![]() After watching countless video tapes of couples fighting, I can guarantee you that most quarrels are really not about whether the toilet lid is up or down or whose turn it is to take out the trash. Very often a marriage’s failure to do this is what causes husband and wife to find themselves in endless, useless rounds of argument or to feel isolated and lonely in their marriage. That is really what I mean when I talk about honoring and respecting each other. ![]() They don’t just “get along” – they also support each other’s hopes and aspirations and build a sense of purpose into their lives together. In the strongest marriages husband and wife share a deep sense of meaning. Talk about which of these attempts might work best for each of you so that they next time you fight, your partner will know how to best try to diffuse the situation and get you back to openly communicating. Take a little time to discuss these with your spouse. Since disagreeing in a relationship is inevitable, what do your repair attempts sound like? Are you willing to receive your husband’s attempts to diffuse the situation? Or are you likely to reject them? ![]()
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