4 things you should NEVER say to your spouse EVER

3.  DON’T SAY: Anything mean, degrading or disrespectful.

Okay, I know I just listed a whole bunch of things with this one, but the important point is that you need to always keep a positive tone in your words if you want to maintain a positive tone in your marriage. Once you say a word, you can’t take it back, so be very careful about each word you speak to each other. A marriage can’t have too much encouragement or too little criticism. For more on this, check out my post on 4 simple ways to improve communication in your marriage.