At church this morning, I glanced behind me and smiled at our friends, a married couple with a teenager and younger child. I noted that they sat with their two children between them. I wondered to myself, “Were they angry or upset with one another?” They were probably doing just fine, but I was reminded of this: the simple habit of sitting with our spouse can have a positive impact on our marriage.
For Jim and I, whether in
the car, at a restaurant, at church, or even around the dinner table, we always sit beside one another. It’s never been a written rule, but we default to it because we enjoy being close! (I’m sure there were many times we sat apart to better supervise our kids when they were little.)
No doubt, this simple habit of sitting with our spouse has benefits.
