20 WAYS TO PROMOTE MARITAL COMMUNICATION

Communication is important to building a happy marital life and home. As such, great efforts must be made to ensure that both parties communicate freely in the home. To make communication easy and to avoid its breakdown, the following acts should be practiced.

1. Playing together (Games, Occasional dance etc).
2. Talking/chatting together.
3. Praying together i.e pray for and with your spouse.
4. Bathing together.
5. Planning things together.
6. Sleeping together ( body odour, snoring, sleeping position)
7. Eating together.
8. Celebrating special dates.
9. Use a good sense of humour.
10. Be sensitive. Respond to your spouse’s mood.
11. Do it for your partner (The nail cutting, zipping the dress, removing the shoes, removing the jacket).
12. Accommodate your spouse’s weakness.
13. Speak out on all issues bothering you. Use the right words, good tone, good expression.
14. Give unexpected phone calls/ cards / notes/ gifts/ text messages.
15. Know and use your spouse’s pet-name. Be fond of your spouse.
16. Be sincere always. When you agree or disagree, let it be. No pretence!
17. Show interest in your spouse undertakings.
18. Go out together.
19.  Appreciate yourselves.
20. Periodic exchange of gifts and cards. 
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