Article: Build trust by sharing your thoughts and feelings freely with him. Ask the same of him. Your relationship will grow in strength and health if you are honest with one another. Communicate your expectations with your spouse. Tell him what you need from him, and ask him to tell you the same. Understand that men and women have been created to be different, physically and emotionally, and each has a distinct role within a Muslim marriage. Study the Qur'an and Sunnah to better understand your and your husband's rights and responsibilities to each other. You don't both have to do all the same work, but make sure that you both take on the responsibility of making your home a clean and pleasant place. The Prophet used to help with chores. Some partners may need to be reminded to help around the house. If your husband does not notice when things are messy, consider asking him to be in charge of particular chores. Get out and enjoy life! A good friendship makes for a happy partnership. Share what you like with your spouse, and explore what he enjoys as well. Find things you both like, and make regular dates to do those activities. Try new things together. You probably both have games, trips, sports or adventures you've wanted to do but haven't yet done. Take turns leading expeditions and organizing new activities. Have fun at home. If you have kids, play with them together. Think up new ways to entertain them with your husband. Encourage your kids to learn about Islam and teach them to pray. All couples have occasional arguments. Try not to let them escalate into yelling or name-calling. Take deep breaths, stay calm, and use "I" statements when you are in an argument. For instance, if you are angry, say "I feel upset that" instead of saying "You're mean and you make me angry!" The Prophet said to his wife Hazrat Ayesha, "Show gentleness, for if gentleness is found in anything, it beautifies it and when it is taken out from anything it damages it." Break rising tension by reminding yourself (and your husband) to avoid the influence of the Shaytan. Say something like, "Love, let's not give in to the Shaytan. Can we discuss this when we are both calm?" Pick your battles. Not everything that annoys you is worth a confrontation. Develop a shared understanding with your partner about the desired size of your family. Procreation is encouraged in order to build the Muslim population, but if you do not want children, you are not required by Allah to have them. If you decide to have children, discuss with your spouse how best to raise your children in the love and service of Allah. Use birth control if you do not want to get pregnant. You may be interested in using an IUD, Dep-Provera, an implant, or condoms.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Be open with your husband. Share responsibilities around the house. Have fun together. Argue gently. Discuss children.

Problem: Article: Since she is only sending you one word text messages, try turning it into something funny. Say something like: "A cat has your tongue, huh? I hope you're not allergic:)" It makes her one word response funny instead of weird or uncomfortable. It also shows her your playful side. You can also say something like: "You must be on some important spy business today. Tell James Bond I said hi:)" Make sure you are appropriate with your teasing. You don't want to offend her or make her feel uncomfortable. Try to feel out her boundaries to know what kind of teasing is best for her. If you want her to respond to your texts, you need to hook her in with something interesting and funny. Start off with something like: "Something so weird just happened to me." When she responds, make up something ridiculous like: "A zombie just ran into my room. But I took care of it. Good thing I know about apocalyptic survival." The more ridiculous you make your story, the more likely she will be to respond. Make sure you don't take it too far. You want to make her laugh, not make her uncomfortable. Whenever she answers, exaggerate your responses to her one word replies. For example, you ask her how her day was and she replies "Okay." You can respond with something like: "Woah, calm down there. You don't need to be so enthusiastic:)" The added emoticon helps her know that you are saying it in jest and aren't mad at her reply. It will also hopefully make her want to respond with more detail in the future. Since she isn't responding to you, lay the blame on yourself for the lull in conversations. Make fun of your conversational skills with quips like: "Wow, I must really be off my game today. I'm not usually this boring:)" The added emoticon lets her know that you are not mad at her and are poking fun at yourself. Don't be self deprecating. You want your quips to be funny, not make her uncomfortable or make you look sullen and unhappy. If she isn't being super responsive, you can make up playful answers for her to get her interested in the conversation and let her know how funny you are. When you ask her a question, make up a playful answer for her. Tell her something like: "What are you doing this weekend? Let me guess, you're going to take your dog on a rocket ride to the moon. That's so sweet of you:)" This playful banter can help bring her back into the conversation, even if it is to tell you how silly you are. Make sure whatever you say is appropriate. You don't want to take your scenarios over the top.
Summary: Tease her. Make up ridiculous stories. Exaggerate your responses. Make fun of yourself. Make up answers for her.

A good way to find a trusted stylist is to ask family and friends for recommendations. You should avoid just walking into a salon and seeing the first person who's available; that stylist may not have any appointments because they're either not very good or they're still very inexperienced. If a friend, family member, or coworker recently had their hair done in a way that you love, ask them who they went to. They may even get a referral discount for sending you to a certain salon. If you can't find anybody to give you recommendations, look at reviews online for local salons. If you're unhappy with your current haircut, or are seeing a stylist for the first time, book a consultation appointment prior to your haircut. This can be right before the haircut time, and gives you time to discuss with your stylist either why you're unhappy with your haircut or what you're looking for in a new haircut. The stylist will be able to tell you about cuts that look best with your hair type and facial features, and what you can expect about styling commitments based on the type of cut that you want. The best way to avoid miscommunication with your stylist about what you want is to provide a visual of the cut you're looking for. Search beauty magazines or online for haircuts that you like, and choose your favorite to bring to the salon. A good stylist will tell you based on the picture how the cut may look different on you than it does on the person in the picture, based on facial features and hair types. Having this conversation will help to avoid any surprises if the cut doesn't look exactly the same on you as it did on the person in the picture. If you don't normally put a lot of time and effort into styling, tell your stylist this so that they don't give you a cut that requires a lot of styling to look good. Based on your description or picture, the stylist can tell you if that exact cut is a good idea for you, or if a slight variation would be better. If styling time and effort isn't an issue for you, you have more options for the cut you want. Be sure to get exact instructions from the stylist about styling steps as they are styling your hair after the cut.
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Shop for a stylist by asking for recommendations. Have a consultation with the stylist before they get started. Bring a magazine or internet picture with you. Communicate with your stylist about how you normally wear your hair.