Love Your First Year with Kyler & Britt Nixon

On this episode of the Love Your First Year podcast, we share our story. We walk through how we met, dating, engagement, and why we started Love Your First Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the Love Your First Year podcast, we'll give a practical tool for getting better at saying "I'm sorry": the 5 apology languages. The 5 apology languages were created by Dr. Gary Chapman and are a gamechanger for ending conflict and making sure your future (or current) spouse is apologized to in the way they need. Resources:  The Love Your First Year Premarital Course: https...

On this episode of the Love Your First Year podcast, we get into one of the more "unsexy" parts of marriage... splitting chores. Whether you're seriously dating and engaged, or newly married, this is a common conversation you'll have throughout your marriage, so we'll provide some practical tips for getting on the same page and tackling your chores. Resources:  The Love Your First Year Premar...

On this episode of the Love Your First Year podcast, we'll unpack the most-read article on our website... boundaries with friends of the opposite gender. This is a complicated topic that can involve some emotion and hard conversations. We'll do our best to approach it with gentleness and practical guidance–giving the real boundaries in our marriage and explaining why they're there. Resources:&nbsp...

On this episode of the Love Your First Year podcast, we dig into in-law relationships... more specifically, we give the 5 "laws" of in-laws. We'll share practical guidance from our own in-law relationships and help you build a healthy relationship with yours. Resources:  The Love Your First Year Premarital Course: https://www.loveyourfirstyear.com/course 50 Questions Every Couple Needs to Ans...

On this episode of the Love Your First Year podcast, we'll explore making decisions together as a married couple and answer the question: who actually has the "final say"? We'll give practical examples from our own marriage as well as scripture to support this challenging topic. Resources:  The Love Your First Year Premarital Course: https://www.loveyourfirstyear.com/course 50 Questions Every...

On this episode of the Love Your First Year podcast, we answer one of the most common questions we get from seriously dating and engaged couples: how far is too far? Yes, that question . We'll share more about why this might be the wrong question to ask and, instead, help point you to God's heart for sex and intimacy before marriage. Resources:  The Love Your First Year Premarital Course: htt...

On this episode of the Love Your First Year podcast, we give 5 practical ways you can build spiritual intimacy while engaged. We'll share what spiritual intimacy looks like in our marriage while helping you set a strong foundation of intimacy for yours. Resources:  The Love Your First Year Premarital Course: https://www.loveyourfirstyear.com/course 50 Questions Every Couple Needs to Answer Be...

On this episode of the Love Your First Year podcast, we dive into 10 lies couples believe about marriage. We'll explore lies like "Marriage gets boring over time," "Your spouse's job is to make you happy," and "Divorce is always an option." We also addressed common misconceptions like needing to split chores 50/50, always agreeing on everything, or believing love is only a feeling. Resources:&nbsp...

On this (first!) episode of the Love Your First Year podcast, we'll unpack God's heart for marriage. We'll share things like marriage being a picture of the Gospel, that God desires for you to have a great marriage, and that marriage requires total oneness. Resources: The Love Your First Year Premarital Course: https://www.loveyourfirstyear.com/course 50 Questions Every Couple Needs to Answer Befo...

Welcome to the Love Your First Year Podcast with Kyler & Britt Nixon! Here, you’ll find practical conversations to help dating, engaged, and newly married Christian couples love their first year of marriage–and beyond. Everything we share will be practical, biblical, and grounded in our own experience. Both from being married, but also from working with thousands of couples over the years. We’...