How to get away with marriage
40 years of marriage has taught us that there’s no such thing as a successful relationship, some of us just get away with it!
We arrived at our anniversary feeling like emotional wrecks after 39 years of messy, painful, beautiful, fun, devastating and loving marriage.
We kind of feel like we haven’t really achieved a good marriage so much as we have got away with it.
This podcast is some of the story of how we think that might have happened.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 45
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Focus on the Positive
This week Sal and Dave chat about the place for positivity in a marriage, and how they have found it makes a big difference
Marriage Preparation?
This week Sal and Dave look back on the marriage preparation they did 40 years ago. What was helpful and what they reckon could have been better?
To help or not to help, that is the question
This week Sal and Dave delve into communication, reflecting on how long it's taken to learrn what each others 'signals' are. "You're telling me a problem but don't want my help? I dont get it"
How Emotional Intelligence kept us together
This week Sal and Dave reflect on the role of Emotional Intelligence or the lack of it in their marriage.
Money Matters
This week Sal and Dave reflect on their relationship with money. Apparently money is one of the biggest causes of conflict in most marriages but it hasn’t been for Sal and Dave. Is that good though?
Learning how to argue!
This week Sal and Dave reflect on how they learned to argue, or at least are still learning.
We discover as the episode goes on that our unhelpful arguments are more to do with our archaic ("beginnin…
Steve and Kath
This week Sal and Dave are in conversation with old frinds and occasional colleagues Steve and Kath McNee reflecting on how they have gotten away with thier marriage over the years. They delve deep f…
Soulmates or Pilgrims?
A verse from an old hymn we used to sing, kind of wraps up this episode:
“We are pilgrims on a journey, we are brothers (and sister) on the road. We are here to help each other walk the mile and bear…
Going on Adventures.
This week Dave and Sal reflect on their many adventures together and how even small adventures helped them to get away with marriage.
The Baby Shower
This week Dave and Sal reflect on their long years together and the benefits of a long term relationship.
Mothers Day
This week Sal and Dave celebrate Mother's Day by talking about their own mums, what they learned from them and how they got away with marrIage.
Richard and Lynda and their wonderful blended family
This week Sal and Dave talk with their old friends Richard and Lynda. We find out how they got away with marriage and a big beautiful blended family.
Listening
This week Dave and Sal reflect on how listening has helped them get away with marriage. they also racall epic fails, family dynamics and the dreadful "Family Meetings"!
Conflict over the years
This week Sal and Dave reflect on conflict over the years. What worked, what didn’t work and how they’re doing it now.
Community Helped our Marriage
This week Sal and Dave reflect on how being part of various groups of friends helped them get away with marriage.
Love and Trauma
This week Dave and Sal refelct on how they are getting away with a history of trauma including how it effects their marriage now.
Be aware that this episode contans discussion about sensitive subjec…
It's the little things
This week Sal and Dave talk about how the little things have made up the big thing.
Dave's. ore inclined to do big things occasionaly but discovers we don't all work like that!