“I just need someone to listen.” I have heard those words a few times in my life, and I am sure they are said on a daily basis. Whether it is a friend, a family member, or even a stranger, we all want someone to listen. Listening helps us feel loved. Just recently I heard someone say that love is spelled T.I.M.E., and how true that is. When we need someone to just sit and hear our stories, the time and focus they put into it helps us to feel the love they have for us. But that art form has been dying for some time now.

DISCLAIMER: I know I am just newly married (1 week, 4 days, and happily counting), so my marital advice, or more accurately, “nuances noticed from my new married life” (I know, a mouthful, right?) is not going to be as wise, or deeply sought after as those who have been together for more years than I have been alive. Yet, a newly wed does offer a unique view, and this is one of those views.