Dude, I am so not getting a Dell (again). I’m in PC hell lately. I’ve cleared and cleaned and move stuff around to get my stupid laptop to run faster but my trusty old Inspiron 6000 is having none of it. All this computer cleaning got me thinking at how you computer maintenance and marriage maintenance have a lot in common. Here are a some helpful computer/marriage tips to think about!

1. Want it run smoothly? Don’t run too much at once!

If you have a million programs or processes running on your computer, it will inevitably run slower. In a marriage, if you and your spouse are always on the go, have a calendar filled with activities (together or separate), and rarely take a couple hours to just spend together, you’ll likely find your marriage isn’t running as smoothly as it could. Take a couple hours to discuss the state of your marriage and you’ll find your activities are more fun because you don’t have the stresses of marriage hanging over your head.

2. Run your virus scan regularly.

Simple enough on the computer front. Use it. Update it. End of story. It’s a little more complicated on the marriage front. To keep your marriage virus proof, make sure you know you keep up with one another. Ask about issues your spouse may be dealing with at work, extended family, and friends. Knowing the state of your spouse is important and checking up on their issues regularly helps your marriage in the long and short term.

3. Delete files you no longer need

Is your desktop look like a tornado hit it? You should really file everything away or delete the information that’s no longer needed. Same goes for a marriage. Did you fight about your husband coming home late 3 months ago? Ok, that file is no longer needed and bringing it up again will likely cause other functions to go haywire. Fight it out, talk it out, throw it out.

Ahhh, if only computers were as easy as marriage .

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