Confident Couples and Strong Relationships

Neither Bud or Sara are veterans, which might make them seem like an unlikely choice for a podcast whose audience is primarily veterans and those that support them. However, I recently came to learn a very interesting trend. The rate of divorce amongst actively serving military is on a whole lower than the general population with few exceptions. If you think about it, there are incentives that the military has to keep couples together. Pay incentives, housing options, and other similar incentives. But after separating from the military all that goes away, and with it divorce rates skyrocket. That’s why I asked Bud and Sara to be on the show. They’re co-hosts of the Confident Couples podcast, which talks about the power of intentional relationships, and the practices they’ve developed to help build their relationship. We talk about the three foundations of marriage, which they equate to a three legged stool. If you knock one of the legs out, the whole thing becomes uneven and can tip over. Communication Finances Intimacy They also talk about two intentional practices that they’ve instituted in their relationship. “The Ritual”, a daily communication process Monthly life planning dinner Links & Resources Confident Couples Podcast 001: The Three-Legged Stool 002: The Ritual – How to Communicate Intentionally, Every Day 003: Life Planning Dinner – Keep Your Dreams Aligned, Every Month Princeton study on rates of divorce in military and civilians. Transcript Expand Scott DeLuzio:    00:03    Thanks for tuning in to the Drive On Podcast where we talk about issues affecting veterans after they get out of the military. Before we get started, I’d like to ask a favor if you haven’t done so already, please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts. If you’ve already done that. Thank you. These ratings help the show get discovered so it can reach a wider audience. And while you’re there, click the subscribe button so that you get notified of new episodes as soon as they come out. If you don’t use Apple podcasts, you can visit DriveOnPodcasts.com/subscribe to find other ways of subscribing, including our email list. I’m your host Scott DeLuzio. And now let’s get on with the show. Scott DeLuzio:    00:44    Hi, everyone today my guests are Bud and Sara Dunn, Bud and Sara host the Confident Couples Podcast where they talk about ways to strengthen relationships by working on communication, finances, and a couple’s overall commitment to each other. Now, neither Bud nor Sara are veterans, which might make them seem like an unlikely choice for a podcast whose audience is primarily veterans and the people who support them. However, I recently came to learn a very interesting trend. The rate of divorce amongst actively serving military is on whole lower than the general population. Of course, there’s some demographics that vary within the military, but overall, the military does a pretty decent job at keeping spouses together. If you think about it, there are some good incentives to staying married while in the military. There are pay incentives, improved housing options, insurance and other things like that. But after separating from the military, all that goes away and with it, the d...