Marriage & Family: Marriage: Communication
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Different by Divine Design
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My friends will talk about how their husbands are sometimes thoughtless or inconsiderate, don't listen like they should, think too much about sex and sports, aren't as compassionate as they could be, want to have sex rather than make love, and don't put the toilet seat down as they should.
From the other side, I often hear my male friends complain about the way their wives drive, that they can't ...
Related Topics: Communication, Conflict, Differences, Marriage, Compatibility
Do You See Me?
I slammed the pan on the counter and watched droplets of spaghetti sauce splash bright red stains on my new white shirt.
"That's just great." I bit my lip and grabbed a paper towel.
Ron slipped out of the recliner and stared at the mess. "Do you need some help?"
Guilt tapped me on the shoulder and kicked my hide your true feelings so you can be a great Christian wife response into high gear. I was exhausted ...
Related Topics: Appreciation, Marriage, Lessons, Service
The Truth about Deception
My best high school friend had two sisters. Along with their mother, these three girls developed elaborate plots to get their father to go along with their plans. They plotted to make his favorite foods, improve his mood, and best approach the subject at hand. Then they worked together to manipulate him. Afterward, they celebrated their success. They used these tactics often to get new dresses, go ...
Related Topics: Dishonesty, Disrespect, Lies, Trust, Truth
Unwanted Help
Sitting with my husband at a seminar on love and respect in marriage, I squirmed. Some of what I was hearing hit close to home. It seemed that what one spouse sees as "helpful," the other might consider disrespectful. I turned to Charles, wondering what he was thinking as he listened to the same message. The more I heard from the presenter, the clearer it became that I had some work to do.
For example, ...
Related Topics: Disrespect, Help, Marriage, Lessons, Respect
Is it 50/50 or Half and Half?
A few years ago my parents and I shared a meal with my paternal grandparents. While any meal at "Nanny and Papaw's" was an adventure, this time was especially entertaining. At the time, my grandfather and my father shared a hunting lease, and over lunch the subject of making deer sausage came up.
My papaw proclaimed boldly that when grinding meat, the proportion of deer meat to sausage meat was 50-50. ...
Related Topics: Arguments, Attitude, Challenges, Discussions, Perspective
8 Things No One Ever Tells You About Marriage
There are a few movies I have to watch if I happen to flip by them on a lazy Saturday afternoon, and Steel Magnolias is at the top of the list. Who doesn't love that wedding—with bunting in shades of "blush" and "bashful"—and the crazy cast of characters surrounding poor Shelby as she gets ready to walk down a pink aisle to marry Jackson Latcherie, her Louisiana lawyer?
One of my favorite ...
Related Topics: Change, Positive, Choices, Commitment, Differences, Marriage Struggles, Marriage, Teamwork
Three Questions to Ask Your Spouse
Margie and Bill faced each other in two living room chairs. Four couples observed as this husband and wife demonstrated a process they share with each other every Saturday morning.
This particular evening was part of a six-week lesson and discussion with our church home fellowship group on building intimacy in marriage.
I glanced at the three-by-five card in my hand. Bill had passed out one to each ...
Related Topics: Accountability, Communcation, with Spouse, confession, Expectations, Partnership
You're Driving Me Crazy!
Our first date should have tipped us off: Steve and I definitely had driving compatibility issues.
When the shy, sweet guy of my dreams forgot to release the parking brake, I figured he was suffering from nerves. But when he ran a stop sign, I felt a little nervous, especially since I'd totaled my father's car not long before. When Steve ran another, I clung discreetly to the door handle as if it were ...
Related Topics: Abilities, Affirmation, Conflict, Disagreements, Humor, Patience
I Need a Tongue-ectomy
In my (albeit feeble) defense, I'd just undergone a medical test that required sedation, which may or may not have loosened my tongue. Or maybe it was because I hadn't eaten in 24 hours and hunger affected my brain.Whatever the reason, I said something that embarrassed my husband.
We'd stopped at a local restaurant for a burger. I ordered the thickest, beefiest, cheesiest burger on the menu, plus ...
Compromise and the Piece of Furniture
I was right. Not just a little bit, but 100 percent right, just like I am with all the disagreements between my wife and me.
And yet, somehow my wife could not see the flawlessness of my logic. Despite knowing that I'm rarely proven wrong (if the word rarely means about 97 percent of the time), she still had the audacity to suggest that I was wrong about where to put our new television in the living ...
Related Topics: Compromise, Conflict resolution, Confrontation, creative ideas, Disagreements
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