How to Make Romance Realistic in Your Marriage | Ep. 598
Awesome Marriage Podcast
Dr. Kim Kimberling
4.9 • 813 Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
How's the romance in your marriage? How does it compare to when you were dating? (… and does that matter?)
Romance can fall by the wayside in marriage because it seems like an "extra" that you'll get around to when you have extra time or money, or if you feel inspired to make a grand gesture.
But today Dr. Kim shares several reasons NOT to let that be the case in your marriage. Listen to learn why you need to bring the romance back and HOW to realistically make that happen.
We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.
Episode highlights include:
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Dr. Kim shares specific ways romance benefits a marriage
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What does romance look like for men vs. for women?
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What to do if you're just not feeling it
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Whose job is it to make sure the romance is good?
*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!
QUOTES
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"Most people would say at some point it was there. So how do you get it back?" - Dr. Kim Kimberling
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"We kind of quit doing romantic things because we're not feeling it. Sometimes we have to go ahead and do them, so that we feel it again." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
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"Marriage is a lot better when you've got romance in it." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
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"I think we'd like it to come naturally, like it does in the movies
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"It's ok to have the conversation. We have to get past the mindset of, 'If you really loved me, you'd know.'" - Dr. Kim Kimberling
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"Romance is a great way to show your spouse, I see you, I appreciate you, and I care about what you care about." Lindsay Few
QUESTIONS FOR YOU
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Have you talked about romance with your spouse?
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Ask them: What is sexy to you? What is romantic to you?
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Don't judge their answers!
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Answers may change over time, so check in every now and then.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Is romance realistic in the middle of day-to-day life? Today, Dr. Kim's going to share his thoughts |
| 0:09.2 | and teach you tips to bring back that spark of romance in your relationship. |
| 0:15.4 | Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an |
| 0:22.5 | awesome marriage. |
| 0:24.1 | I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few. |
| 0:27.6 | On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberly. |
| 0:31.1 | Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years. |
| 0:36.0 | His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate |
| 0:39.3 | relationship. Would you say there's romance in your marriage or has that flame kind of fizzled? |
| 0:48.8 | Well, Dr. Kim's going to be giving insights today to help sort this out. And before we jump into |
| 0:53.6 | this topic, I do want to |
| 0:55.0 | make sure you know about a resource we have available for a limited time. It's our sexy bundle |
| 1:00.4 | for the month of February. We create monthly resources every single month to help couples deal |
| 1:06.0 | with the common pain points in marriage. And our digital resources are always available for instant download |
| 1:12.1 | with a donation of any amount. |
| 1:14.9 | And this month, we're bundling together four of our best-selling sex resources for just |
| 1:19.9 | one donation. |
| 1:22.0 | So since awesome marriage is a 501c3 nonprofit, we do everything fully funded through donations. And that means when you donate |
| 1:30.2 | and you receive this resource, you're also helping to further the mission of awesome marriage |
| 1:34.6 | and support other marriages as you support and grow your own. So all the details in the link |
| 1:41.5 | to donate and receive this bundle is in today's show notes. |
| 1:45.7 | If you'll just find the link for the sexy bundle, check that out and get all the rest of the details there. |
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