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Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 7 Day 5: Thought:  My mate can be very cute. Task:  Get very dressed up for an elegant evening together.  Or if ou don’t like that kind of thing, plan another kind of evening out you would enjoy. Response: …

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 7 Day 4: Thought:  We enjoy each other’s sense of humor. Task:  Rent a comedy video to watch together. Response:  We watched Central Intelligence which was silly but entertaining and we laughed together. Reaction:  We share the same sense…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 7 Day 3: Thought:  I think we can weather any storm together. Task:  Reminisce about having made it through a hard time. Response:  We had a mini hard time just this week and handled it so much better than…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 7 Day 2: Thought:  We have come a long way together. Task:  Think of all you have accomplished as a team. Response:  We HAVE come a long way.  And even in the last 7 weeks we have made even…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 7 Day 1: Thought:  Sex is usually (or can be) quite satisfying in this marriage. Task:  Plan an erotic evening for the two of you. Response:  Planned and executed the plan! Reaction:  This was outside the norm for us…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 6 Day 5: Thought: There is lots of mutual respect in my marriage. Task: Consider taking a class together (sailing, ballroom dancing, etc.). Or tell your spouse about a time recently when you admired something your spouse did. Response:…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 6 Day 4: Thought: If I had it to do over again, I would marry the same person. Task: Plan an anniversary (or other) getaway. Response:  This is ideal timing as we are working on planning our 20th wedding…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 6 Day 3: Thought: We respond well to each other. Task: Write a love letter to your spouse and mail it. Response:  Today is Valentine’s Day.  I don’t know how I had the good fortune to hit this challenge…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 6 Day 2: Thought: My partner is an interesting person. Task: Plan something to ask your mate about that interests both of you. Response:  We had a date night and talked about a lot of different topics – pretty…