There are a lot of reasons couples give when talking about why they don’t have more time for their marriage. Work, school, kids, opposite schedules, the list goes on when it comes to obstacles that could get in the way of prioritizing a marriage. Regardless of the reason couples have for not making time to work on their relationship with each other, believe there is one underlying reason that is the same for everyone. Married couples aren’t able to make their marriage a priority because they keep finding reasons not to, instead of making a way to prioritize each other. **Show notes and a full transcript of the episode can be found at https://www.aprioritizedmarriage.com/podcast**

How do you know if you are prioritizing your marriage? How do you determine if you're doing what you need to do to build an enjoyable, long-lasting marriage that's based on the romance and friendship you share and not just your ability to manage your lives together? Consider this episode the "structural blueprint" for your marriage. **Show notes and a full transcript of the episode can be found at https://www.aprioritizedmarriage.com/podcast**

I love the quote that says, "A great marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." In that falling in love over and over, I always emphasize to couples that what worked to help them connect in one season of life, might not be feasible to serve them the same way throughout their entire marriage. **Show notes and a full transcript of the episode can be found at https://www.aprioritizedmarriage.com/podcast**

Prioritizing your marriage includes the physical intimacy and connection you share, but there is a lot more to the word "intimacy" than the physical side of your relationship. It takes intentional effort every single day in all areas of your relationship to create a deep, intimate connection with your spouse. **Show notes and a full transcript of the episode can be found at https://www.aprioritizedmarriage.com/podcast**

"Have more fun" in your marriage is one of the pillars of A Prioritized Marriage. Romantic relationships are most often built on your ability to have fun together. Creating fun in your marriage will build the friendship and personal relationship that you have with each other. **Show notes and a full transcript of the episode can be found at https://www.aprioritizedmarriage.com/podcast**

The Prioritize Your Marriage podcast is finally here! Having a podcast to share my expertise, knowledge, and wisdom as a family life educator has been a goal of mine for a few years now. I wanted to take this first episode to share with you how A Prioritized Marriage got started, why I do this, and how the Prioritize Your Marriage podcast plays into the mission and the goals that I have running A Prioritized Marriage. **Show notes and a full transcript of the episode can be found at https://www.aprioritizedmarriage.com/podcast**

Each episode of the Prioritize Your Marriage podcast will take the goal of creating a strong and enjoyable marriage through date night, intimacy, fun, and connection and provide you with an actionable challenge that is easy to implement but will have a profound impact on your marriage! I hope you’ll join me each week to learn about your marriage and put in the work! I can share all of my best tips and the research behind them, as well as a million different ways that you could implement those tips in your own marriage. But unless you take what you learn and do something with it, even something small, your marriage will stay the same. In order to create and build a long-lasting and enjoyable marriage, you have to commit to yourself, and to your spouse, that you will make efforts every single day to make your relationship stronger. If you’re ready to make your marriage a priority and put in effort to strengthen the relationship you have with your spouse daily, I’m ready to help you! Hit subscribe and start listening! Take notes, set goals, make plans, and put what you learn into action. Then come back weekly for more! I’m excited to take this journey with you.