what are things you do in your marriage to keep it strong?

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We don't have any kids yet (working on it). We got married in January but have been together for 7 years.

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We talk.

Like actual conversations with no phones or tv on. We sit outside and just talk BS mostly,but it's nice to have an actual conversation sometimes. Sometimes it will be planning our future or just talking about random weird stuff. I've been with my husband 8 years and still learn new stuff about him! Especially once you have a child it's hard not to be interrupted 274949 times a day, so it's important to find the time to focus on one another. Simple but it works!

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We play games together like dungeons and dragons, magic the gathering, league of legends, etc. we're huge nerds and share a love of reptiles (we have 9) so we do a lot of bonding over that (:

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We pick out shows on Netflix to watch together. It sounds like such a little thing, but it's "our" show, meaning, that we only watch it if we're both together and on the couch. We both have/had our dinner, we did the remainder of the things we each needed to do around the house, etc etc. We have an every night ritual, we usually sit down, watch a few episodes, jump in the shower together and we clean each other, never ourselves, pick out each other's jammies, brush our teeth/floss together in the mirror while making faces at each other lol - I'll give him his pills and he gives me mine, then we'll either have sex, play a game together on the iPad in bed, or go right to sleep. We've always done these things, even when we were dating. That's how I knew he was the one, there wasn't a discussion about it, it just came naturally that we did everything for each other. The routine might change after baby is born, but I have full confidence that we'll find a bonding routine with our son :)

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Same as us! Together for 7, married for 1 year. We take a bunch of trips together and it really brings us closer together. Something about being in a different environment and experiencing new things/places together. We also go on 1 fancy dinner date a month, dressed up. So it's always like we are dating.

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We cook together, clean house together, do yard work together, play co-ed sports, go fishing/hunting, kayaking, and we make it a point to talk to one another about each other's day and give one another space to unwind and be alone if they need it. We also make it a point to make sure we have days open to spend with friends whether it be together or separate. Together 5.5 years, married for 2.5 and currently in the beginning stages of ttc. We also have an unspoken rule that just manifested on its own of no phones during dinner and no phones in bed.

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We go to thrift stores and rummage sales. We have fun together even when it's regular things like shopping for groceries. We don't do a lot really but you gotta find things you both like and try things the other person likes too.

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We have constantly date nights, even if is just going to the movies. We always try to different activities that we both like and even learn new things we never did before

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We cook and experiment with new recipes