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1. The qualities within your spouse that ignited your interest when you first met.
2. The importance of looking into your spouse's eyes while listening.
3. The importance of courtship after marriage.
4. The simple intimacy of holding hands.
5. Unexpected gifts can bring great pleasure.
6. How to say, "I'm sorry."
7. The triggers that hurt feelings.
8. The value of a hug.
9. That your spouse is priceless.

From Lists to Live By (Multnomah)

And take your mate with you. Researchers at the University of Toronto followed over 1,800 students in medical training. The data showed that married couples coped better with the tremendous stresses and showed less severe levels of depression. In another study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, Robert Coombs and Fawzy Fawzy found that, as school pressures mounted, married students dealt with pressures better than the unmarried students. They explained that marital partners provide emotional support for their mates, helping to reduce tension. So if you decide to hit the books, share your notes and take a lesson from your spouse.

From Why Marriage Matters, by Glenn T. Stanton (Pinon Press)

Number of hours in the average American workweek: 44

Number of hours in the 1700s: 72

Average number of vacation days taken yearly in Italy: 42

Average number of vacation days taken in the United States: 13

— Psychology Today

When you butt heads with your beloved, put up your guard after you fight—especially if you're chanting a victory song. According to a recent survey, men were three times more likely than women to crave fattening foods after an argument. But 63 percent of women craved fattening foods if they felt they had won the argument. So to protect from extra pounds, try a peace treaty instead.

— The Walking Magazine

You may be if you're among the one-third of Americans who sleep six hours or less each night. Americans should be getting nine or ten hours of sleep, says Cornell University psychologist and sleep expert James Maas. He explains that between the seventh and eighth hour is when we get almost an hour of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. That's the time when the mind repairs itself and grows new connections. If you're only sleeping six hours, you're missing an important opportunity to repair and to prepare for the coming day. So snuggle with your spouse a little longer—you'll thank each other later.

— Hope Health Letter

Do you worry your husband doesn't have many close friends? Try these ways to encourage him to form friendships with men who can encourage him relationally, emotionally, and spiritually.

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