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059|Create the Marriage You Want in the New Year: Choosing a Direction

Episode 108 Published 3Β months, 3Β weeks ago
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❀️ Want a clear direction for your marriage this year? Download the Better Husband Questions β€” a simple, guided set of questions to help you reflect, get aligned, and create a shared vision with your wife. Get them at www.BetterHusbandQuestions.com

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In this episode, Angelo invites you to slow down before the new year begins and take an honest look at how you actually showed up as a husband over the past year. Not how hard you worked. Not how much you provided. But how you listened, how you handled conflict, how present you were, and how often you chose connection instead of distance.

You’ll hear why most marriages stay the same year after year even when both people care, and how choosing a clear direction changes everything. Angelo walks you through eight practical questions designed to help you create intention instead of drifting into the next year on autopilot.

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πŸ”‘ What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

βœ… Why good intentions are not enough to change a marriage
βœ… How living on autopilot keeps relationships stuck in the same patterns
βœ… The difference between personal growth and shared direction
βœ… Four questions to clarify the kind of husband you want to be
βœ… Four questions to create a shared vision with your wife
βœ… How intentional vision creates connection without pressure or overwhelm

πŸ’‘ Key Takeaway:

Marriages do not change by accident. They change when you slow down long enough to choose a direction. Clarity creates momentum, and shared vision turns effort into alignment.

πŸ”¨ Action Steps This Week:

1⃣ Go to betterhusbandquestions.com and download the printable PDF.
Print it out or save it somewhere you can actually sit with it. Do not rush this or answer it distracted.

2⃣ Answer the first four questions on your own.
Write honestly about where you are and how you want to grow. Do not aim for the right answers. Aim for the real ones.

3⃣ Invite your wife into the process.
When the timing feels right, let her know you want to answer a few questions together about your marriage. Keep it relaxed and pressure free.

4⃣ Make room for whatever comes up next.
These questions are meant to open conversation, not contain it. Stay with what matters and let the discussion go where it needs to go.

🧠 Reflection Questions:

❓ What grade would you honestly give yourself as a husband this past year based on how you showed up emotionally and relationally?
❓ If your wife were grading the same year, what do you think she would say and why?
❓ As you move into the new year, have you actually decided the kind of husband you want to be or are you hoping it will work itself out?

πŸ‘₯ Join me live! Register for the free Better Husband Community Call on April 22 at 8:30pm Eastern (Live on Zoom + Q&A).

πŸ‘‰πŸ½ Save your seat: joinbetterhusband.com

Questions?
πŸ“© Email Me β†’ angelo@angelosantiago.com

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