Empathetic Listening Is An Awesome Medication For

If You Grew Up In A Dysfunctional Family, Then There Is Really No Hope For You To Have A Good Relationship. That Is Another Myth That We Have To Throw Off, So That We Can Get Into What I Call Reality.

This Is A Huge Thing If You Are Going To Have A Positive Impact On Your Spouse. You Have To Not Only Realize This, But You Have To Practice This.

The Decision To Get Married Will Impact One's Life More Deeply Than Almost Any Decision In Life. Yet People Continue To Rush Into Marriage With Little Or No Preparation For Making A Marriage Successful. In Fact, Many Couples Give Far More Attention To Making Plans For The Wedding Than Making Plans For Marriage. The Wedding Festivities Last Only A Few Hours, While The Marriage, We Hope, Will Last For A Lifetime

Encouragement Requires Empathy And Seeing The World From Your Spouse's Perspective. We Must First Learn What Is Important To Our Spouse. Only Then Can We Give Encouragement. With Verbal Encouragement, We Are Trying To Communicate, "i Know. I Care. I Am With You. How Can I Help?" We Are Trying To Show That We Believe In Him And In His Abilities. We Are Giving Credit And Praise.

Physically Abusive And Verbally Abuse Marriages Are Very, Very Difficult Situations. I Fully Understand People In Those Kinds Of Marriages Who Think There Is No Hope. I Also Know That The Advice That Is Given By Most People Is Simply... Get Out Of There As Fast As You Can.