Many married couples truly enjoy being married and celebrating their marriage relationship. As a result, here are our positive predictions about marriage trends for 2007.
Knowing that they don't want to have arguments that create hostility or that will ultimately hurt their marriage, more couples will learn how to fight fair in 2007. They will also face into what they are fighting about, why they fight, the negative consequences and negative feelings of unfair fighting, and what they can do to have fair fights.
Realizing that a marriage will suffer with a dominating spouse, more married couples in 2007 will understand the importance of sharing responsibility for decision making.
Engaged couples want successful marriages and realize that the success or failure of a marriage relationship may hinge on how well a couple can deal with issues such as finances, sexuality, communication, conflict, parenting, in-laws, leisure time, family of origin, spirituality, expectations, and chores. As a result they are seeking advice and help through premarital education.
Laughter is a marvelous gift. It releases chemicals in the brain which can enhance people's days and reduce their stress. Couples will accept that laughing together is beneficial not only to themselves individually, but also to their marriage.
Understanding the importance of walking to their own health, married couples will realize that walking together is good for their marriages, too. They will schedule time to walk together and will use the time that they are walking to talk with each other.
More and more couples are finding themselves busier than ever. This isn't going to change in 2007. The result is more stress and less time for one another. One way to having quality time together is to schedule couple time.
The idea that a husband is "helping" his wife with household chores will diminish, and the realization that chores around the house should be shared responsibilities will increase. When a couple can divide chores in a way that both spouses feel satisfied with the outcome, they are showing mutual respect for one another.
With the aging of America, there are more empty nest marriages. These couples are discovering that the empty nest years can be tremendously enjoyable and full of new beginnings.
As preserving and strengthening their marriages becomes more important, couples in 2007 will continue to want to to say "I love you" to their mates in simple but creative ways.
Wedding anniversaries deserve to be celebrated in memorable ways. Couples will continue to celebrate their wedding anniversary each year as an annual renewal of their commitment to one another.
