Keeping a Daily Couple’s Journal

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Relationships require work. It’s a choice we make every single day to love someone. Some days require little to no work while other days requires more work than our mind can handle. For all of 2019, my husband Jonathan and I planned our wedding, we kept a daily couple’s journal. We wrote in the journal every single day and read it aloud to each other before we slept every single night. Regardless of the day we were having, it gave us a chance to slow down and reconnect as a couple. It was my favorite part of each day. We text each other about 3,467 times a day about everything. But, due to his work/gym schedule it’s hard for us to have dinner together most weekdays. So, before bedtime is the best time for us to talk about things.

 

I really do feel like it helped us during the wedding planning process. They days may have been hectic and crazy, but the nights were always a time for us to reflect and remind each other how much the other person meant to them. You’ve heard the advice, “never go to bed angry”. With this journal date every night, it made it easy to go to bed happy. I would recommend this daily couple’s journey to anyone that is planning their wedding, going through a rough season, working on communication, honestly every couple could benefit from this.

 

Here are some ideas on what to write about:
  -  Thank your partner for something kind they did for you:
      “Thank you for planning date night and surprising me with tickets to Beauty & the Beast.”
  -  One thing you want to work on to make them happier:
      “I will learn how to cook a new meal for you, so you aren’t eating the same 4 meals every night.”
  -  One thing you appreciate about your partner:
       “I appreciate how you always carry my laundry up and down the stairs when it’s laundry day.”
  -  One thing you love about your partner:
       “I love how you hug me from behind when I’m doing my nightly face routine.”


Here are some daily planners to look at:
  -  The Happy Planner (horizontal format with lines)
  -  The Happy Planner – Faith (can be used the same way but focuses on faith)
  -  Erin Condren
  -  The Happiness Planner
  -  Passion Planner
  -  Any notebook/notepad (Marshalls/TJ Maxx/Ross sells some great ones)

Let me know if you try this with your significant other and how it's going. Please comment other ideas on things to write about!

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