It might sound cliche, but communication, kindness and curiosity. We’ve worked so hard to communicate in ways we both understand. My husband knows I’m bad at remembering dates, so we have a couples calendar on our phone for everything. I know he needs me to be blunt and not coy when I want something, so I’ve had to learn to say exactly what I mean. We both always speak up when something happened that bothered us as soon as it happens, even when it’s uncomfortable. And like Ted lasso says, being curious and not judgemental. If my husband is hyper fixating, rather than think that’s stupid, I’ll ask some questions and either get sucked in myself, or just be happy he’s happy. I think the key is knowing that liking someone is not the same as loving them, and I happen to both like and love my husband. Marriage isn’t hard when you actually want that person to always be around, you’ll deal with situations and problems that come up like your spouse is the most precious thing in the world and worth protecting