30-Second Kiss
We kiss royalty on the hand, grandma on the cheek, and our children on the forehead. Over time many married couples tend to settle for lazy kisses. But a 30-second kiss, a standing-in-the-kitchen-at-the-end-of-a-long-day kiss that’s qualitatively different. It takes time and determination but that’s the point. It gets you out of your rut. It adds energy to your marriage and communicates how much you value one another. It might gross out your kids, but if it affirms your usness, it’s worth it.
About the Host
Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
Episode Transcript
Ron: Want to connect with your spouse? Try a 30-second kiss.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: There are all kinds of kisses. We kiss royalty on the hand, grandma on the cheek, our children on the forehead and then there’s that holy kiss thing, but I’m not sure what that’s about. Over time many married couples tend to settle for lazy kisses.
But a 30-second kiss, you know, a standing-in-the-kitchen-at-the-end-of-a-long-day kiss that’s qualitatively different. It takes a little time and determination but that’s the point. It gets you out of your rut. It adds energy to your marriage and communicates how much you value one another. Yes, it might gross out your kids, but if it affirms your usness, it’s well worth it. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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