Date Night: We Win...At Golf!

We Win...At Golf!

June 29 2010

Here is a great example from Joel and Julie, a couple who participated in June’s NWA Marriage Adventure, WeWin.

Neither one of us play golf, but we did tonight together. Not sure how many balls we lost, but no one was hurt! We had a lot of fun and scrambled from the best swing. Some banter back and forth, a great date night!

What a great idea! They tried something new, took a team approach and ended up having a great time. That’s what we’re talking about!!!

This past month, we encouraged couples to find a way to work together as a team doing something that was fun and adventurous.  In marriage, we are on the same team, and we either win together or lose together. We encourage you to make a commitment to a new way of doing things by establishing a “teammates” mentality. This attitude says that it’s unacceptable for either person to walk away from an interaction feeling as if they just lost. Instead, as teammates, redefine winning in your marriage as finding solutions that both people feel great about. A winning solution goes beyond a plan of attack that seems merely acceptable or tolerable to you both. That’s compromise, and compromises rarely make anyone feel good. On the other hand, a win/win solution makes both people feel valued and instantly restores unity and connection.

We hope you were able to participate this month in our WeWin theme, and we encourage you whether or not you have been involved yet, to “spice” up your marriage in July by taking part in this month’s adventure, WeSpice! 

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