The start of "The Love Dare"

I've been thinking and thinking of what I can do to make our marriage stronger with out relying so much on my husband. I came up with this about a year ago after we had a huge falling out, I bought the book "The Love Dare" I started doing it and quit shortly after. I felt my attempts were pointless and were not going to fix our problems. So one year later, two episodes of my husband leaving, several visits to a counselor, here I go again. I feel different this time, I'm not doing this out of desperation to save my marriage I'm doing this out of love and making our marriage stronger. My husband means the world to me, he is my rock, my best friend, my everything. My busy life sometimes prohibits me from remembering to make sure he knows how much he means to me and how much I love him. This book is meant to be a tool to remind me of all the things that make us who we are and a way to show each other how much we mean to one another. 


I have often wondered how people stay so happy and married for such long periods of time. Growing up I never had a positive roll model in the marriage department. I've read things, watched movies, talked with peers, and with all of that still can't figure it out for myself. I try to compare my relationship with my husband with all of these other ones and never come up with a solution. There is not one single couple out there that share the same struggles that we do, or at least that's what I want to believe. I love him for so many reasons and at the same time am envious of things that other couples share. I'm hoping that this will give me a better understanding of why we were brought together and a reminder of all the things that I adore about him.


Sarah