Hi ,
Traditions and rituals provide a sense of belonging and stability. They tell a story about your family. That's why many couples consider it pretty important to establish family traditions over the course of their marriage.
What are some of your family’s traditions?
Don’t have any? Consider these ideas:
Follow Family Traditions
Ask your spouse about his or her
family’s traditions and consider giving them a try.
Decide whether you want to keep, modify or toss. Remember that it’s important to at least try the tradition(s) before dismissing them because it displays deep trust, respect and appreciation for your partner.
Follow
Anniversary Traditions
Many couples struggle to come up with great anniversary gift ideas for their partners but few seem to remember that a traditional anniversary gift list exists and is readily available on the Internet. Even if you don't follow the list, it might give you some ideas.
Marriage Traditions
Couples begin creating their own unique set of traditions
during courtship. These rituals can be as simple as a daily phone call, meeting for dinner after work or attending church together.
It’s unfortunate that many couples leave some of their special traditions behind after they get married. I say "unfortunate" because rituals create an emotional, spiritual and physical bond between husband and wife.
Consider re-establishing dating rituals that were abandoned long ago.
Also, if you don’t have them already, start creating traditions for celebrating birthdays, promotions and other special occasions to make life a LOT more fun and
memorable.
Until next time, this is Mike Tucker and the Mad About Marriage crew and we want YOU to be mad about marriage!
