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the beauty you see in your spouse.

3. Discover the value of “handmade originals.” Make
a gift for your spouse. This may require you to enroll in
an art or crafts class: ceramics, silversmithing,
painting, wood carving, etc. Your main purpose for
enrolling is to make your spouse a gift. A handmade
gift often becomes a family heirloom.

4. Give your spouse a gift every day for one week. It
need not be a special week, just any week. I promise
you it will become “The Week That Was!” If you are
really energetic, you can make it “The Month That
Was!” No—your spouse will not expect you to keep
this up for a lifetime.

5. Keep a “Gift Idea Notebook.” Every time you hear
your spouse say: “I really like that,” or “Oh, I would really
like to have one of those!” write it down in your
notebook. Listen carefully and you will get quite a list.
This will serve as a guide when you get ready to select
a gift. To prime the pump, you may look through a
shopping catalog together.