Uplifting each other means making yourself happy and making the other person feel good about themselves. Uplifting each other is important in a marriage because to experience happiness you must first be happy with yourself. There are many ways couples should do this. The first way couples should support each other is to show appreciation for each other. Everyone needs to feel appreciated. People's self-esteem is tied to the praise of others. For example, when a wife thanks her husband for the dinner he cooked, the husband feels appreciated. However, if he often cooks dinner but never receives recognition or appreciation from his wife, he will feel like his efforts go unnoticed and are taken for granted. No spouse should ever feel this way. Another way couples can lift each other up is by building self-confidence. People need to feel good about themselves, be confident in who they are, and be confident in their abilities. These needs must be met with the help of your spouse. Spouses need to show that they care about each other by being kind, supportive, and encouraging