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In the Old Testament book of Proverbs, we read that laughter is like medicine for your soul.

And no matter how long you've been married, it's good to laugh together.

I'm John Fuller, along with Aaron and Greg Smalley, who oversee our marriage department here at Focus.

Aaron, couples laughing together.

I'm guessing it's pretty clear that that's beneficial to the relationship.

Absolutely. Studies show that couples who laugh together tend to have a higher relationship

satisfaction, better emotional connection, and greater resilience during conflict. So it infuses

the relationship with good things like endorphins, oxytocin, and those are good things for the relationship.

So make sure you're laughing together.

Sure.

And you can live to be 100 if you do.

Well, maybe not.

See, that's funny.

Yeah.

Focus president, Jim Daly spoke to Jay and Laura LaFoon.

I love having them here in the studio. And they spoke about why laughing with your spouse is so beneficial. Jay and Laura, welcome back to focus on the family. Great to be here. It's been a while. It has. I think, 08. We took a look at the records and saw that you were here in 08. Yes. So it's good to have you back. Let's start with the basics. How long have you two been married? Well, coming up this December, it'll be 40 years. All right. That's a big milestone. It is a big milestone. Not quite the big 5-0. We were set up on a blind date. I don't know why it's 40. Set up on a blind date. Yes. That was my wife's greatest fear. And we were a blind date. Were you really? That's funny. Well, the next morning she told her mom she was going to marry me. Really? And 10 days later, I asked her. Wow. Yeah. Okay, that's a little fast. Most everybody went, okay, that couldn't have been right. And the strange part, we were living in Atlanta, Georgia at the time, 2 million people,

and Laura managed for her path and my path to cross eight of the next, of those 10 days.

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