Marriage

Life Lessons From a Skidding Car

One of my claims to fame is the fact that I can’t aim. At all.

Just the other day I was tossing my phone on the bed and the phone landed on my unassuming husband instead. I watched in horror as the phone (almost in slow motion, does that happen to you?) made its way towards him. Alhamdu lillah he was unfazed by the apparent attack and instead asked me a question that inspired this post.

He asked me, “Were you thinking of not aiming for me when you tossed the phone?”

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LifePepper and MBMuslima

Alhamdu lillah, Sr Yasmeen from MBMuslima Magazine interviewed me recently and my interview is published in the April / May issue of MBMuslima Magazine!

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Dial 1-800-Wifey

A sister asked me just how you can be your husband’s girlfriend with, ‘no strings attached’ when getting married is exactly that: with strings attached.

The answer lies in giving your husband what you would like most: a best friend rolled into a spouse. His exclusive lifetime membership to the best customer service, ever.

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Are You Your Husband'S Biggest Cheerleader?

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The APT Approach : 3 Simple Steps to a Healthy Marriage

Alhamdu lillah, the one lesson that sisters are able to pick up on from my webinars is that of the APT approach: to Appreciate, Praise, and Thank your husband, everywhere and everytime.

So what is it about the APT approach that makes me stress it so, just about in every question I am faced with. Surely I’m better equipped as a Relationship Coach to come up with an original answer to each question that sisters ask me.

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Charity That Comes Naturally

Our Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said that a smile is a form of sadaqah (charity). The most natural reaction on a pleasant experience is a form of charity, subhanAllah. Which brings me to the hot question of the day: who gets your smiles?

Do you smile most at the person whom you spend most time with? How about the one you’re committed to spend say… your entire lifetime?

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Losing the Baggage

SubhanAllah, something really interesting came up after my, “Date Your Husband” webinar. A portion of single sisters wrote in to explain how the webinar inspired them to take on their forthcoming marriages with a smile and a distinct plan. Another observation that popped up from the single sisters were how newly wed wives tend to lose the spark that they had towards working for their marriage, and resort to missing the days that ‘were’, so to speak.

JazakumAllahu khayran to all of you sisters who wrote in and shared your reflections in the online survey. One of the questions that pops up now is, “What causes the change in heart?” From thinking of countless ways to have a great marriage bi’thnillah while single, to running short on ideas and patience once you are married?

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A Fruitful Experience

We spent a day in our local grocery store picking out a piece each of all the fruits we hadn’t eaten before. SubhanAllah, this is one of the fruits that we bore from our adventure. All pun intended.

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The "Undo Send" Option

I’m a huge fan of Google’s email services because of the little tweaks that they have to offer in the, “Labs” section. For example, take the “Undo Send” feature, which gives you a grace period of 2-3 seconds to hit, “Undo” in case you hastily sent an incomplete or incorrect email.

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