While you are asking your partner to treat you differently, make sure that you understand the role you play.

You and your spouse do not live in the same world. You never will. Your internal dictionary is different than theirs so misunderstanding happens easy.

When yo guys disagree, sometimes it is hard to still be kind to one another. I want to encourage you to make kindness and respect your default.

When we humans are well connected, we thrive. Your marriage will suffer severely if you guys are disconnected too long too often. God created us for connection. Protect it at all costs.

Without trust it is impossible to have a healthy marriage. Trust is earned in drips but lost by the buckets. You must protect the trust in your marriage at all costs.

What is your “why” for the way you love your partner? If you are loving them only for their satisfaction then you are in danger of being a flaky lover.

If you are going to be successful at marriage, you will have to be intentional about the way you love.

How you learned to do life in childhood is pretty much how you will do it throughout life. But, if you learned it wrong you will live it wrong. Do not underestimate the impact of your childhood on your marriage.

When it comes to marriage, you want to trust the creator of marriage more than you trust your own wisdom. Who taught you how to do marriage?