How to Have a Mediocre Marriage

Welcome our Special Guest Bloggers, Joe and Andrea Bennett Here to Share their Expertise on Mediocre Marriages! Feel free to applaud Dear Readers!

 

So you’re tired of working so hard to have the perfect marriage, huh?  You’re a busy person.  Who has time to have the perfect marriage when you have reruns of The Big Bang Theory to watch?  Well, you have come to the right place.  My wife and I would love to share five easy tips on how to settle for a mediocre marriage.

1.  Keep a record of wrongs

When your spouse hurts or wrongs you in some way be sure to hold on to that.  You can “forgive” them, but never forget how they have caused you pain.  Harbor that anger and sneak attack them in the future.  If you have trouble remembering how your spouse has hurt you we suggest keeping an Excel spreadsheet with the date, the hurt and how you can use it against them later. 

 

2.  Maintain unrealistic expectations

You have big expectations of your spouse and when they don’t meet those expectations you should feel crushed.  When your husband doesn’t bring you flowers and write you love poems every week, let him know how upset you are by giving him the silent treatment.  When he asks, “What’s wrong, honey?” make sure you say “Nothing.  Nothing is wrong.”  Your passive aggressive response will confuse him and leave things awkward between the two of you for days.  By day three or four, he will eventually break. 

3.  Avoid mutual submission

Submit?!?  Hahaha! 

4.  Never plan a budget

Planning a budget may seem like a good idea, but it just complicates things.  How can you keep up with the Jones’ with a strict budget?  You should feel free to spend money as you please.  And when your checking account is running low apply for as many credit cards as possible.  Credit cards are basically free money from we’ve been told.  Having as much debt as possible is imperative to maintaining a mediocre marriage.

5.  Make yourself the priority

Never put your spouse or their needs above you.  You are too important.  The minute you start thinking of your spouse more than yourself is the start of a healthy marriage and that is not our aim here.  And don’t get us started about making Jesus the center of your marriage.  If you intentionally start praying and reading your Bible with your spouse you will destroy any chance you have at a mediocre marriage.  If you want to settle for a mediocre marriage (or worse) then you must avoid having Christ at the center.

If you follow these five easy steps then you will be well on your way to having a mediocre marriage!

Hopefully at this point you realize these five steps are absurd.  Jesus Christ does not want you to settle for mediocre.  Jeremiah 29:11 says, “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” 

So go love your spouse like Jesus loves you.  It’s just a better way to live.

 

Thank you for joining us today, Joe and Andrea! For more information on Joe and Andrea, visit iamjoebennett.com.