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All month long, we've been exploring friendship and marriage, and I wonder how often you've talked with your spouse about what that friendship means to you.

I'm John Fuller, along with Greg and Aaron Smalley, and Greg, there's a powerful thing that happens when we remember kind of the early days, and we were more expressive probably of what we like,

appreciate, and are attracted to in our now spouse.

There are surveys and studies, though, that show that compliments and deep appreciation

can really move a relationship forward, right?

I can, because one, when you express, rather that's a compliment or an affirmation,

when you say that out loud, it instantly boosts that person's mood.

So, I mean, you've just given them a booster shot that you see them come alive in a lot of ways.

That creates then an instant connection between the two of you.

What I'm telling you, here's the real benefit.

The deeper process that's going on is that when Aaron tells me tells me you know that she noticed something that i did

that she appreciated what it does is that i end up feeling very seen i feel known i and that creates

a message that that says boy you matter enough to me for one for me to pay attention to what you're doing,

to notice it, and then to say it out loud to you.

Yeah.

And that's the true benefit is all of a sudden I'm feeling seen.

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