Fun & Away Together

It is our human nature to be quick to identify what is right or wrong about others according to our view. Are we as quick to understand ourselves? Our strengths? Our weaknesses? Our personality type? If you were to introduce yourself to your spouse at a job interview by way of how your personality would complement theirs, would you be able to do so confidently? Understanding your personality type...

The uncertainty surrounding recent times during the pandemic has caused significant strain on individuals and their relationships….marriage has been no exception. Couples need to determine their compass in these situations  as there are no straight forward answers or a clear path…..do you know your compass as a couple? Where does your hope lie?  Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandaway...

Work is a great thing! It helps us meet the costs for our different obligations…we also get to make some great relationships with our colleagues and friends. If it takes more than its fair share of our time though, it can lead us to getting disconnected with our spouses…create a “checking in time” with your spouse to help you stay connected.  Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytog...

Time may not always be the stumbling block to dating your spouse but rather the cost...being intentional by including dating as part of the other household expenses can help remove this block....the time apart that you spend together is just as important as any other expense incurred in the home....choose to make it a priority!  Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebo...

How are intimacy and communication related? Can one exist without the other? Is one possible without the other? In this episode, communication is addressed as the underlying factor for couples to experience true intimacy between the two of them. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram

Secrets: “little” ones, big ones, remain just that – secrets. Rather than build up, they bring down a marriage little by little and eventually, there is complete breakdown. Consider if you have been keeping secrets and the reasons why and work on bringing them to light for the long term good of your marriage.  Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram

Marriage should just work, after all isn't it about two willing people getting into the union? But then isn't going for marriage counselling a bit "excess?" Isn't it just for those couples going through a crisis? Marriage takes work but exactly how much? And does the work ever stop? Listen to today's podcast to help determine this when it comes to working on your marr...

Extravagance is a term more often linked to a kind of lifestyle or spending habit that is a bit on the excessive side. It could hardly be used to refer to the kind of love expressed by a person for another. What if though this was actually the case? Would you consider your love for your spouse "extravagant?" Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & In...

Do you know what you don't know? In other words, "what don't you know about your spouse that you are striving to learn a bit more?" That could be to difficult to know....but how about beginning with what you do know as you work towards the unknown? Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram

We at times want to know which actions warrant a person to be in the "safe / danger zone". As views are relative, boundaries within a marriage help a couple determine what would offend their spouse or harm their marriage.  Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram

Do we have a common outlook in areas of our marriage that are important to both of us or do we hold individual positions and expect our spouse to understand our point of view? Family background, personal experiences – a variety of things influence our views; important is to agree with your spouse a common outlook so that you are on the same page.  Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandaw...

Choices are made everyday of our lives, knowingly or unknowingly....the hard part comes in when we are not always happy about the outcome of a choice.  Consequences like the day after night will definitely arise. What choices can we then make when it comes to marriage so that we are intentional about the outcomes we want? Find out what a couple of 6 children decided to do on intentionally spending...

How often do you keep score with your spouse and don't even know it? Is there an ideal score as to how engaged you can be to mirror your spouse's "good behavior" or lack of it for that matter in the marriage relationship?....find out in this episode of Fun & Away together on "Keeping Score".  Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook...