{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"131: 8 Marriage Tips for a Happy Marriage That Lasts a Lifetime","description":"Only about 2% of couples make it to the kind of milestone Patricia Drain celebrates this September, and she's sharing how they got there. Patricia and her husband were born four days apart in the same hospital, met at 16, and married at 21. Now, with three children and eight grandchildren, she shares the eight lessons they passed on to their eight single grandchildren. The list covers learning to fight fair, getting professional help when you need it, sharing your feelings, supporting each other's decisions no matter what, keeping intimacy alive with small daily gestures, checking in by asking "What was your highlight today?", staying healthy, exciting, and fun yourself, and letting each other be who you are. Patricia also passes along a counselor's bicycle analogy that changed how she saw her own marriage, and she's honest about the times when cutting ties is the right choice. She ends with a bonus lesson she learned late in life: for any relationship, you can keep people close, keep them at arm's length, or bless and release them. It's a warm, practical reminder that a happy marriage is built on small daily acts of love, patience, and laughter. https:\/\/yourgiftisyourniche.com ","author_name":"Women Entrepreneurs Over 50","author_url":"https:\/\/patriciadrain.com\/","html":"