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Awesome Marriage Podcast

Marriage Should Be Fun—So Why Isn't It? Ep. 732

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Society & Culture, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9813 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Marriage isn't supposed to be all work and no play. But somewhere between busy schedules, responsibilities, stress, and everyday life, a lot of couples find themselves feeling more like roommates than best friends.

In this episode, Dr. Kim and Nancy talk about why fun matters so much in marriage, how couples gradually lose it, and what it takes to bring it back. Whether your marriage feels stuck in a rut or you simply miss enjoying each other the way you once did, this conversation offers practical encouragement and simple ways to reconnect.

Tune in as they discuss the signs that fun has faded, why couples often settle for "fine," and how even small moments of laughter, playfulness, and intentional connection can help strengthen your relationship. Plus, you'll walk away with one simple challenge you can put into practice this week.

If your marriage could use a little more joy, this episode is for you.

 

Episode Highlights:

Why fun matters more than you think

What's causing the joy to fade

How to reconnect and enjoy each other again

 

Quotes from this Episode:

It's not exactly what we do, it's how we feel when we are doing something together.

Losing fun doesn't happen overnight. You start feeling kindof bored together so you stop laughing together. You stop talking. You quit interacting.

I don't think in a lifetime you can learn everything about your spouse. You have to stay curious.

Life isn't all about fun. But fun does sure make a lot of life go better.

If you're just coasting, you're missing out on so much of what God has for you in marriage. 

Time to Talk About it:

When we dated, how would you rate our fun 1-10?

How would you rate it now?

Are we using efficiency as an excuse to neglect intentionality? 

What do you enjoy doing with me (with spouse) for fun?

When is our next date night? 

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Yeah, I think one of the things that I've had couples do is, you know, they're trying to be

0:05.1

efficient. So used to, they went, they did all their errands on Saturday morning, their neighbor or

0:12.9

mom or somebody, keep the kids, and they'd go do the errands together, and then maybe have lunch

0:19.0

or get coffee or something on the way. And then all of a sudden they thought, yeah, but we could knock this out so much quicker. If you take this list and I take that list and so you go off that way. Well, great, you were more efficient, but you miss that time. That's me. Miss efficiency. I miss efficiency. I'm thinking, okay, we've got to go here, here, here and here. Okay, if we take this street and get that way, we'll make it in five minutes faster. You've got too many lights this way. Okay, you go to that aisle, I'll go to this aisle, instead of doing it together. Right, right. Do you know that bothers me some? I think I knew that. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, it's like, so I can go down a street and you'll go, why'd you go to that street? Yeah. And I go, well, we can't get there and go, yeah, but that has three lights. If you'd gone that way, there's only two lights and they're not very long lights. I mean, you have a map in your mind of greater Oklahoma City of how many lights are on

1:13.8

each street and all the kinds like that. I do. I think a lot of women do that. Men just don't care how fast

1:20.6

you get there. Not usually unless I'm racing somebody. What a stronger marriage without another

1:26.0

overwhelming to-do list? Well, the awesome marriage

1:28.6

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1:34.9

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1:40.8

marriage, sign up today. All right, quick question.

1:45.0

When's the last time you actually had some with your spouse?

1:48.0

Not just got through the day, but really enjoyed each other today.

1:52.0

We're going to talk about why that can fade over time and how to get it back.

1:56.0

Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast.

1:58.0

Nancy are excited to be with you guys today.

2:00.0

We are.

2:01.4

We love having fun.

2:02.7

We've done a pretty good job of that. So that may be something we're semi-experts on. But let's kind of jump into it because, you know, it's interesting so many times in counseling, I'll ask a couple what they do for fun, and they can't think of anything. Really? say, well, what did you do when you're dating?

2:16.4

Oh my gosh, they've got all kinds of answers

2:18.1

that they'll come up with.

2:18.9

And so I think it's something we'd just

2:20.7

get busy and we get loose track, but let's just kind of get into that. So do you think there was a

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