EP 14: Dating Your Spouse: How to Create a Relationship Routine That Is Anything But

āIf you want endless repetition, see a lot of different people; if you want variety, stay with one.ā Host Corinne Morahan borrows a quote from folk icon Joni Mitchell to demonstrate the paradoxical nature of keeping romance alive: by putting routines in place, you can keep the fun and spontaneity alive in your long term relationship. On todayās episode of Get Organized for Good, Corinne shares some top tips she uses to keep the spark alive in her own 17-year marriage. Working, raising kids and dealing with all the stressors of modern life can take a toll on any marriage. But if you can start from a foundation of love and respect, these tips will help you to remember youāre on the same team.
As promised in last weekās episode, she shares the bean jar technique that she and her husband began using during their first year of marriage (hint: the goal is actually to keep the jar empty). Should you talk about the kids during date night? What do you do when youāre tired, on different schedules, or just donāt feel like doing anything? Corinne explains how to keep a date journal and the importance of flirting.
Stay tuned to the end of the episode for your sexting assignment, and to discover Corinneās curated sexy playlist.
Quotes
- āI very much enjoy being around my husband. We have a lot of fun. We still have a great sex life. And thatās what I want for all of you.ā (5:44 | Corinne Morahan)
- āNot every year has looked the same. Not every season has been the best season for us. ThereāI was going to say there are times we are annoyed with each otherāobviously heās not annoyed with me because Iām perfectābut there are plenty of times where I get annoyed with him. So, I donāt want to paint a picture of something that is completely untrue and unrealistic because that is just not reality. We are two human beings, working through our own shit, raising two of the most incredible children.ā (6:03 | Corinne Morahan)
- āMy husband and I wrote our own vows and in them we said, āItās just you and me, playing catch.ā I donāt even know how to throw a ball, I donāt know how we came up with that, but I love the metaphor. Whateverās happening around us in the outside world, itās just the two of us, playing catch. Sometimes itās the two of us against our kids, if you know what Iām saying. Just the two of us against the world.ā (9:58 | Corinne Morahan)
- āListen, sometimes Iām not in the mood. Iāve already shared, many times, Iām a homebody. I like to be in cozy clothes; I like to stay in my house and do nothing. So, sometimes, putting on clothes and getting myself all done up doesnāt feel like exactly the thing I want to do. But I love sitting across the table from my husband, drinking a dirty martini.ā (18:42 | Corinne Morahan)
- āMost of us just fall into a rut and we take each other for granted, we get tired, our spouses see us at our literal worst, they see us at our ugliest, they see us at our most disgusting. Iām not trying to be my best self all the time at my house. So, it makes it even that much more important that we get dressed up for date night, that we send each other flirty and fun texts and that we make it fun.ā (21:58| Corinne Morahan)
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