The real enemy to everyday married life is the treadmill of routine & here is the number 1 solution

S1E26 - The real enemy to everyday married life is the treadmill of routine & here is the number 1 solution

Published: July 9, 2026

Duration: 29:33

The real enemy of everyday married life is… everyday married life! The treadmill of routine we fall into as husband and wife slowly kills the joy in marriage, leading us to appreciate the positives less and less and fall into frustration with one another and life in general. 

This psychological process is known as Hedonic Adaptation. This mechanism causes the initial surge of happiness we get from an event to fade over time, leading to needing a new experience to feel the joy again. Long term relationships are not immune to this. Married couples who are aware of...