Having Family Meetings as Newlyweds
One of the most magical parts of getting married is that you get to choose someone to be your family. This may be hard to envision when you are just growing accustomed to each other’s style of wedding planning, but once you are married, you are now tied to each other in ways that mean that your daily lives are dependent on each other.
Being a new family means that there are many reasons why a family meeting or two could really help you organize your new life together. This can be just the two of you, if you have no children or other dependents, or it might involve others, if family members, friends, roommates, or children are living in your home as well. Anyone who is impacted daily by the way you live, work, and play is a good person to have in the room for discussions of how things will be different now that you two are married. Family meetings are good for a variety of purposes, both serious and fun.
Sharing Stories
A family meeting is a good way to make sure that everyone gets a chance to tell each other about positive achievements or experiences. Even if it is just the two of you, the moments of coming home from work might get obscured in the flurry to get dinner ready and relax after the day. By the time you think to discuss a positive part of your day, you may have forgotten what happened or see it as no longer relevant. Family meetings make a space for those great moments to get spoken aloud, and even more importantly, they set aside time so that family memb...
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