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Do the little things.(couple minutes)(Brief article)
One of the biggest mistakes we make is thinking "the bigger, the better." Meanwhile our spouses simply want to know we care about them. When it comes to showing affection, A SINGLE ROSE CAN BE AS POWERFUL AS A DOZEN, and dessert at a local cafe can be as treasured as a five-course dinner at the most elegant restaurant in town.
According to John Gottman, a top researcher in the area of marital satisfaction, it's the "little movements toward our spouse that increase our contentment with each other. It's the ...
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