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Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 4, Day 2: Thought: I am proud of this marriage. Task: List two things about this marriage that you are proud of. Response: I am proud of the things that we’ve been through (both inside and outside our marriage)…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge! Week 4, Day 1: Thought: We are able to plan well and have a sense of control over our lives together. Task: Describe one thing you both planned together. Response: We talked about some of our big home improvement projects…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge!  Week 3, Day 5: Thought: We divide up household chores in a fair way. Task: Describe one way you do this on a regular basis. If you do not do your share, decide on a chore you will take on…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge!  Week 3, Day 4: Thought: I can recall our wedding and honeymoon. Task: Describe one thing about them you enjoyed. Response: Because just a few days ago we talked about when we first met, I had dug out one of…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge!  Week 3, Day 3: Thought: I remember many details about deciding to get married. Task: Write a sentence describing what you remember. Response: I remember working through some big ticket issues (belief in God, have kids or not, etc) when…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge!  Week 3, Day 2: Thought: I can easily recall the time we first met. Task: Describe that first meeting on paper. Response: I’m glad I simply decided to talk to my wife rather than putting pen to paper. I would…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge!  Week 3, Day 1: Thought: My home is a place to come to get support and reduce stress. Task: list a time when your spouse helped you reduce stress. Response: I thanked my wife for creating our physical home that…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge!  Week 2, Day 5: Thought: I get lots of support in this marriage. Task: Think of a time when your spouse was very supportive of you. Response: I started a business 7 years ago this month. My spouse was very…

Here is my next installment of the John Gottman Principle #2 Fondness and Admiration Challenge!  Week 2, Day 3: Thought: We have common goals. Task: List one such goal. Response: We’ve had many common goals in 20 yers. For this challenge, I asked what our current goals were. It was too big of a question…