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Earlier this month Instant Mom actress celebrated five years of marital bliss with hubby Cory Hardrict in front of family and friends during an intimate vow renewal ceremony. Seemingly still in celebration mode, the Hollywood beauty took to the blog shares with twin sister Tamera, Tia and Tamera Official, to discuss why she and Cory decided to renew their vows after only five years of marriage, share photos from their dating years and reveal how they keep their love alive after being together for thirteen years.
Turn the page for throwback photos of the lovebirds and Tia’s tips for romantic bliss.
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“Last Saturday, Cory and I celebrated our fifth year together as husband and wife. The Saturday before that, we renewed our vows. Some people asked us why we decided to renew our vows “so soon”, when most people wait until much farther into their marriage to do so. Well, even though Cory and I have only been married for five years, we’ve actually been together for thirteen! It’s hard to believe I met my amazing husband 14 years ago. There’s been good times and challenges, but in the end, I am blessed and beyond blissful to get to spend the rest of my life with such a kind and Godly man.
I was looking through old photo albums the other day, and came across all these old pictures of Cory and me from our dating days. They’re pretty funny, and I wanted to share them with all my amazing blog followers! Looking through them, I was also reminded of how exactly we’ve made our relationship “work” over the years and how we’ve managed to keep the romance alive, even though we’ve been together for over a decade. I know a lot of you have asked me for tips on this topic, so here a couple I wanted to share with you:
Go on unique dates: After a husband and wife (or even girlfriend and boyfriend) have been together for awhile, dates sort of fade into the background – after all, dates are what you do when you are getting to know each other in the beginning of the relationship, right? Wrong! It’s so important that couples still go on dates, no matter how long they’ve been together. It gives you guys quality alone time to really just focus on each other. If the standard “dinner and a movie” starts feeling routine, start thinking of unique dates to go on with each other. Crazy, adrenaline-rushing activities are so much fun to do with your significant other, but even a low key hike through a trail you’ve never been to before can get you out of a relationship rut.”
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“Be verbal: When your hubby looks fine in that suit of his, tell him! A lot of times, all it takes is a couple of loving words here and there every day to keep a relationship strong throughout the years. Especially as women, if we take an hour to get ready for something, then we want to know our efforts are being appreciated! Lol. Don’t be afraid to tell your significant other you’re proud of him, or love him, or that think he looks Hot after mowing the lawn! Lol.
Get s*xy: After you’ve been with one person for awhile, it’s easy to fall into what I call the “sweats” rut. That is, you no longer feel like you have to impress them and start paying less and less attention to your appearance, and every day becomes a sweats and t-shirt kind of day. Now I’m definitely not saying that you need to be frantically hitting the gym everyday to keep the body you had 5 years ago, but it is important to remember to still make an effort sometimes. Swipe on some red lipstick, sleek back your hair and put on aLBD to surprise him one night – it will not only make youfeel attractive (which, I don’t know about you guys, but always puts me in a good mood :), but it will remind him of his attraction.”
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