{"id":9072,"date":"2018-01-18T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/?p=9072"},"modified":"2023-12-20T22:34:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T06:34:27","slug":"how-to-make-marriage-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/how-to-make-marriage-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Marriage Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember when you first fell in love and you laughed together all the time?<\/p>\n<p>You two were so silly back then!<\/p>\n<p>It was so much fun to be together that you decided to become permanent partners in crime. Your relationship felt so light it filled you with hope and optimism.<\/p>\n<p>So how did it get to be this heavy?<\/p>\n<p>It could have been the pressures of the mad rush to get to work, pick up the kids, get the mortgage paid and the laundry folded. You aren\u2019t alone!<\/p>\n<p>Feeling overwhelmed is decidedly unfun. So is wondering if you picked the right partner to begin with. Either one can make your marriage tedious.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, it doesn\u2019t have to be drudgery.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 3 ways to make your marriage fun starting today<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/how-to-make-marriage-fun\/#1_Start_a_Smile_Campaign\" title=\"Start a Smile Campaign\">Start a Smile Campaign<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/how-to-make-marriage-fun\/#2_Restore_Emotional_Safety\" title=\"Restore Emotional Safety\">Restore Emotional Safety<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/how-to-make-marriage-fun\/#3_Prioritize_Play\" title=\"Prioritize Play\">Prioritize Play<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Start_a_Smile_Campaign\"><\/span>1. Start a Smile Campaign<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The tension was high at Liz\u2019s house after a blowup.<\/p>\n<p>When her husband came through the door the next night, she watched his face to see if the storm had passed yet, but she could tell that things were going to be tense again that evening.<\/p>\n<p>When I asked her what she thought her husband saw on her face as he came through the door, she said, \u201cI was afraid. He probably saw that.\u201d Then she paused and added, \u201cI might have looked stern. Maybe he thought I was still upset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She decided to smile at him the next night as he came through the door, regardless of how he was acting. \u201cI want to feel happy when he comes home, no matter what look he has on his face. I feel better when I\u2019m smiling, even though it\u2019s scary because I\u2019m not sure how he\u2019ll react,\u201d she told me.<\/p>\n<p>She needn\u2019t have worried because greeting her man with a smile the next day set the mood for the rest of the evening.<\/p><div class=\"laura-new-roadmap\" id=\"laura-282250737\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/adoredwifeweekend.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17022 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banner-Horizontal-new.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1118\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banner-Horizontal-new.png 1118w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banner-Horizontal-new-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banner-Horizontal-new-480x240.png 480w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banner-Horizontal-new-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll of a sudden we were friends again,\u201d she explained. \u201cHe even read me some funny stuff he\u2019d found online, and we were cracking up! It was so much better than brooding and ignoring each other. That smile broke the ice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maybe, like Liz, you feel hurt or scared to bring the fun. Nobody wants to be shut down and told they\u2019re ridiculous for being playful.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why it can feel vulnerable to do the Macarena in the kitchen or to use your husband as a towel when you get out of the shower or to put your hoodie on backward and pretend you&#8217;re a giant burrito lumbering down the hall.<\/p>\n<p>But that vulnerability is so attractive&#8211;especially smiling, laughing, dancing vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>A simple smile is a great start. Nobody needs an excuse to smile.<br \/>\nIf anybody questions you, you can always say you\u2019re just happy.<\/p>\n<p>What will happen at your house if you decide to smile more?<\/p>\n<div class=\"laura-six-intimacy-skills\" id=\"laura-1213521928\"><blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"display: inline; font-size: 23px;\">Related Article:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/six-intimacy-skills\/\">The Number One Most Indispensable Skill for Fixing Your Marriage Fast.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Restore_Emotional_Safety\"><\/span>2. Restore Emotional Safety<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Smiling, laughing and joking around are signs of confidence.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what humans do when we feel secure, when there\u2019s no danger of being judged, shamed, attacked or abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>When we\u2019re scared, we play it straight. So if it\u2019s been a while since you cracked up together, it could be that neither of you is feeling safe.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, you can change that single-handedly by using a few simple <a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/how-to-respect-your-husband\/\">cheat phrases<\/a> that help restore the emotional safety in a hurry.<\/p>\n<p>Consider apologizing for being disrespectful (only if you have been disrespectful, of course) or saying \u201cWhatever you think\u201d to show trust by referring him back to his own thinking about something that\u2019s his to decide.<\/p>\n<p>I was amazed how far treating my husband with respect and trust went toward restoring the good ol\u2019 days in my marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Once John felt that I esteemed him, he was back to the important job of making me laugh really hard.<\/p>\n<p>When your man wooed you, I bet he tried to make you laugh too. Every time he did, he counted himself very successful. And you had fun and felt adored. You both felt confident.<\/p>\n<p>You can bring all of that back when you restore respect and trust.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Prioritize_Play\"><\/span>3. Prioritize Play<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What I\u2019m about to tell you is the kind of thing that makes people think John is the funny one in our marriage, even though I keep telling everybody how funny I am.<\/p>\n<p>Every afternoon when the mail slot in our garage clanks shut, John pokes his head in my office and announces, \u201cNothing came in the mail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s my signal: The race is on.<\/p>\n<p>I jump up and sprint down the hall to grab the mail before him. He always gets ahead of me, only to run right into the closed door with a thump then crumple to the floor like a cartoon character.<\/p>\n<p>Next, I swoop in and triumphantly pick up the grocery store flyers and credit card offers, giggling all the while.<\/p>\n<p>Every day.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of thing has been going on for years now, but it wasn\u2019t always so.<\/p>\n<p>I used to be way too busy to interrupt the very important work I was doing&#8211;especially for something so childish.<\/p>\n<p>I thought I had to be serious because I was the only responsible adult in the family. Turns out I was just the most uptight person in the family.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, I have recovered from my years\u2019 long bad mood.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m happy to say that I\u2019m finally back to being the <a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/husband-not-affectionate\/\">Girl of Fun and Light<\/a>, and we\u2019re back to having a ridiculously good time.<\/p>\n<p>These days I tend to prioritize laughing and playing over finishing the email I\u2019m working on, which will still be there after John splats into the door and I retrieve the postcard about the mattress sale.<\/p>\n<p>After all, there was nothing more important to me than doing silly things with my man when we were dating and falling in love. And those were good times.<\/p>\n<p>If I can bring back the fun after the bore my marriage had become, you can too.<\/p>\n<p>What will you do to bring more fun into your marriage? I\u2019d love to hear in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember when you first fell in love and you laughed together all the time? You two were so silly back then! It was so much fun to be together that you decided to become permanent partners in crime. Your relationship felt so light it filled you with hope and optimism. 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