{"id":104551,"date":"2023-05-28T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T20:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=104551"},"modified":"2023-06-07T11:26:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:26:35","slug":"jordan-peterson-marriage-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/jordan-peterson-marriage-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Peterson&#8217;s Marriage Advice: Maintain the Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Does your marriage balance romance and routine well? How can you achieve that balance and keep it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationship. That&#8217;s Jordan Peterson&#8217;s marriage advice from his book <em>Beyond Order<\/em>. He provides some practical tips on how to keep your relationship strong through the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn about <em>Beyond Order<\/em> Rule 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-maintain-the-romance-in-your-relationship\">Maintain the Romance in Your Relationship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of Jordan Peterson&#8217;s marriage advice shows up in <em>Beyond Order<\/em> Rule 10: Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationship. He contends that<strong> monogamous<\/strong> <strong>marriage is the best way to structure your adult social life<\/strong>. As of yet, human societies haven\u2019t devised a better basic social unit than married pairs. With a spouse and family, you have a support system that will always be there for you in our often cold, harsh world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: While Peterson makes a case for the positive aspects of marriage\u2014emotional support, companionship, and shared responsibility\u2014traditional monogamy may not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/melania-trumps-be-best\/\">be best<\/a> for everyone. Alternative social structures and relationship models, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/psychcentral.com\/health\/ethical-non-monogamy-polyamory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">non-monogamous relationships<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prb.org\/resources\/cohabiting-couple-staying-together-longer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cohabitation without marriage<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/25\/well\/lgbtq-chosen-families.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chosen families<\/a> offer different ways of building meaningful, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/supportive-relationships\/\">supportive relationships<\/a>. With <a href=\"https:\/\/legaljobs.io\/blog\/divorce-rate-in-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">divorce rates in the US hovering between 40% and 50%<\/a>, you might also want to consider the potential legal, financial, and emotional repercussions of a failed marriage.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peterson asserts that, once you\u2019re married, you should work hard to make your marriage successful. <\/strong>To ensure you can do this, he recommends making two commitments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Take divorce off the table.<\/strong> If you refuse to give up on the relationship, you\u2019ll find the strength and desperation to make it work.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Communicate openly and consistently.<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>According to Peterson, honest communication is the key to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/successful-relationship\/\">successful relationship<\/a>. It can be very difficult, so you need to be willing to fight for and negotiate your wants and needs with your spouse.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve committed to making your marriage work, turn to the logistics of daily life.<strong> In conversation with your spouse, hash out all the details about how you\u2019ll live your life together.<\/strong> Peterson says that, since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/traditional-gender-roles\/\">traditional gender roles<\/a> hold less sway than before, you\u2019ll need to plan your and your spouse\u2019s roles in detail. This involves how you\u2019ll keep your house, run finances, whether to have children and how to raise them, your work and career choices, who washes the dishes, and so on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-seven-principles-for-making-marriage-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/gottman-love-lab-marriage-divorce\/\">John Gottman<\/a> discusses steps to take both before and after marriage to ensure success. Chiefly, Gottman argues for <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-seven-principles-for-making-marriage-work#how-to-improve-your-marital-friendship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">developing a deep, genuine friendship with your spouse<\/a> and maintaining that friendship into and throughout your marriage. To do this, Gottman recommends getting to know your partner in detail, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/giving-and-receiving\/\">giving and receiving<\/a> affection, and responding to your partner\u2019s overtures, or bids for connection. With such a connection built, it should be easier to follow Peterson\u2019s principles about handling the mundane, practical aspects of life.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since what you do routinely constitutes most of your life, it\u2019s important to get your routines right. Once you\u2019ve sorted out the details, regularly check in with your spouse about how they\u2019re doing and whether they need changes. Consistent communication ensures that you avoid tyrannizing each other.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With your practical matters squared away, Peterson recommends that you plan your romantic life. <strong>While scheduling romance sounds unsexy, it ensures that your love life doesn\u2019t fall by the wayside<\/strong>. Plan regular date nights, such as dinner at your favorite local restaurant or a walk in the park, and use these times to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/living-in-the-present-moment\/\">be fully present<\/a> with your spouse. Making these efforts will help you remember why you first fell in love, and they\u2019ll sustain your romance over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: With modern life as hectic and busy as it is, many people simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/not-having-enough-time\/\">have no time<\/a> for romance, even on a schedule. However, it\u2019s possible to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/blog\/rediscovering-love\/202209\/scheduling-love-can-romance-survive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">keep the romance alive in your relationship by building small habits<\/a> that allow it to bloom when the time is right. These habits involve cultivating a romantic attitude, getting a sense of romantic timing, and communicating openly and sincerely with your partner. By doing so, you can practice romance with intention, as Peterson suggests, but without necessarily needing to do so on a rigid schedule. Rather, try to find a generally romantic attitude toward life, and let that spill over into everything you do.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does your marriage balance romance and routine well? How can you achieve that balance and keep it? Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationship. That&#8217;s Jordan Peterson&#8217;s marriage advice from his book Beyond Order. He provides some practical tips on how to keep your relationship strong through the years. 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