Top 7 Tips to Strengthen Your Marriage Every Day

With the divorce rate about 50%, a successful marriage is a true achievement in today's world. In a good relationship, it's the little things that mean a lot. Here are 7 brief and simple things anyone can do every day.

1. Give your partner a genuine compliment.
   
   
2. Find something you can both share a laugh about.
   
   
3. Give your partner a big hug.
   
   
4. Ask your partner how their day went.
   
   
5. Mention something about yourself that you both can laugh at.
   
   
6. Show appreciation for how your partner handled a problem or got something done.
   
   
7. Offer to go out of your way to do something for your partner.

Dr. Sander Marcus is a clinical psychologist, career and job search counselor, and business consultant with the Center for Research & Service at the IIT Institute of Psychology in Chicago, Illinois. He can be contacted at , 312-567-3358, and the Center website is http://www.center.iit.edu