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Fall Marriage Check-Up

by Bald Man on September 28th, 2007

The seasons are changing, and the car dealerships are advertising their cold weather tune-up specials. I thought I’d offer a “marriage tune up.” Best of all, this one comes with a double-your-money-back guarantee. ;)

Hmmm, now if I can only come up with some sort of car metaphor for a marriage…

Wiper Blades - How’s the road ahead of your marriage looking? Is it on course? (Are you leading your marriage to the same destination?) Are there obstacles in your path that one or both of you can see in the coming season? How are you going to get around those obstacles together?

Tires - How’s the foundation of your relationship? Are you in touch with the road, with reality? Are you aligned with one another or are you each pulling the marriage in slightly different directions? Do you have all-wheel drive? Can one of you take up the slack and keep the marriage on the road when the other momentarily isn’t able to find traction?

Antifreeze - What’s your plan to keep the next conflict from leading to a big chill between you? How are you going to keep a little thing from becoming a big thing? Are you committed to resolving tensions through communication, teamwork and trust?

Brakes - Do you need to slow down? Has life gotten too busy to spend time with one another? Do you need to back out of a good commitment in order to strengthen your best commitment?

Air Filter - How well are you taking care of one another? Does your devotion and love extend to providing moments of joy for one another? Do you express your love in ways that your spouse understands, ways that lift your spouses spirit and makes his or her day a little fresher?

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