One PLAY - ONE ISSUE ONLY! STAY ON TOPIC, don’t snowball! A rolling snowball picks up all the garbage in its path and gets bigger and bigger and becomes impossible to stop! Don’t bring up past arguments or other unresolved issues.
Turn to your mate and say, “You are not my enemy”.Ģ. Know that your mate is not your opponent. Same TEAM - Know that you are fighting for your relationship, not to make a point, not to win, not to beat your mate down. Here's a few "rules of engagement" the Carroll's recommend during your next spat:ġ. While the last tip may seem a little controversial, the Carroll's say it can be a normal, productive part of any relationship if it's done correctly. Get some skills and some tools and a foundation of solid rules of play.
LEARN TO FIGHT! – Do your fights end with an improved relationship and greater closeness with your mate? No? Don’t assume you know what you’re doing get expert training. Take a thorough inventory of yourself and make sure that you aren’t poisoning your current relationship with your past damage. START WITH YOURSELF! - Deal with your past. After all is said and done, release the offender from being in debt to you so that YOU can be free.Ĥ. LEARN TO FORGIVE! - Master the art of forgiveness. Give, give, give! Pay careful attention to your mate and when they do something good, describe it and celebrate it!ģ. Study your mate, learn the subtle cues for attention, affirmation, and of course sex!Be an affirmation Santa. Learn to speak your mate’s emotional language. Listening is key, when one person is talking, one person should be listening. SPEAK A SECOND LANGUAGE! - Communication is the key to a strong relationship. Find a Boot Camp, a Conference,a Work Shop or a great counselor.Ģ. TAKE ON YOUR MARRIAGE! - Get off your lazy butt and do the hard work of creating the marriage that you want. Though the show will censor on transforming the marriages of several over-the-top couplings featured on Bridezilla, the Carrolls offered the following tips for a healthy marriage that any couple can follow:ġ. The show is called Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas, and it preieveres on Friday, May 31 at 9 p.m. Jim Carroll and his wife Elizabeth, marriage coaches known for their explosive and confrontational marriage "boot camps," will headline a new show where they take on couples that have starred in another WE-TV show, Bridezillas.
A marriage counseling duo with a new show coming to a WE TV, a cable/satellite network, are taking their tips to the public with a series of tips designed to help any marriage.