz across the globe.

My wife and I are almost a week in to this crusade and it has become evident that we complain more than we thought. Rather than throw her under the bus in this post, which I guess could be interpreted as complaining, I’ll let you know how I am doing.

Not so well.

I am proud to state that I did go almost two days in a row once. Wow, a whole two days. Pitiful. I had to start over after I played basketball with a group of friends, where I complained and criticized (I am putting trash talk in the criticizing category). Over the weekend I figured it would be much easier. Especially considering that my wife would be gone to see her mom and the kids would be with close friends. Wrong. Read more »

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The 21-Day Complaint Free Marriage Experiment

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My wife and I have embarked on a 21-day complaint free marriage experiment. I was first introduced to this idea on Tim Ferriss’ blog. In fact, there is a huge movement towards a complaint free world, almost 5 million bracelets distributed worldwide.

The idea is simple; go 21 days in a row without complaining. Sounds easy, right?

Nope!

After only 2 days, we both had already started over twice. And I consider myself to be a pretty optimistic person. I found out there is still work to be done. Read more »