As millwrights, we like to think of ourselves as married to our jobs, right? So, what room in our lives does that leave for our real spouses or life-partners?
Forty-six percent of married millwrights become DIVORCED.
All humans crave a deep sense of love and belonging. It is part of our DNA. If people are wired biologically, physically, and cognitively to love and belong, why are so many of our relationships ending? Because many of us neglect this area of our lives and become distanced from our spouse.
And just because we feel strain in the relationship does not change our need for connection. If our need is not met with our partner, we find other ways to meet that need or distract from the void we feel – and most, if not all, of those coping techniques lead to divorce.
What is the state of your relationship? Are you putting time, energy, and effort toward it? Are you avoiding it? Are you distracting yourself from it with unhealthy behavior?
Check out the ways to reconnect listed below.
Top 10 ways to reconnect in your relationship:
- Schedule time for daily phone calls.
- Put all important dates- birthdays, anniversary, and other special occasions on your phone calendar.
- Create a 5 year and 10 year plan together.
- Date your spouse again.
- Create a bucket list of things to do together.
- Plan a vacation together.
- Leave a sweet note for your spouse to find when you are on the road.
- Let your small irritations go and focus on the positives.
- Plan a surprise dinner out for when you return home.
- Make a list of 5 things you like about your spouse.
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