A quick time management marriage booster.

Approximately how many hours a week do you spend on each of these areas:

Work:*

Children:*

Exercise:*

Personal hobbies (TV goes here!):*

Volunteer activities:*

Other things I do alone:*

Other things we do as a couple with other people:*

How many hours did the two of your spend alone as a couple in the past week? (note: only count hours where neither of you were exhausted wrecks).*

See below to score your answer.

1-5 hours as a couple

AHHHHH. Marriages, like everything else in life take time to grow and blossom and thrive. Yours isn't getting the time it needs!!! How can you shift around your schedules and priorities to give your marriage a fighting chance?

Really, we mean it. Give your marriage a boost by finding some way to spend 10 hours together next week and see what happens.

6 - 9 hours

Hmm. Well, your marriage may be able to limp along like this for a while. However, this isn’t enough time for a marriage to really thrive. It’s time to re-think your priorities.

Really, we mean it. Give your marriage a boost by finding a way to spend 10 hours together next week and see what happens.

10 or more hours

YES! YAY! You’ve got it. Marriages do best with at least 10 hours of consistent time together as a couple. Folding laundry together counts. Enjoying a sit-com or two counts. Taking a walk counts. Sitting together and watching the kids play (as long as you're not the one playing with the kids) counts. Dinner or tea or a nice glass of wine together all count. Keep up the great work!