Healthy marriages that endure have these six attitudes in common:
1) The attitude of commitment.
Are you willing to do whatever it takes to have a healthy marriage?
2) The attitude of perseverance.
Are you willing to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to
have a thriving marriage?
3. The attitude
of humility.
Are you willing to swallow your pride and be vulnerable?
4) The attitude of caring.
Are you
willing to work through any anger, frustration or
bitterness while demonstrating a spirit of caring?
5) The attitude of self-assessment.
Are you willing to evaluate your role in the
relationship and
any issues you might be responsible for?
When people stop blaming each other, progress can begin.
Taking responsibility and acknowledging our mistakes changes
the spirit and tone of the relationship.
When our spouse sees we are really sorry for causing them
pain and deeply desire to no longer hurt them, the cold war
starts to thaw because the
relationship is warming up again.
6) The attitude of welcoming honest communication.
Are you willing to create a safe environment where you can
listen and talk to each other without
being judgmental or critical?
If your partner doesn’t feel it’s safe to talk to you, guess what?
The day will come when they stop talking.
Safety engenders trust.
With these six attitudes in mind, Gayle and I encourage you
to make plans together.
Dream again.
Create a vision for the kind of relationship you want and start
working on making it happen!
Be generous with your heart.
Focus on what you can give to your
spouse instead of on what
you can get.
Use these six attitudes to get started, and create a lifetime of
happiness, romance and joy.
Until next time this is Mike & Gayle Tucker and we want
you to be mad about marriage!
