Ahhh...the power of analogies.
I came across this short article this morning in the The Christian Science Monitor. In it, the author, Mark Musolf, shares the best marriage advice he ever received, coincidentally from his father-in-law.
His father-in-law, Ray, likened marriage to owning your first home. You're initially enamored with the idea of having a new home that's all yours. And not knowing any better, you tend to underestimate the effort required to maintain the beauty and functionality of that home over time. He cautions his soon to be son-in-law that marriage operates in just the same way. And just as you need tools to repair your home from time to time, you need the tools of patience, consideration, kindness and love to ensure that your marriage doesn't loose its luster as time passes. © 2009 - Brianna Sylver - All rights reserved
Thursday, February 12, 2009
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Arguments and fighting are very common in married and unmarried couples. marriage therapists advice couples to fight quietly. Manage how you capture your anger on each other. It is not atypical for couples to oppose, in fact few of the successful marriages I have yet seen were between partners who possibly will quarrel and oppose without tearing each other down. Construct positive conflict resolution skills and attempt to shun those behavior that guide to irritation, shutting each other down or open hostility that does not let you listen to or listen to your spouse. Lastly, the final positive marriage relationship habit to extend is to keep in mind to admire your spouse.
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