On this episode of Intentional Marriage, co-hosts and married couple – Justin and Cresta Burt – talk about friendship in marriage and recount some stories from their own relationship and marriage.
KEY TAKEAWAYS

• We were friends for nine years before we started even seeing each other. We weren’t great friends, more acquaintances, we worked together – Cresta told me where to go and how to get there, and still does today! Our friendship started to develop after we started dating. The acquaintanceship was a great foundation for what we built as soon as we started dating.
• You can’t have a healthy relationship without some kind of friendship. Friendship is a base, knowing somebody helps you understand them and why they do or say the things they do, who they are, and where they come from. That friendship helps you know them, understand them and love them.
• We have daily communication. Set aside time every day – whether it’s five minutes or an hour – to talk to your spouse, to ask open-ended questions, not just “was your day good?”, but “how was your day? Tell me about it.” It doesn’t take that long to have a meaningful conversation with your friend.
• Sitting in your car and talking after doing the grocery shopping isolates you from all the distractions that will happen as soon as you go inside, like putting the groceries away, maybe the dogs need to be fed, kids to bathe. By isolating yourself for 3-5 minutes you can connect and find out how things are going.

BEST MOMENTS
‘We knew what type of person each other were and knew very basic details about each other, Justin didn’t even know I was straight!’
‘If you take care of her emotional needs, that is taking care of your own physical needs – women are emotional creatures and men are physical creatures.’
‘Don’t judge your friend. You have to be open to who they are. You married them, hopefully you knew who they were before you married them. You have to create that space where they feel it’s OK to come to you.’
‘If it’s easy to talk to somebody it’s easier to get through whatever it is you’re going through.’
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Justin and Cresta Burt are marriage coaches who specialise in helping couples regain their intimacy inside and outside the bedroom. They share how their Intentional Marriage principles can help couples find their "Happily Ever After."
Though they have a great sense of humour and enjoy making people laugh, Justin and Cresta take their work seriously. They know that marriages can be healed and relationships can be restored when both partners are intentional about making things better.
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