Want To Grow Closer as a Couple? Do this…

This is the time of year when we plant a garden, clean out a closet, swap sweaters for tank tops, and get children ready for summer programs. We get busy gearing up for great things ahead: going to the beach for lunch, riding bikes, spending time outdoors, and enjoying longer days.

After a long cold winter, the end of the school year may come with exhaustion, impatience, and overwhelm with the million tasks that come with the change of seasons. Amidst all this busyness it’s easy to forget that our primary relationship needs a little extra TLC now and again. It may be hard to commit to a time dedicated solely to nurturing the love that makes all else make sense.

Could your relationship use a little spring cleaning? A little airing out?

Whether married, engaged, going steady, dating or just beginning to explore an important relationship, Sue Johnson’s Hold Me Tight Workshop for Couples is an excellent resource.  The two-day course focuses on the 7 conversations described in the book Hold Me Tight, which teaches couples how to better understand their partner and their overall relationship.  The workshop entails psycho-education, couples conversations, group discussions, videos, and private exercises, and facilitates a greater and deeper connection with your partner.

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Or, pick up the book and read it together a chapter at a time over Sunday breakfast.

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While it is indisputable that our busy lives make it difficult to find “free” time to spend with your love, the closeness and connectedness which result from the time together pay dividends with deeper and more lasting impact than simply getting some tasks crossed off your to-do list.

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Give yourself permission to put your love first! Schedule couples time right now. Go somewhere fun and make it a real couples weekend! Then, come back and share what you did to bring you closer together!