Remember what it was like before you were married? You and your spouse were just getting to know one another and everything was fresh, exciting and new. Dating was a time to get away alone, talk, laugh, and have fun together. You took time to learn more about each other, about your past and your dreams for the future. But now that you’re married, it’s even more important to date. You need to get away alone and continue to talk, laugh, and have fun together. You need to learn more about each other.
Sadly, many couples buy into the false notion that they simply don't have enough time, energy or money to date their spouse. The hustle and bustle of our fast-paced life often reduces our "dating" to a quick peck on the cheek and cordial "I love you" as we run out the door or drift off to sleep.
We cannot allow our hectic schedules, low energy or financial challenges to become excuses for neglecting our marriage! We must develop the regular habit of separating ourselves from work, kids and other responsibilities and focusing on our spouse in order to keep our marriages alive and growing.
NWA Marriage Adventures was created to make sure you and your spouse are connecting positively and enjoying each other’s company on a regular basis. It doesn’t have to be expensive or elaborate. The important thing is to make spending time alone together a priority for you both. We strongly encourage you to diligently pursue "fun, adventure, play and laughter" in your marriage. Welcome to NWA Marriage Adventures!
Marriage Adventure Poll
NWA Marriage Adventures is a monthly date night designed to help you and your spouse develop the regular habit of separating yourselves from work, kids and other responsibilities by diligently pursuing fun, adventure, play and laughter in your marriage.
This is the place to connect with other marriage “adventurers.” We invite you to comment on the blog topics and follow us on Facebook. Be sure to “Tweet” on how your date is going or let other couples know about a great restaurant, fun activity, or relaxing coffee or dessert place you’ve discovered. After each monthly adventure, we encourage you to post your date night pictures and videos on our Flicker site. And lastly, be sure to submit your date night story.
We Win...At Golf!
Here is a great example from Joel and Julie, a couple who participated in June’s NWA Marriage Adventure, WeWin.
Neither one of us play golf, but we did tonight together. Not sure how many balls we lost, but no one was hurt! We had a lot of fun and scrambled from the best swing. Some banter back and forth, a great date night!
What a great idea! They tried something new, took a team approach and ended up having a great time. That’s what we’re talking about!!!
This past month, we encouraged couples to find a way to work together as a team doing something that was fun and adventurous. In marriage, we are on the same team, and we either win together or lose together. We encourage you to make a commitment to a new way of doing things by establishing a “teammates” mentality. This attitude says that it’s unacceptable for either person to walk away from an interaction feeling as if they just lost. Instead, as teammates, redefine winning in your marriage as finding solutions that both people feel great about. A winning solution goes beyond a plan of attack that seems merely acceptable or tolerable to you both. That’s compromise, and compromises rarely make anyone feel good. On the other hand, a win/win solution makes both people feel valued and instantly restores unity and connection.
We hope you were able to participate this month in our WeWin theme, and we encourage you whether or not you have been involved yet, to “spice” up your marriage in July by taking part in this month’s adventure, WeSpice!
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Play Together, Stay Together?
I was intrigued recently by a quote that said, "Couples who play together, stay together!"
To be honest, however, this quote made me feel guilty because with the hustle and bustle of my hectic life, finding time to play with my kids is hard enough, much less my wife. So often I feel strapped for time, energy and financial resources. I know how important my marriage is, but it seems like this relationship often becomes neglected in the midst of our busy lives. Do you find it difficult to have a regular "playful" date with your spouse? How do you make time for play with your spouse in the midst of the busyness of life?
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