I love that “have fun together” is at the top of this list! Fun is *way* underprioritized in all aspects of adult life (including relationships), IMHO.
I could not agree more! I just joined journalist/author Catherine Price's January "fun-tervention" for this exact reason. Check out her Substack How To Feel Alive if you're interested in doing it, too! Here's to having more fun--including with our partners!
Ah, I love this point--that space between the fight and being back to your baseline connection is so uncomfortable. And it often is a really vulnerable period to fall back into fighting. I'll definitely get a newsletter about this in the works, thanks for this awesome question!
Always #10. He is very particular about a “right way” to do things, and I have very strong opinions about the “right way” to parent, so we often need to remember this. It’s what happens when two very stubborn, opinionated control freaks marry each other!
I love that “have fun together” is at the top of this list! Fun is *way* underprioritized in all aspects of adult life (including relationships), IMHO.
I could not agree more! I just joined journalist/author Catherine Price's January "fun-tervention" for this exact reason. Check out her Substack How To Feel Alive if you're interested in doing it, too! Here's to having more fun--including with our partners!
I could always use a fun-tervention so I’m running over to check it out now 💨
Appreciate the rec...I think I’m about to go down a rabbit hole with her work!
I find it so hard to handle that weird space when you want to be done fighting but you aren’t back to loving yet. I’d like some tools for that.
Ah, I love this point--that space between the fight and being back to your baseline connection is so uncomfortable. And it often is a really vulnerable period to fall back into fighting. I'll definitely get a newsletter about this in the works, thanks for this awesome question!
Always #10. He is very particular about a “right way” to do things, and I have very strong opinions about the “right way” to parent, so we often need to remember this. It’s what happens when two very stubborn, opinionated control freaks marry each other!
Ah, I so relate to this, Laura!!
#10 is something I have to remind myself often.
Me, too on #10!