Welcome to the Empowered Wife podcast where it's all about fixing your relationship without your

man's conscious effort so you feel desired, taking care of, and special even if your

relationship feels completely hopeless. I'm Laura Doyle and today I'm talking about three ways to make

marriage fun again. My guest Kelly was convinced her husband was gay and was simply lying to himself about it.

She was in and out of depression and the intimacy in her marriage was

basically gone. And she felt he was controlling her and also avoiding her by staggering their work schedules.

But today she feels like one of those women in a romance novel whose marriage is full of wonder.

She's going to tell us how she did that. Then I'll be giving out the worst

relationship advice of the Week Award from a top marriage therapist who has no slots available because he's so popular. All that is coming up, but first, let's talk about three ways to make marriage fun again.

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 just filled you with hope and optimism.

So how did it get to be this heavy?

It could have been the pressure of the mad rush to get work done, pick up the kids, get the mortgage paid, and the laundry folded.

You're not alone. Feeling overwhelmed is decidedly

unfund. So is wondering if you pick the right partner to begin with, either one can make your marriage feel tedious.

Fortunately, it doesn't have to be drudgery. Here are three ways to make your

marriage fun starting today. Number one, start a smile campaign.

The tension was high at Liz's house after a blow-up.

And 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.

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