1. COMMUNICATE about everything.
Ada was quick to say that communication is vital. She said that she and Paul would talk about everything. The didn’t rely on nonverbal cues or assume that the other spouse could read their minds. They talked through their feelings, their challenges, their disappointments, their hopes, their dreams and everything in between. Communication is a lifeline in any marriage. Make it a priority.
2. They replaced the words “mine” and “yours” with “OURS.”
From the beginning, they agreed that they weren’t going to have separate bank accounts, separate money or separate anything else. They rightly understood that marriage means giving up sole ownership to anything and assuming shared ownership of everything. In marriage, your time, your resources, your debts, your dreams and everything else must be shared.