Mike Tucker: Stop This Today
Published: Fri, 08/10/12
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Hello ,
Let's get right to it this week.
It's your job to make your spouse feel safe.
I'm not talking about physical safety
I'm not talking about physical safety
(although it certainly applies).
I'm talking about emotional safety.
Does your spouse feel safe opening up to you?
Does he or she feel safe engaging you
Does he or she feel safe engaging you
romantically?
Do they feel safe in knowing that YOU have
their back?
their back?
It's your job to make your spouse feel safe.
Period.
End of story.
And here's a great way to do it.
Keep your spouse safe by NEVER speaking
negatively of him or her, even to your family
or close friends.
negatively of him or her, even to your family
or close friends.
If you're doing this? Then stop it today.
Bashing one's spouse is never appropriate.
Bashing one's spouse is never appropriate.
Bashing your spouse leads to one of the two
unhappy marriage traps that I wrote about
today over at the blog.
unhappy marriage traps that I wrote about
today over at the blog.
Check it out here to discover if you're falling
into the other unhappy marriage trap:
into the other unhappy marriage trap:
Gayle's and my challenge to you this
week is this:
week is this:
Decide right now that you will NEVER
criticize, bash, or complain about your
spouse to anyone ever.
criticize, bash, or complain about your
spouse to anyone ever.
Make it a rule.
If something bugs you about your spouse,
then take it up with them.
then take it up with them.
Or air it out in the presence of a certified
marriage counselor.
marriage counselor.
Implement this rule right now for a happy
and safe marriage.
and safe marriage.
Until next week, this is Mike and Gayle
Tucker and we're mad about marriage!
P.S. Can you think of anyone who might
need this week's tip? Then you have our
permission to share it with them.
P.P.S. And let them know about today's
post. Takes two minutes to read & you
can encourage them with what you learned.
Check it out: ==> Unhappy Marriage Traps