In our conversation with Jerry Dugan, he shared with us their habit or ritual that he and his wife had had worked over the years to keep their love intentional and alive in their relationship. Listen to the full episode for the full explanation but we broke it down to the three steps below.
1️⃣ Recharge or regroup yourself - Put yourself in the right frame of mind before you enter into the door and meet your partner and/or family
2️⃣ Prioritize your partner - Take some time out to catch up on the day with your partner before you do anything else
3️⃣ Be present and engaged - Be there for each other
Since Jerry had been in his relationship for a couple decades, we asked Jerry for some advice for people new into relationships and marriages. He gave us some more compelling reasons why we should put our relationship with our partner first before our children and extended friends and family. For their family with a Christian faith he says, "we put God first and then we put each other second, and then we would put our kids third." He adds that if you could just replace the first part with your faith but the main point was that the relationship between him and his wife would have precedent over our relationship with their kids, extended family, friends and co-workers.
Takeaways
Let's bandage the takeaways for todays episode on why we should prioritize our partners our relationships with them before some of the other relationships
Before you interact with your partner - take a moment for yourself. Recharge and regroup to put yourself in the right frame of mind
Prioritize your relationship with your partner - Take time to catch up on the day. Work on your relationship so that your partner chooses YOU every single day.
Teach your kids by example, that you and your partner are a strong team together.
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