Are you in a friendless marriage?
No I don’t mean that you and your spouse don’t have friends, but
are you and your partner friends?
We don’t divorce our best friends (usually).
Every friendship has its rough spots but we usually find a way
to smooth things out.
How would your marriage be different if you related to your spouse
the same,
or better, as you do to your best, closest friend?
Some people believe you can count on friendship more than you can
marital love.
We often read about loveless marriages. But I wonder if a loveless
marriage is the natural outcome of a friendless marriage.
When you and your spouse are best friends, you’ll support each
other and go through anything together because you never let
your friends down, right?
Friends are always there for each other, though thick or thin, until
the end of the
world.
Friendship creates a safe place – a shelter from the the storms of
life.
Friendship is also a place for celebrating the joys of life.
So just how friendly is your marriage?
These are common traits found within friendship:
laughter
humor
honesty
communication
shared interests
loyalty
chemistry
support
companionship
fellowship
joy
hope
love
selflessness
generosity
fun!
Friendship strengthens your marriage, fills it with joy, and reinforces it when
things get tough.
Don’t get me wrong, romance, passion and heat are great (and essential), but
what we need more than
anything else is the kind of friendship that marriage
creates between two people when they decide to become husband and wife.
When a husband and wife are best friends, they have the ability to recover
from
anything; they can repair, rebuild and restore.
Friendship fills a marriage with warmth, satisfaction, and security because
that’s what friends do for each other.
Genuine friendship doesn’t focus on "me" it focuses on "you".
When you grow your friendship with your spouse you will celebrate lifelong
happiness, and have a friend that will never leave or forsake you.
Until next time, This is Mike & the Crew and we want you to be
mad about marriage!
