Here are three ways to notice a little more of the respect your spouse or life partner holds for you: Listen to what he or she reports to you about other couples. Negative comments about the abilities or reliability of friends’ mates probably mean yours are more impressive to your mate. Look beyond the words. Sure, driving tips sound like your driving skills are not respected, but when...
Do you know what makes you endearing to your husband, wife, or life partner? If you do, consider yourself extremely blessed. You know how to pull the two of you closer when you begin to drift apart. (And it’s so very much not, “We need to have a talk.”) If you don’t know what makes you endearing, why not make it your project for the month of October to find out? Think back...
Think there’s something terribly wrong with your non-abusive marriage? Change that thought before it ruins a perfectly good day. Divorce does not magically make money troubles go away. In fact, it usually increases your total expenses and makes it harder to earn what you earn. Marriage counseling also costs money and doesn’t make more for you. And you don’t need to divorce to...
Until a crisis erupts, it’s pretty easy to overlook many of the ways your spouse or life partner shows love for you. Pay attention to them now, and the crisis may never erupt. Which of these have you been receiving without noticing them? Trust for your driving, your fidelity while away from home, your care of the kids Respect when talking about you to others, asking your advice, relying on...
Good gifts make me feel loved. But they don’t have this effect on everyone. Some claim there is no good gift: if they really wanted something, they would have already bought it or made it. Others receive gifts and feel long, uncomfortable strings attached. They feel indebted, and almost no gift is special enough to welcome this feeling. People who cannot imagine a good gift or receive a...
